America’s Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known as “America’s Seed Fund”.
America's Seed Fund Road Tour plays an important role in encouraging participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by members of underrepresented groups while supporting the mission of the SBIR/STTR programs to support scientific excellence and technological innovation to build a strong national economy.
Federal Agency representatives have been invited to attend a series of events that bring together local and national innovation ecosystems to help attendees navigate over $4 billion in early-stage funding opportunities through America’s Seed Fund.
Announcing the 2024 Road Tour
Learn more about each tour below.
America's Seed Fund Week/2024 Road Tour Virtual
January 23 - 25 | Complete
America's Seed Fund Week kicked off our 2024 Road Tour with a free and virtual opportunity for startups and small businesses to learn about the $4 billion non-dilutive funding available through SBIR/STTR programs.
2024 Road Tour: Coastal
February 7 & 9 | Complete
- February 7 | Orlando, Florida
Hosted by the Florida High Tech Corridor - February 9 | San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hosted by the Puerto Rico Small Business, Technology and Development Centers
2024 Road Tour: South
April 2 - 5 | Complete
- April 2 | Little Rock, Arkansas
Hosted by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center - April 3 | Jackson, Mississippi
Hosted by Innovate Mississippi, Jackson State University, and the University of Southern Mississippi - April 4 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Hosted by LSU Innovation - April 5 | Houston, Texas
Hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio
Texas South West SBDC
Technology Commercialization Center
2024 Road Tour: Southeast
May 13 - 17 | Complete
- May 13 | Columbia, South Carolina
Hosted by University of South Carolina - May 14 | Atlanta, Georgia
Hosted by Innovation Gateway - University of Georgia, Center for Black Entrepreneurship, and Small Business Development Center at Morehouse - May 15 | Knoxville, Tennessee
Hosted by Launch Tennessee - May 16 | Lexington, Kentucky
Hosted by the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation - May 17 | Huntington, West Virginia
Hosted by TechConnect West Virginia and Marshall University
2024 Road Tour: Great Lakes
July 15 - 19 | Complete
- July 15 | East Lansing, Michigan
Hosted by BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting's Michigan Program - July 16 | Indianapolis, Indiana
Hosted by Indiana Economic Development Corporation - July 17 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Hosted by the Research Park at the University of Illinois - July 18 | Madison, Wisconsin
Hosted by the Center for Technology Commercialization - July 19 | Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hosted by MNSBIR, Inc.
- February 7 | Orlando, Florida
