POSTPONED – USDA SBIR Solicitation Preparation Workshop

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Solicitation has not yet been released. As a result, the workshop with MTI’s SBIR Expert, Karen West, which was originally scheduled for August 25^th has been postponed until the release is issued. More information will be forthcoming, so please stay tuned!

The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) will be hosting a workshop to prepare Maine innovators and companies for the upcoming U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) solicitation.

Proposals are only accepted once each year; don’t miss this opportunity!

The USDA SBIR program focuses on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit.

The USDA SBIR program has awarded over 2000 research and development projects since 1983, allowing hundreds of small businesses to explore their technological potential, and providing an incentive to profit from the commercialization of innovative ideas.

The USDA SBIR budget is $25M for Phase I and Phase II funding.

The USDA offers ten (10) solicitation topic areas that are intended to permit a broad spectrum of eligible and innovative science-and technology-based small businesses to compete for funding:

• Plant Production & Protection – Biology
• Plant Production & Protection – Engineering
• Animal Production & Protection
• Aquaculture
• Food Science & Nutrition
• Biofuels and Biobased Products
• Conservation of Natural Resources (formerly Air, Water and Soils)
• Forests and Related Resources
• Rural and Community Development
• Small & Mid-Size Farms

Since Program inception, USDA has made 64 awards to 36 Maine small businesses totaling over $9.7M. Your company could be next!

MTI’s experienced Technical Assistance Program (TAP) team can help companies submit competitive proposals.

Register Today