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2019 SD SBIR Road Tour

Posted on: May 2, 2019   |   Categories: Announcements, News & Updates
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May 23, 2019
University Center, 4801 N. Career Avenue, Sioux Falls

Through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

programs eleven federal agencies make 6,000 grants and contracts annually, totaling nearly $3B, to American Small Businesses to develop innovative products and processes.

The SBIR Road Tour will bring representatives from funding agencies to Sioux Falls to provide insight into their SBIR & STTR programs and to meet 1-on-1 with interested inventors, researchers, and tech-based companies.  Federal Agencies attending include:

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH, NCI, NIA, & NHLBI)
  • Department of Agriculture (USDA & USDA-ARS)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Department of Defense (Navy, NAVSEA, Air Force, Missile Defense, and DARPA)
  • Department of Energy (DOE & DOE-EERE)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)

Event Agenda

To Register:

Early-bird Registration  = $25

* Faculty and Students at SD universities select “SD EPSCoR” free registration.

For Additional Information – www.sbirroadtour.com