Coffee with CIT Gap Funds

Join host Jen O’Daniel, Senior Director, GAP Funds for a ‘Fireside Chat’ with Melissa Bradley, Co-Founder of Ureeka & Managing Partner of 1843 Ventures, and Tom Weithman, Chief Investment Officer for the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) formerly CIT & Managing Director of the GAP Funds

DOD Rebranded Components

Join this virtual training and learn the goals and initiatives of DOD’s rebranded components. Our DOD expert will review DOD’s mission and provide an overview of all DOD components. AFWERX, SPARTN, SOFWERX, xTechsearch, etc... all have different focus, eligibility requirements and solicitation deadlines. Learn which ones participate in the SBIR/STTR programs, How the components differ and How to find 0pen BAA’s and deadlines.

Free – $35

Multi-Agency SBIR Proposal Prep Webinar

We’ll review NOAA, EDU, DOT, USDA and EPA, their differences, how to do your "homework" by searching solicitations and prior awards and talking to agency program managers. We’ll also cover proposal development tips to help you write your proposal!
Presented by Jerry Hollister, BBC ETC

$25 – $75

SBIR Commercialization for Scientists & Engineers

Scientists and Engineers -- we love them, they are singularly focused and love their laboratories and simulation tools. Furthermore, Scientists and Engineers are the traditional Principal Investigators on SBIR/STTR projects as the technical challenges being addressed in SBIR/STTR are often daunting. But in the end, solving the technical challenge does not bring revenue to the company or increase the GNP of the United States—goals of the SBIR/STTR program. Join us to discuss how revenue generation and commercialization join the list of desired outcomes of the project in a conversation that will interest the scientist/engineer.

Free – $35

NIH SBIR/STTR Tips & Q&A

This 1 hour session presents some quick tips about making your NIH SBIR/STTR proposal more competitive, but the main goal is to give YOU a chance to ask key questions to the expert NIH SBIR/STTR consultant!

Free – $35

NSF SBIR/STTR Tips and Q&A

This 1 hour session presents some quick tips about making your NSF SBIR/STTR proposal more competitive, but the main goal is to give YOU a chance to ask key questions to the expert NSF SBIR/STTR consultant!

Free – $35

Bridging DOD Funded Work to Commercial Markets

Learn how to discover these parallel markets, make the connections, and start the conversations that can lead to significant revenue for the small business. 

Free – $35

DOD SBIR/STTR Proposal Planning & Prep

The Department of Defense and its participating components award over $1.8B annually in SBIR/STTR funding. This three-hour webinar presents proposal preparation tips for those who want to learn more about planning and preparing a DOD SBIR/STTR submission for an upcoming opportunity.

$25 – $75

USDA SBIR Funding Overview

This 45 minute session presents an overview of the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

NSF SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep

 This session provides viewers an overview of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) SBIR/STTR grant programs and the planning and processes to write a proposal section by section. Other items covered include reviewing registrations necessary for submission, strategies for targeting your proposal to meet the reviewers' expectations, how to approach each section of the proposal, tips on navigating the submission process, a review of the key elements of an NSF proposal.

$25 – $75