SBIR/STTR Grant Prep Workshop -- POSTPOSED DUE TO WEATHER! New Date TBD!
February 9, 2010 - Charlottesville, VA
(9:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
EVENT POSTPONED Due To Weather!
NEW DATE TBD!
Attend one or both days of this event
SBIR grants (Small Business Innovation Research) and it’s sister STTR grant program (Small Business Technology Transfer) provide $100K - $900K in early stage R&D funding. 11 participating federal agencies use this program to fund early stage technology development that will help them meet their missions. This two day, multi-session workshop is lead by Lisa Kurek of Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC. Special attention will be paid to NIH proposal development & submission, but all agencies will be covered. CIT leads the Commonwealths efforts in SBIR/STTR outreach and brings this event to assist Virginia firms in their efforts to participate more effectively. Attend all or part of this informative workshop.
February 9:
9:00AM – 12:30PM: Strategic Planning – Do your homework up front!
- SBIR/STTR program details
- Understanding the Agencies’ systems
- Technological innovation and commercial merit – what this really means
- Strategies for targeting your proposal to meet Agency’s mission and requirements
- How to do your intelligence work prior to writing the proposal
1:15-4:30PM: Proposal Development - Crafting a Fundable Proposal – Details on the proposal preparation process. (This is not just a basic research grant!)
- Planning tools for writing the proposal
- The SBIR/STTR review process – learn how to write the proposal to meet the reviewers’ expectations
- Step by step process in how to write each section of a SBIR/STTR proposal
- The research and development plan
- Biographical sketches - building the appropriate team
- Resources - securing the necessary resources and partners
- Budgets – how to get the most for your project
- Commercialization – where it fits in each phase of the program
- Common problems and pitfalls in SBIR/STTR proposals and how to avoid them
February 10:
9AM-12:30PM: Proposal Submission – Detailed information needed to be prepared for successful submission.
- Registration requirements
- Agency submission procedures – Hands on completion of Electronic Submission & NIH Forms
- Planning and timing
1:15-4:30PM Preparing a Commercialization Plan -- Good science is necessary but not sufficient. A strong commercialization strategy is a critical element in successful SBIR/STTR proposals.
- Importance of commercialization from Phase I on
- Step by step instructions for preparing a commercialization plan
Cost/Options:
- All sessions, both days: $150
- Feb. 9 Sessions only: $95
- February 10 Sessions Only: $95
- February 10 Proposal Submission Session ONLY: $50
- February 10 Preparing a Commercialization Plan ONLY: $50
Location:
Charlottesville Technology Incubator, Charlottesville, VA – Downtown Mall. CTI is located at the corner of 5th Street NE and the pedestrian downtown mall area (East Main Street) in the bottom floor of the Market Street Parking Garage building. The best parking is in the same building. $2per hour, $14 maximum.
Contact:
Robert Brooke, 703-689-3080 rbrooke@cit.org
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