BBCetc, MEDC, and the Michigan State University Research Foundation are honored to host the 2024 America’s Seed Fund Road Tour when it comes to Michigan on Monday, July 15, 2024.
Join us for this once-a-decade opportunity at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing for a day focused on connecting technology developers with Michigan innovation support programs and with SBIR/STTR program directors across all technology sectors.
America's Seed Fund Road Tour
Managed by the SBA, America's Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the SBIR/STTR programs, collectively known as "America's Seed Fund".
The morning program will feature:
SBA Overview of SBIR/STTR
Reverse Pitches from Federal Agency Representatives
One-on-One meetings with Federal Agency Representatives
Michigan Innovation Showcase
The Michigan Innovation Showcasefeatures numerous innovation support organizations from across the state. Learn, and connect with state resources that can enrich your innovation and build your company.
The afternoon program will feature:
Panel Discussions: How to find capital, How to build a team—both collaborative partners and internal talent
Connect with resource partners at the resource fair
Interested in learning about the NIH Grants Process?
This 90-minute webinar starts with a brief recording covering the basics, then followed by more than an hour of live Q&A with NIH experts.Learn more and register.
NIH 2024 Omnibus Solicitation
The NIH’s 2023 Omnibus SBIR/STTR solicitations, in which the NIH, CDC, and FDA all participate, closed on April 6, 2024. The 2024 solicitation is anticipated to be released late spring. Read more.
NIH inaugural Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
The NIH is now accepting applications from pre-SBIR/STTR teams to participate in their inaugural Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. Read More.
2024 TechConnect World Innovation Conference
Join BBCetc Executive Consultant and Co-owner, Jerry Hollister at the national NanoTech Conference & Expo!
June 17-19, in Washington, D.C.
Booth #620
TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo connects top applied research and early-stage innovations from universities, labs, and startups with industry end-users and prospectors. The 2024 TechConnect World Innovation event includes the annual SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference, AI TechConnect, and the TechConnect Technical Program - more than 35 world-class technical symposium, and the Nanotech Conference Series – the world's largest and longest-running nanotechnology event.
Join the world's brightest researchers, innovators, and technology prospectors as they convene in Washington, DC, Gaylord National Harbor, June 17-19, 2024. To learn more about TechConnect link here.
From the Sources Mouth NIH/NHLBI
"From the Source's Mouth” with NHLBI
November 16, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
FREE Virtual
Don’t miss your chance to hear directly from the Small Business Lead at the NIH’s, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Dr. Stephanie Davis.
The NHLBI plans, conducts and supports research, clinical trials and demonstration and education projects related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders. It also supports research on the clinical use of blood and all aspects of the management and safety of blood resources. The NHLBI SBIR/STTR program fosters basic, applied, and clinical research on all product and service development related to the mission of the NHLBI.
Dr. Ben Schrag from NSF provided insight on the specifics of SBIR/STTR at NSF on April 18th. Here are some highlights from the event:
There are 14 Program Directors at NSF. Each of the PDs has experience at technology startups, many have won SBIR while in startups. They all have advanced degrees. Each PD manages ~60 portfolio companies at any given time.
NSF processes ~12,000 Project Pitches each year. They are approving around 50% of the Pitches that invites the approved applicant to submit a Full Proposal within one year.
NSF processes about 2500 Full Proposals each year. The current acceptance rate is ~12-15% for Phase I submissions.
90% of Phase I awardees have 10 or fewer employees
90% of Phase I awardees have never received a SBIR/STTR Phase II award from ANY agency
80% of awardee companies started in the past 5 years
A majority of Phase I awardees are to first time applicants to NSF
NSF has re-opened a Phase I submission window. The open window closes on May 15, 2024. Any invited companies with an active Project Pitch (OR a Project Pitch that expired between March 4-April 15, 2024) can submit a Phase I Full Proposal in this window. Phase II proposals are not being accepted at this time.
The FY24 solicitation is expected to be released in May. While specific dates were not disclosed, there is a high likelihood that the remaining windows in 2024 will be in July and November.
A recording of the NSF FTSM (and previous months too!) can be found here.
Solicitation Updates
NSF FY23 extended to May 15, 2024 for Phase I proposals only.
NSF FY24 Phase I and Phase II solicitations are projected for May release.
pre-released 168 SBIR/STTR topics April 17. Applicants have until May 15th, 2024, to contact the technical points of contact at DOD. Topics open May 16th, 2024 and close June 13th, 2024. View topics here.
DOE FY25 Phase I, Release 1 Topics. Projected release on July 15.
USDA FY25 Phase I solicitation. FY24 solicitation includes instructions for FY25, but an amendment is expected in June or July for FY25.
About BBCetc
BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting, LLC (BBCetc) works with technology-based entrepreneurs and companies across the U.S. on strategies to advance their R&D efforts to commercialization. The BBCetc team is nationally recognized for its success in helping clients secure federal funding through the SBIR and STTR programs. BBCetc services include research grant assistance, SBIR/STTR training and proposal development assistance, and grants and contract management.
