Purpose
The SBIR Road Tours play an important role in increasing engagement with entrepreneurial ecosystems across the country to support the creation of small businesses focusing on next generation research.
Each stop is hosted by a local organization that works with partners to provide information, training, and guidance to entrepreneurs interested in the SBIR/STTR programs. Program managers from the 11 participating federal agencies give detailed overviews, conduct one-on-one meetings with attendees, as well as take part in panels to share insights on how to strengthen proposals for SBIR/STTR funding.
2018 SBIR Road Tour Stops
Southern (link is external) | Eastern (link is external) | Pacific NW (link is external) | New England (link is external) | ||||||||
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April | June | July | August | ||||||||
16 | Chattanooga | TN | 18 | Rochester | NY | 17 | Portland | OR | 20 | Delaware | DE |
17 | Huntsville | AL | 19 | Pittsburgh | PA | 18 | Seattle | WA | 21 | New Haven | CT |
18 | Little Rock | AR | 20 | Columbus | OH | 20 | Fairbanks | AK | 22 | Providence | RI |
19 | Jackson | MS | 21 | Huntington | WV | 23 | Manchester | NH | |||
20 | Baton Rouge | LA | 22 | Durham | NC | 24 | Portland | ME |
SBIR Road Tours & National Conferences 2015-2018
2018 SBIR Road Tour Agency Overviews
2017 Agency Overviews
- Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Department of Defense – Air Force (AF)
- Department of Defense – ARMY
- Department of Defense - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Department of Defense – Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- Department of Defense - NAVY
- Department of Defense - Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
- Department of Defense – Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Department of Health and Human Services – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Department of Homeland Security - Chemical & Biological Defense Agency (CBD)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)