Upcoming events and opportunities
America's Seed Fund Small Business Innovation Research in Juneau
Join the Alaska FAST program to learn about America's Seed Fund SBIR opportunities and network with entrepreneurs.
When: June 26th at 4:30PM
Where: Sacred Grounds
320 W Willoughby Ave
Juneau, AK
America's Seed Fund Small Business Innovation Research 101
Join us Thursday July 18th via zoom at 12:00PM to learn about America's Seed Fund Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding, Program eligibility, agency topics and open topics.
NSF SBIR Virtual Accelerator
Are you ready to take the next step and submit SBIR proposal? Join the NSF SBIR Accelerator program to learn how write a proposal, develop a budget, and compelling narrative. The deadline for applying is September 18th, 2023.
SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities
ENERGY
Department of Energy (DOE)
- FY 2024 SBIR/STTR Phase I Opportunity announcement July 10, 2023. Letters of Intent (LOI) due August 28th, 2023.
- Phase 0 Application assistance for first time applicants for the SBIR DOE program July 10th, 2023.
U.S Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA intends to release its 2023-2024 SBIR Phase I Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)/solicitation in June with a close date in August.
- Clean and Safer Water
- Air Quality and Climate
- Land
- Homeland Security
- Circular Economy and Sustainable Materials
- Safer Chemical
- Missed the 2023-2024 EPA SBIR Informational Webinar? View the presentation slides and Q&A.
DEFENSE
Department of Defense (DoD) – All open topics
- DoD SBIR 23.2 / STTR 23.B ,PRE-RELEASE: April 19, 2023, OPEN: May 17, 2023, CLOSE: June 14, 2023.
- DoD SBIR 23.3 / STTR 23.C Open September 20th, 2023.
SCIENCE AND BLUE ECONOMY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- FY 2022 SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II posted November 21, 2022. Project Pitch are always accepted. The next submission window close date is March 2, 2023 - July 5, 2023.
- Office Hours: Preparing your Phase I Proposal for America’s Seed Fund at NSF.
- The NSF Convergence Accelerator, a Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships or TIP program, has issued a new funding opportunity for three new research track topics aligned to equitable water solutions, chemical sensing applications, and bio-inspired design innovations. These research track topics were selected from the program’s ideation process and are a part of the program’s 2023 cohort. Researchers and innovators have two submission pathways to submit their proposals to this funding opportunity: Solicitation, NSF 23-590, and Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), NSFBAA-23-01.Topics: Track K: Equitable Water Solutions; Track L: Real World Chemical Sensing Applications; Track M: Bio-Inspired Design Innovations. Letter of Intent (required): July 11, 2023 Full Proposal Deadline: August 22, 2023.
HEALTHCARE
NIH
- ASCEND 2.0 provides resources, advising, and mentoring to aid in the translation of promising innovations from academia to the market. NIH Ascend Hub launches August 1
For all solicitations and upcoming topics visit www.sbir.gov/solicitations/open
Alaska SBDC Opens Funding Opportunity for Alaska Inventors
The TREND program provides technical assistance and proposal writing instructions to help develop successful commercialization plans. The top five participants of the 2023 TREND Phase 0 Grant Program will be awarded an SBIR Phase 0 grant of up to $10,000. The Alaska SBDC encourages participants to visit the TREND website to begin the SBIR Phase 0 Entry Form.
- June 1, 2023 - The Phase 0 grant application opens
- June 30, 2023 - Early application deadline to receive an initial review for application completeness and compliance
- July 10, 2023 - Phase 0 grant application period closes
- July 11 - August 13, 2023 - TREND Phase 0 Committee will evaluate the application packets and the winning applicants will be announced during the week of August 13, 2023
- September, 2023 - Phase 0 grant funds awarded and disbursed
For details visit: https://www.uarctic.org/activities/awards-grants/entrepreneurship-fund/
