Register to Attend: America's Largest Seed Fund is Coming to Nebraska!
About the event:
Are you a Nebraska innovator searching for grant R&D funding?
Join us for the Lincoln stop on America's Seed Fund Road Tour 2023, a half-day event that will showcase the non-dilutive technology funding opportunities available through the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Also known as America's Seed Fund, the SBIR/STTR programs provide more than $4 billion in funding to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds in small businesses.
This event is an opportunity to meet with federal program managers from 12 participating government agencies that offer funding, as well as other technology entrepreneurs and state innovation ecosystem members.
This event is ideal for Nebraska innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and small technology firms.
- Date: Thursday, July 20 2023
- Time: 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
- Location: Howard Hawks Hall (730 N. 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588)
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Agenda
7:30 A.M. | Check-In Begins
8:00 A.M. | Welcome Remarks from Tim Mittan, SBA Nebraska District Director
8:10 A.M. - 12:10 P.M. | One-on-One Meetings with Program Managers*
8:10 A.M. | Overview of America's Seed Fund
8:45 A.M. | Agency Reverse Pitches
9:45 A.M. | Panels and Presentations
- Grants versus Contracts
- Common Mistakes
- Federal Lab Consortiums
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
12:30 P.M. | Lunch and Networking
*Upon registering for the event, the U.S. Small Business Administration will contact you to reserve a one-on-one meeting with SBIR/STTR program managers. To schedule a meeting, you must complete a quad chart. Consultants in NBDC's Innovation and Technology program are happy to review your documents before submission at no cost. Expect an email from jessica.foley@sba.gov beginning the week of June 5 with next steps in the scheduling process.
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Participating Agencies
Participating agencies at this event include:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- Navy
- AFWERX
- JSTO-CBD
- SOCOM
- Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Department of Commerce (DoC)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)
- Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
Resources for Participation
Quad Chart Template
In order to participate in the one-on-one meetings with SBIR/STTR program managers, you must complete a quad chart. If you would like support, NBDC consultants are available to review your quad chart and provide feedback at no cost to you.
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CONTACT
If you have questions about this event, please contact:
Josh Nichol-Caddy: jnicholcaddy@unomaha.edu.
Narayani Bakhati: nbakhati@unomaha.edu.
