NSF SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep Workshop

The NSF SBIR/STTR program focuses on transforming scientific and engineering discoveries into products and services with commercial and societal impact. The deep technologies they fund shows promise but their success hasn’t yet been validated.

Each year, NSF awards over $230M annually in research and development funding to about 400 startups across the US in almost any technology category. This workshop provides instruction on how to plan and write a competitive SBIR/STTR proposal to the National Science Foundation.

Session will cover:

• Welcome and VIPC Support Program overview
• SBIR/STTR ABC’s and Overview of NSF program — Reviewing registrations necessary for submission, strategies for targeting your proposal to meet the reviewers’ expectations, how to approach each section of the proposal and more.
• Project Description Elements– Review the key elements of an NSF proposal. Discuss how to present your Technical Objectives for reviewers to understand your research plan to prove feasibility. Learn about the importance of the commercial -plan and how to prepare a compelling commercial plan.
• Other key elements of the Phase I — Budget, bio sketches, facilities, collaborators, and tips on navigating the submission process.

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Brought to you by VIPC

Presented by Jerry Hollister, BBC ETC

Thanks to our event location host Arlington County Economic Development.

DATE: July 24, 2025

TIME: Check-in/Coffee 8-8:30AM, Training 8:30AM-4:30PM

LOCATION: Arlington Economic Development offices, 100 North Glebe Road, #1500 (15th floor), Arlington, VA 22201

COST: Virginia based companies/Va. University $35: All Others $85 per person (Coffee/Bagel, Box Lunch provided)

REGISTER: www.VIPC.org/events