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.
Ready to learn more? Apply today – seating capacity is limited.
The inaugural SBIR Bootcamp will take place on April 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST.
Applications open on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and will close on Monday, March 28.
Registration fee for selection applicants: $250
APPLICATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
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
For Department of Defense (DOD) SBIR funding, the Principal Investigator must be fully employed by your organization and cannot be fully employed elsewhere.
More detailed information on who qualifies for SBIR funding can be found on the SBIR’s Frequently Asked Questions.
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 DOD
- Funding strategies and commercialization
- Technical writing tips
