How to Win SBIR/STTR Funding
November 16, 2010 - Roanoke, VA
(8:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
SBIR grants (Small Business Innovation Research) and it’s sister STTR grant program (Small Business Technology Transfer) provide $150K - $1M 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 workshop is lead by one of the leading SBIR instructors/consultants in the country, Mr. John Davis of The SBIR Resource Center.
AGENDA:
8:00AM-8:30AM: Check-in & Registration
8:30AM-12:45PM: SBIR/STTR Policy & Strategy
- Understanding SBIR from the Applicant’s Perspective
- Background and Requirements
- Schedules and Agencies
- Project Objectives (acceptable vs non acceptable)
- STTR: Why? / Why Not?
- Agency Differences (these matter -- a lot)
- Why Should You Decline To Pursue SBIR?
- The Bid/No Bid Statistics
- SBIR/STTR Projects Should Offer Discussion
- General Principals and Advice
1:30PM-5:30PM: The SBIR/STTR Application Process
- Proposal/Grant Writing Basics (“ground truth”)
- SBIR/STTR Proposals Are Different
- Before You Write (doing the homework)
- Crafting SBIR/STTR Proposals: Evaluation Criteria; Reviewers (decision making in review panels); Common Proposal Elements; Varying Proposal Elements; Summary/Abstract; Specific Aims/Objectives; Project Plans (research design & methods); Qualifications To Perform; Commercialization Plans; Finishing & Publishing Applications.
- Why Many Proposals Fail
- Improving Your Chances
- Placing Topics Into Solicitations
- An Ordered Process / Checklist
- When You Don’t Win / When You Do
- Phase II (what PI applicants need to know)
- Principals of Winning
- Available Support Resources
Cost:
Virginia Based Technology Firms: $125 ($175 After Nov. 1)
Non-Virginia based Technology Firms: $300 ($350 After Nov. 1)
Location:
6621 Thirlane Rd., Roanoke, Virginia, USA 24019
Discounted hotel rooms:
$89.10 per night. Call the hotel directly and mention “CIT” or “Center for Innovative Technology” room block
540-265-2600
Directions:
Contact:
Robert Brooke, Director, Federal Funding Programs, CIT, 703-689-3080 robert.brooke@cit.org
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