Challenge your innovation through Army xTech

Established in 2018, Army xTech connects the United States Army with businesses and works to break down traditional barriers to receiv…

DoD 2023 Pre-release Announced!

The Department of Defense has ‘pre-released’ the fall 2023 round of SBIR and STTR Broad Area Announcements (BAA’s). There are 8…

AFWERX 2023 Pre-Release!

The Department of Defense has pre-released the Department of the Air Force’s SBIR CSO X23.7 and CSO X23.8, and STTR CSO X23.E. CSOs …

Why is NSF the program for your innovation?

If you are thinking about taking your tech and getting R&D funding for your small business consider the NSF SBIR Program – a $2 mill…

Workshop aims to ease collaboration between local businesses and military in future problem solving

The Center for Technology Commercialization partnered with the University of Milwaukee’s Lubar Entrepreneur Center to provide a free…

Can ChatGPT write your SBIR/STTR proposal?

The advent of AI in document preparation will likely greatly impact how SBIR/STTR grants are prepared and written. Platforms like Chat…

How will federal changes affect your research spending?

We have recently become aware of a Federal tax change that will affect how you are able to expense research spending. This will affect…

Army releases open AI/ML topic

The Army pre-released 2023.4 SBIR topics December 15 with an upcoming close date of January 31, 2023. Included are four topics with on…

DOD Pre-Release Winter 2023

There are 198 topics in this pre-release. Pre-release is an important time in the DoD process because this is the only time you can c…

Kindling Connections: Expert Insights from Dave Schroeder

“You’re going to get attacked,” said Dave Schroeder, a National Security Research Strategist at the University of Wisconsin – …

SBIR Proposals That Stand Out in the Crowd: 7 Golden Rules

This is not a rigorous treatise on proposal writing or Grantsmanship 101. I assume you know how to read a solicitation and follow the …

CDMRP diversifies research funding through DoD

This spring the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) released their FY23 pre-application a…

Review considerations when writing DoD funding applications

When applying for Department of Defense Air Force open topics, it’s most important to consider who you’re writing for. Unlike othe…

NDMSI hosts Untapped AI – Next Frontiers

The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) hosted Untapped AI-Next Frontiers featuring academic and corporate research lea…

WI AI Summit Day 1 Recap!

Day 1 of the WI AI Summit hosted four expert panels discussing artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML). These included conver…

SBIR Re-Authorization

We, as well as everyone in the SBIR/STTR world, have been watching with keen interest the progress; or lack thereof, of the congressio…

NSF releases FY23 solicitations to fund small business technology

Last week NSF released FY23 SBIR/STTR solicitations, with $85 million budgeted for Phase I awards alone. The current submission windo…

Launch of AFWERX 3.0

AFWERX debuted its new 3.0 version December 14, 2022, during a virtual conference with numerous speakers. In line with its mission of …

DHA’s shifting focus to innovation

Much like the United States military branches, other areas of the Department of Defense are working to create programs and environment…

Space Force/SpaceWERX: A resource untapped by Wisconsin businesses

Since the 80’s the United States has been relying on the Air Force led Space Operations Command to assist in their various missions….

Wisconsin Companies Tackle ForwardWERX Challenge

This year SMSgt. Jacob Coenen, Inspector General Senior Enlisted Leader for the 115th Fighter Wing, participated in the SBIR Ready pro…

AFWERX Fellowship Explained

In the past five years AFWERX has grown exponentially. With any new rapidly growing program, it can be difficult to keep up with and u…

DoD Opportunities Abound

Explosion! There has been an explosion of opportunity with the DoD Innovation Ecosystem. NSIN, DIU, Sparks, DHA–it’s hard to keep …

New Flight through WI Air National Guard Collaboration

Thanks to our Federal and State Technology (FAST) funding, we will close an exciting year working through Air Force Innovation and opp…

A Peek into the DOD SBIR/STTR Review Process

As we work to promote Wisconsin companies in securing Department of Defense (DoD) SBIR/STTR contracts, we encourage our clients to bec…

Air Force SBIR Supports Small Business Access to DoD Contracting

CTC interviewed Michael Adam of Adam Aerospace, on his experience with DoD (Air Force) and his road to supporting his R&D with non-dil…

Accessing Tesseract Air Force

Thanks to our Federal and State Technology (FAST) funding, we will close an exciting year working through Air Force Innovation and opp…

Crafting a Team for DOD Success

An innovative solution is more than technology. It highlights a distinct benefit to the user. As you consider the April 2022 Dept. of …

Assumptions: Make them matter or you’ll waste time

Lean Startup can make starting a business accessible for the new entrepreneur. But most miss the importance of white-boarding assumpti…

DoD Pre-release Announced!

We are excited to see the DoD has ‘pre-released’ their next round of SBIR and STTR Broad Area Announcements (BAA’s). There are …

Innovation, a Language We Can All Speak

Over the past quarter, the CTC has been privileged to work with the WI Air National Guard (WIANG) via our SBA Federal and State Techno…

SBIR Ready: Covid Catch-up

In March 2020, CTC converted SBIR Ready from an in-person to an online professional development program. Founded with SBA Federal and …

Towards an Air Force SBIR Open Topics Challenge

On February 16, the CTC hosted a quick chat (view recording) with MSgt. Coenen to provide more context towards the IG Challenge posted…

What is ForwardWERX?

Why ForwardWERX? FWx is part of a larger Wisconsin National Guard ecosystem with operational and organizational challenges as wide as…

WI Veterans Chamber of Commerce: Our Mission is Your Success

Top 5 reasons your Wisconsin business should innovate with the Air Force (AFWERX)

Why should you innovate with AFWERX? Find out…

Communicating with Gate Keepers

We are anticipating the next SBIR/STTR Department of Defense (DoD) topics pre-release due December 1. Recall, pre-release is the time …

Department of Defense Releases 22.1 Topics: NO AFWERX OPEN SBIR Topics

The Department of Defense has pre-released SBIR 2022.1, STTR 2022.A and Air Force X22.1 CSO. Applicants have until January 11 to discu…

Who you gonna call? A Technical Point of Contact

Okay, yea, it doesn’t have the same ring as Ghostbusters, but is still important.

CTC’s take on TechConnect

One of the most valuable activities technology companies can do is go to conferences to meet people and organizations that can help gr…