UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host SBIR/STTR Department of Education Opportunities Webinar Dec. 11

Small-business owners can learn about Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) opportunities at the Department of Education Wednesday, Dec. 11.

Jim Greenwood will lead the discussion during a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled “SBIR/STTR Opportunities at the Department of Education” from 1-2 p.m. To register, go here. Registration is free.

The Wyoming SBDC Network offers business expertise to help Wyoming residents think about, launch, grow, reinvent or exit their business. The Wyoming SBDC Network is hosted by the University of Wyoming with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The Department of Education SBIR program focuses on research and development for product development and commercialization. The webinar will provide an overview of the program, highlight the three priority areas and address the unique components of the Department of Education program. The program is highly competitive -- it typically receives 225 proposals each year -- and funds 10-15 new Phase I awards annually.

Greenwood, co-owner of Greenwood Consulting Group Inc., is a nationally recognized trainer and proposal reviewer for the SBIR and STTR programs. He has taught SBIR/STTR workshops in 48 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., offering training through local and regional economic development groups, universities, federal laboratories, SBDCs and Manufacturing Extension Partnerships.

For more information, call Tyler Schanck, marketing, communications and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email tschanck@uwyo.edu.