Conference-SBIR-STTR Proposal Preparation Workshops; May 22, 2010

SBIR-STTR Proposal Preparation Workshops in Kentucky

2010 Spring Series

Online registration is required. Agendas for each event and online registration are available at http://ksef.kstc.com

WHY ATTEND

The Federal SBIR-STTR program is alive and has more than $2.5 Billion for grants to small firms for high-risk R&D and product development.

LEARN

What information is important and where to include it in the SBIR or STTR proposal
How to meet the agency-specific requirement to avoid rejection without review and improve content quality
How to identify key differences between preparing a SBIR-STTR Phase I or Phase II proposal
How to increase your odds of winning a SBIR-STTR grant in a highly competitive federal program

OPPORTUNITIES

To ask questions in person to the workshop speaker in a small event setting
To find assistance in preparing your proposal via proposal development grants available to qualifying KY businesses
To talk with the Program Manager for the KY SBIR-STTR Matching Funds (1:1) Grant Program for KY businesses

2010 SPRING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

March 22 (Monday): How to prepare a Winning Proposal for SBIR-STTR Phase I Proposal Workshop in Louisville – General Focus, applicable to all agencies (Speaker - Bob Berger, Robert Berger Consulting)
May 10-11 (Monday-Tuesday): KY Phase I Proposal Preparation Workshop in Lexington – NIH Focus (Speaker - Lisa Kurek, Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC)

Organizers

Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation

Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation

Sponsoring Partners

Commerce Lexington, Inc.

Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center (KMAC)

University of Kentucky

University of Louisville

Sent to: Commercialization/Small Business, Science/Engineering, Biological Sciences, Chemistry/Physics, Biotechnology lists

03/08/10

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Proposal Development Office (PDO)

335 Bowman Hall

Lexington KY 40509-0059

PH: (859) 257-2861 Fax: (859) 323-1464