The NSF has recently debuted a new Fast-Track program for its SBIR and STTR programs.
July 23, 2024
Agency Specific
July 3, 2024
DoE Phase I 2024 topics now open
The Department of Energy has officially issued its Release 1 Phase I topics, with letters of intent due on August 26, 2024.
July 2, 2024
DOD SBIR Open Topic 2024 – AI/ML
The Department of Defense (DoD) is mandated to have SBIR/STTR open topics for many of their component organizations now; largely based on the exceptionally successful Air Force program.
June 13, 2024
Kindling Connections: Dr. Robert Lochhead
Robert Lochhead PhD., Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Founder of Lochhead Scientific.
June 11, 2024
DoE offers ‘vouchers’ to work with national labs
Have you ever wanted to work with a national lab? Are you working on a thorny energy-related problem? Maybe you should consider the Department of Energy’s upcoming American-made Challenge.
May 29, 2024
EPA to release SBIR topics in June!
Are you a small business owner with an idea for a new environmental technology? EPA’s SBIR Program may represent an opportunity to help advance and commercialize your innovation.
April 17, 2024
176 DOD Topics Open or in Pre-release
The pre-release period is a time when interested applicants can look through the announcements for potential topics that might fit their capabilities and guidelines.
March 19, 2024
Tackling NSF SBIR/STTR Proposals
Megan Varnum, Sr. Principal Consultant at BBCetc, presented on the ins and outs of NSF SBIR/STTR Proposals to a group of 40+ innovators at Memorial Union on March 13.
March 11, 2024
Helping innovators access NIH SBIR/STTR
On February 29th CTC hosted an in-depth workshop assisting 5 small businesses, some with MCW affiliation, to prepare a very important part of an NIH SBIR/STTR proposal.
March 6, 2024
NSF SBIR Spring 2024 solicitation delayed
The NSF announced recently that it would be delaying its 2024 SBIR/STTR solicitation for a few weeks.