SBIR Bootcamp
The VelocityTX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Bootcamp is a fast-paced, demand-driven two-day program that will help you get started in the process of submitting a Phase I SBIR Proposal. Learn from national experts and network with fellow researchers and entrepreneurs in this cutting-edge program bringing non-dilutive federal funding to San Antonio.
SBIR funding has many benefits: an SBIR grant is not a loan and does not require you to give up equity. Additionally, SBIRs are a stable, predictable source of funding that will enable you to keep your intellectual property rights.
The 2nd Annual SBIR Bootcamp will take place on September 21 and 22 from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST.
Applications open on Monday, July 25, and prices will increase for applications submitted after August 31.
Registration fee for selected applicants through August 31: $250 (price increases to $350 after Sept. 1)
Ready to learn more? Apply today – seating capacity is limited.
Eligibility and Qualifications
The program is geared towards researchers and entrepreneurs with applicable technologies. Registrants should self-certify their eligibility to receive SBIR grant funding. To qualify for SBIR funding, an organization must meet the SBA requirements for a Small Business Concern (SBC):
- A for-profit U.S.-based company
- May be in the legal form of an individual proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust, or cooperative
- More than 50% directly owned by individuals or other SBCs who are U.S. residents
- Has, including its affiliates, not more than 500 employees
More detailed information on who qualifies for SBIR funding can be found on the SBIR’s Frequently Asked Questions.
About the NIH Funding Opportunity
The knowledge and skills you will gain through this bootcamp may apply to many grant solicitation opportunities. The bootcamp dates are aligned with the expected pre-release of the NIH SBIR funding opportunity in June 2022.
The expected timeline for this opportunity (subject to change) is:
Pre-Release: June 06, 2022
Open: August 05, 2022
Close: April 06, 2023 at 12 p.m. ET
For more information about NIH funding opportunities, please visit the NIH SBIR website or https://www.sbir.gov/solicitations/open.
About the DOD Funding Opportunity
The knowledge and skills you will gain through this bootcamp may apply to many grant solicitation opportunities. The bootcamp dates are aligned with the expected pre-release of the Joint DoD SBIR 22.2 / STTR 22.B funding opportunity in April 2022.
The expected timeline for this opportunity (subject to change) is:
Pre-Release: April 20, 2022
Open: May 18, 2022
Close: June 15, 2022 at 12 p.m. ET
For more information about DoD funding opportunities, please visit the DoD SBIR/STTR website.
Benefits
- Understand and jumpstart the process to submit an SBIR proposal
- Learn from national experts and individuals in the community who have already been through the process
- Get connected with local SBIR and grant writing experts to help you continue preparing your submission after the program
- Build skills such as technical writing that will apply to future grant solicitations
Learning Objectives
- SBIR solicitation process
- The administrative side of grant applications
- How to work with the NIH
- Funding strategies and commercialization
- Technical writing tips
