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SBA ’21 Innovation Ecosystem Summit, Nov 15-17

REGISTRATION IS FREE HERE You’re Invited The U.S. Small Business Administration announces its first annual entrepreneurial ecosystem summit, taking place virtually in November, allowing innovation communities from throughout the country to join and participate from afar. November 15 – 17, 2021 | Virtual Event Gather with new and thriving entrepreneurial support organizations working with startups and […]

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National SBIR Week 2021 Highlights & Presentations

      Highlights from this year’s SBIR Week National Virtual Conference (July 19-23) were the special presentations from  the participating agencies:. Below are the agencies that spoke – Agencies included: Dept. of Transportation (DOT), Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), NOAA, NASA, Dept. of Defense (DOD), National Science Foundation (NSF), NIH, Dept. of Energy (DOE), […]

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IPart Receives FY22 SBA FAST Renewal

Announced 8/11/21 Please see full SBA Announcement Here NEWS RELEASE PRESS OFFICE Release Date: August 11, 2021         Contact: sonia.smith@sba.gov  www.sba.gov/news Release Number: 21-0811                   Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs & Instagram SBA Awards Grant to Organization in Pennsylvania to Help Underserved Communities Succeed The award will provide specialized training, mentoring and technical assistance for Pennsylvania businesses WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a grant award up […]

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DOE FY22 – Phase I, Release I SBIR/STTR FOA

Added 8/10/21 The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its FY 2022 Phase I Release 1 Funding Opportunity Announcement [FOA] (DE-FOA-0002554) for the SBIR and STTR Programs.  Qualified small businesses with strong research capabilities in science or engineering in any of the research areas sought in the announcement are encouraged to apply. The following DOE […]

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National SBIR Week – VIRTUAL! July 19-23, 2021

The 2021 National SBIR Week Starts July 19! The 2021 National SBIR Week is a virtual event connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technologies to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding – the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Also known as America’s Seed Fund, the SBIR/STTR programs provide […]

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IPart – SBIR/STTR Workshop 7/27/21

FULL EVENT FLYER REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/158158736037 Cost $10.00 WHEN:  July 27, 2021   9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m WHERE:  Virtual Is your technology company eligible for non-dilutive federal funding through the government’s SBIR/STTR program? Find out about how these two programs can provide a source of R&D funding between the initial development of your innovative idea […]

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DOE – FY22 SBIR/STTR PhI Release 1 Funding Opportunity Announcement

7/12/21   Topics for DOE’s FY 2022 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 1 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) have been issued and are available on our website: https://science.osti.gov/sbir/Funding-Opportunities.  The following DOE program offices are participating in this solicitation: Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) […]

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EPA’s SBIR Phase I Solicitation is Now Open!

06/16/2021 EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Solicitation is Now Open! Learn more and apply. EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Open Date: June 16, 2021 – Close Date: August 3, 2021 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the release of its 2021-2022 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Solicitation to […]

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Science Center – Coffee & Capital NCI Session 6/29 @ 2-3pm

  Join Christie Canaria, Ph.D. of the National Cancer Institute Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021 | 2:00 PM-3:00 PM About this event National Cancer Institute (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program director, Christie Canaria will go over the funding and resource basics for small businesses seeking funding for their innovative cancer technologies. Coffee & Capital convenes […]

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EPA SBIR PH1 2021-22 Opportunity Webinar – Recording Posted

Informational Webinar: 2021-2022 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Solicitation Recorded Webinar:  US EPA: 2021-2022 Small Business Innovation Research Webinar was presented 6/10/21. The presentation slides and Q&A from the webinar are now available on the EPA SBIR website: https://www.epa.gov/sbir/informational-webinar-presentation-and-qa Details: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites you to participate in the 2021-2022 […]

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NSF Announces New Supplemental Funding Program for Allowable Patent Expenses (APEX)

Posted 6/3/21 National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnerships for Innovation program has announced a new Allowable Patent Expenses (APEX) supplement to support qualified university patent expenses.   (excerpt) …..This supplement is intended to assist current PFI grantees in their technology commercialization efforts. Specifically, the APEX supplement enables awardees to: a) defray internal costs incurred by their […]

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Exploring Innovation Coast to Coast- An SBA Innovation Event – May 26, 2021

Supported by the A cross-country series of events between SBA District Offices in Houston, TX & Boston MA – highlighting signature business sectors and exploring synergies See the full flyer HERE On Wed, May 26, 2021 from 10am CST / 11am EST You can Join the Virtual Event REGISTER: bit.ly/3enTmQq Event Description: Join us for […]

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