Official website of the Department of Homeland Security
Floods and tornadoes are the deadliest disasters in the world. In the United States alone, approximately 80 lives are lost every year due to flood related incidents. In addition to the loss of lives, the nation loses billions of dollars in property damage and spends billions on recovery and rebuilding efforts every year.
Under Secretary (Acting) for Science and Technology William Bryan
The Road Tours are an effort to reach out to small businesses in states that haven’t historically participated in the SBIR program and highlight opportunities for us to work together. For S&T, it’s a chance to broaden our technology base and find some exciting new research and development partners.
Road Tour participants will learn about the non-dilutive technology funding opportunity provided through the SBIR program. This program provides small advanced technology firms with funding to spur new technological discoveries and facilitate the commercialization process. It represents America's Largest Seed Fund ($2.2 billion in annual funding), and is an essential tool for ensuring we’re on the cutting-edge of technology research and development.
From July 17-21, 2017, S&T will join other federal SBIR programs to meet with innovators across the Midwest and engage with the small advanced technology community, including women and minority-owned research and development businesses. Every SBIR Road Tour stop represents an important opportunity to meet directly with federal SBIR program managers and understand how your innovative small business can get access to federal acquisition through SBIR.
I hope you’ll come see DHS’s SBIR team at one of the Road Tour stops:
Remember to follow #SBIRRoadTour on S&T’s Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages to follow the conversation, and look for Road Tour stops in other regions of the country coming soon!
