Interested in turning your innovative ideas into reality?

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dawnbreaker will be hosting a workshop to introduce the exciting opportunities offered by the USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. These competitive, grants provide the opportunity to conduct research and explore the development of new technologies, services, and products. The USDA SBIR program offers competitively awarded grants up to $100,000 to qualified small businesses to support the growth of research and ideas into products and services that could lead to significant public benefit in agriculture and community development. Whether you’re an established business, aspiring innovator, or even if you’ve applied for SBIR grant funding in the past, this workshop can help you get set-up for success. Come, learn, grow, and gain a better understanding of the program, the chance to meet with experts and secure a personal proposal consultant, on-site access to laptops to set-up all required registration information, including a DUNS number.

Proposals will be accepted from the following topic areas:

» Forests and Related Resources

» Plant Production and Protection - Biology

» Animal Production and Protection

» Air, Water and Soils

» Food Science and Nutrition

» Rural Development

» Aquaculture

» Biofuels and Biobased Products

» Small and Mid-Size Farms

» Plant Production and Protection - Engineering