麻豆传媒鈥檚 Center for Entrepreneurship and Office of Research Administration are hosting a small business workshop for SBIR/STTR programs from noon-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in 010 Devlin Hall.
Cost is $45 per person, waived for qualified 麻豆传媒 faculty and students.
The programs focus on the development of early-stage, high-risk, high-payoff technologies.
SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer and Research) programs are government funded, receiving about $2 billion annually.
SBIR/STTR programs are used in various areas, such as information technology, manufacturing, life sciences, defense and homeland security.
Suman Saripalli, a SBIR/STTR program specialist with more than 12 years of SBIR experience, will present the workshops. The main topics include program overview, federal rationale, company benefits, mechanics of proposals and SBIR/STTR opportunities.
Participants should expect to spend about two hours in the workshop. Saripalli will also present the following topics:
- funding opportunities
- how to apply for grants
- requirements
- agency selection criteria
- proposal components
- pre-proposal analysis
- proposal preparation
- quality control
- proposal evaluation
- post-submittal analysis
- commercialization planning
- forms
- cost proposals
- contracting
- regulations
For federal program details, visit or .
The event is sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Office of Research and Administration, the Coleman Foundation and Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development.
For more information on the workshop, call Wendy Veatch, (316) 978-3000.