NJ Commission on Science & Technology
Secrets of Winning SBIR/STTR Proposals |
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Thursday, June 05 2008, 8:30am - 1:00pm |
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SECRETS OF WINNING SBIR/STTR PROPOSALS
Thursday, June 5, 8:30 am-1:00, pm
Hosted by: the Picatinny Technology Innovation Center
This half-day seminar is intended to provide participants with an introduction to and overview of the SBIR and STTR programs followed by instruction on how to search for solicitations and topics that may fit their technologies and core technical competencies. Participants will also receive instruction intended to help them prepare competitive grant proposals.
The Seminar will also feature a presentation by representatives of the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), at the Picatinny Arsenal. ARDEC initiates many of the Army’s SBIR and STTR solicitation topics and welcomes collaborations with entrepreneurs.
8:00- 8:30 am Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:30- 9:45 am Welcome, Introduction and Overview
-NJ Commission on Science and Technology
-Overview of the SBIR Program
-Overview of the STTR Program
9:45-10:05 am Solicitation/Topic Search and Selection
&Broad Area Announcements (BAA)
10:05-10:15 am Break
10:15-11:45 am Preparing Competitive Proposals
-Proposal Format and Structure
-Defining the Feasibility Study
-Crafting the Abstract
-Proposal Evaluation
-Introduction to Cost Proposals
11:45-12:15 pm Picatinny Arsenal/U.S. Army SBIR/STTR Programs
Collaborative Opportunities with Picatinny
12:15-12:35 pm Picatinny Innovation Center
SBIR Entrepreneur Success Story
-Jerry Chung, Founder & President, Frontier performance Polymers
12:35-12:45 pm SBIR/STTR Legal Issues, Lowenstein Sandler,
12:45- 1:00 pm Final Q&A followed by one-to-one time with speakers upon completion of
program
The seminar will be delivered by:
-Randy Harmon, NJSBDC Technology Commercialization Consultant and co-founder of Foundations
Business Development Group, LLC and
-Roger Cohen, Principal of Cohen International and an NJSBDC consultant specializing in government procurement and proposal development
Following the program, follow-on assistance will continue to be available to attendees to help them search for SBIR/STTR solicitations and topics that fit their technology and core technical competencies and to help prepare proposals.
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Location: Picatinny Technology Innovation Center, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover
Contact: Randy Harmon (rgharmon@njsbdc.com) |
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