• America's Seed Fund Road Tour -

    Midwest 2023

    America’s Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known as “America’s Seed Fund”.

     

    Federal Agency representatives have been invited to attend a series of events that bring together local and national innovation ecosystems to help attendees navigate over $4 billion in early-stage funding opportunities through America’s Seed Fund.

  • The 2023 Midwest Road Tour stops:

     

    Cityscape of Oklahoma City. This image contains a hyperlink to register for the OKC stop.

    Oklahoma City, OK

    July 17

    Hosted by OK Catalyst, University of Oklahoma

    Cityscape of Wichita. This image contains a hyperlink to register for the Wichita stop.

    Wichita, KS

    July 18

    Hosted by Wichita State University

    Cityscape of Kansas City. This image contains a hyperlink to register for the KC stop.

    Kansas City, MO

    July 19

    Hosted by Missouri Small Business Development Center, University of Missouri

    Cityscape of Lincoln. This image contains a hyperlink to register for the Lincoln stop.

    Lincoln, NE

    July 20

    Hosted by the Nebraska Small Business Development Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha

    Cityscape of Des Moines. This image contains a hyperlink to register for the Des Moines stop.

    Des Moines, IA

    July 21

    Hosted by the Iowa Small Business Development Center, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

     

     

  • ROAD TOUR HISTORY & HIGHLIGHTS

    Between 2015 and 2019, the America’s Seed Fund Road Tour visited every state and Puerto Rico - mostly traveling by bus between stops, with virtual events held between 2020 and 2022. This year’s America’s Seed Fund Road Tour will be held in-person.

     

    As part of America’s Seed Fund Road Tour, local Federal And State Technology (FAST) Partners coordinate with SBA’s Office of Investment and Innovation and SBA Field Offices to host each stop and programming throughout the day. Federal agency representatives representing the 11 SBIR and STTR funding agencies, as well as organizations that provide resources to entrepreneurs and small businesses, travel to each stop along the tour in a meeting of local and national innovation ecosystems.  

  • Agenda

    *Will be updated as details are finalized

     

    Each Road Tour stop facilitates programming and 1:1 meetings between innovators and federal agencies to help attendees navigate over $4 billion in early-stage funding opportunities through America’s Seed Fund.

    Monday, July 17 | Oklahoma City, OK

    Register Here

    Hosted by OK Catalyst, University of Oklahoma

    Tuesday, July 18 | Wichita, KS

    Register Here

    Hosted by Wichita State University

    Wednesday, July 19 | Kansas City, MO

    Register Here

    Hosted by Missouri Small Business Development Center, University of Missouri

    Thursday, July 20 | Lincoln, NE

    Register Here

    Hosted by the Nebraska Small Business Development Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha

    Friday, July 21 | Des Moines, IA

    Register Here

    Hosted by the Iowa Small Business Development Center, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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