Now that you know which agencies support your technology area, use the resources below to learn more about them. Begin to build your list of questions that you would like answered throughout America's Seed Fund Week. All of this year's programming encourages questions from the audience. Ask yourself - What information is still missing to help me take my innovation from research and development through to commercialization?
Attend the SBA Core Content Panels:
- "SBIR 101" with Erick Page-Littleford, Acting Director, SBIR/STTR Program Office, SBA
- "Agency Differences - Matching Your R&D Project to a Federal Agency," a panel with Stephanie Fertig, Program Lead, HHS; Dusty Lang, Director, SBIR/STTR, DHS; Ben Schrag, SBIR/STTR Program Director and Policy Liaison, NSF; and Bob Smith, Associate Director, Defense SBIR/STTR Program, DoD - Navy. Moderated by Nancy Kamei, Program Development Specialist, SBA
- "Inside the Head of an Evaluator," a panel with Henry Ahn, SBIR/STTR Program Director, NSF; Haley Doude, Center Technology Transition Lead, NASA; Jacqueline Gray, SBIR Program Manager, NIST; and Valerie Villarreal, Program Analyst DV-A, DoD, MDA. Moderated by Elden Hawkes, Jr., Partnership Innovation Specialist, SBIR/STTR, SBA
- "Next Steps, Getting Started," a panel with Erick Page-Littleford, Acting Director, SBIR/STTR Program Office, SBA; Brittany Sickler, Director, Investment and Innovation Ecosystems, SBA; Ruth Shuman, Program Director, I-Corps, NSF; and Patricia Tomczyszyn, Inclusive Innovation Program Manager, MBDA. Moderated by Elden Hawkes, Jr., Partnership and Innovation Specialist, SBIR/STTR, SBA
Visit the Agency Resources page to access:
- 1-Pagers that list agency funding areas
- Reverse Pitch Slide Decks that provide agency details, stats, and contact information
- Reverse Pitch Videos where agency Program Managers pitch their programs to innovators
- 2023 America’s Seed Fund Week recaps and video replays
One of the best things about a virtual event is that attendees can connect nationwide. America's Seed Fund Week encourages networking and has dedicated specific spaces and avenues for introductions and conversations.
Networking Opportunities
- Meet the 2024 Road Tour In-Person State Hosts! America's Seed Fund Week is the virtual kickoff of SBA's 2024 Road Tours. There will be four in-person tours beginning in February. Meet the hosts and learn more about the regional stop nearest to you.
- Open networking spaces for attendees each day from 12:30 PM ET until the last Meet the Program Director sessions conclude. No topics, no agendas, just an inclusive place for innovators to connect.
- Join a bonus event hosted by a SBA FAST Partner taking place before and after official programming (before 12:30 PM ET; after 4:55 PM ET).
