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DESCRIPTION:Winning SBIR Grants:  \n\n“Free” Government Funding for your Te
 chnology Product &/or Startup\n\n \n\nMIT IAP 2025 Offering\n\nMon Jan 27 &
  Wed Jan 29 2025\, 4-5:30pm\, 10-250\n\n \n\nRegister Here:   https://tiny.
 cc/mitsbirreg \n\n \n\nRaise anywhere from $150k to $2M of “free” federal g
 overnment funding for your startup\n\nHow to write winning SBIR proposals (
 of 100 proposals only 5-10 are typically accepted)\n\nThe biggest US Govern
 ment agencies are mandated to fund small businesses and startups developing
  needed technologies with roughly $4 Billion per year. \n\nThis is “free” f
 unding to commercialize your deep technology research – meaning you don’t s
 ell shares and it’s not a loan but you do have to deliver towards your prom
 ises\, so it’s not a gift.\n\n \n\nInstructor:  Steve Derezinski\, sjd@mit.
 edu\, steve.derezinski@alum.mit.edu\n\nMIT S.B. Mechanical engineering and 
 Sloan MBA alum\n\nWinner of $23M+ SBIR+other federal awards from NSF\, NASA
 \, DOE\, ARPA-E\n\nCo-founder of multiple tech startups & GeorgiaTech’s Ven
 tureLab\n\n \n\n \n\nMonday Jan 27\, Day 1:  Overview\, Admin\, Key Details
 \n\nOverview of SBIR plus STTRReview of the 11 agencies who fund SBIR/STTR:
 DOD\, NIH\, DOE\, NSF\, EPA\, NASA\, USDA\, ED\, DOC\, DOT\, DHSAdmin stuff
  -- boring but really criticalIs it really free? Comparing Non-recourse fun
 ding versus VC or Debt financing \n\nWednesday Jan 29\, Day 2:  Winning Str
 ategies\n\nTiming and calendar managementApplying while in schoolGenerative
  AI enhancementsReview process details or “what happens after I press submi
 t?”Advanced tips to ensure success… including repeat future wins \n\nWho is
  this for?\n\nCurrent or graduated Students or MIT AffiliatesUndergrad\, Gr
 ad\, MBA\, MEng\, PhD\, Post-Doc\, Staff\, etc.Anyone seeking funding for t
 heir technology-based product or company \n\nPrerequisites:  Watch Ben Schr
 ag’s Intro to SBIR from NSF – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OePUxtd2TjM –
  a good overview of SBIR / STTRs from NSF\, which runs one of the best SBIR
  programs.
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SUMMARY:How to Write Winning SBIR Grants
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DESCRIPTION:Winning SBIR Grants:  \n\n“Free” Government Funding for your Te
 chnology Product &/or Startup\n\n \n\nMIT IAP 2025 Offering\n\nMon Jan 27 &
  Wed Jan 29 2025\, 4-5:30pm\, 10-250\n\n \n\nRegister Here:   https://tiny.
 cc/mitsbirreg \n\n \n\nRaise anywhere from $150k to $2M of “free” federal g
 overnment funding for your startup\n\nHow to write winning SBIR proposals (
 of 100 proposals only 5-10 are typically accepted)\n\nThe biggest US Govern
 ment agencies are mandated to fund small businesses and startups developing
  needed technologies with roughly $4 Billion per year. \n\nThis is “free” f
 unding to commercialize your deep technology research – meaning you don’t s
 ell shares and it’s not a loan but you do have to deliver towards your prom
 ises\, so it’s not a gift.\n\n \n\nInstructor:  Steve Derezinski\, sjd@mit.
 edu\, steve.derezinski@alum.mit.edu\n\nMIT S.B. Mechanical engineering and 
 Sloan MBA alum\n\nWinner of $23M+ SBIR+other federal awards from NSF\, NASA
 \, DOE\, ARPA-E\n\nCo-founder of multiple tech startups & GeorgiaTech’s Ven
 tureLab\n\n \n\n \n\nMonday Jan 27\, Day 1:  Overview\, Admin\, Key Details
 \n\nOverview of SBIR plus STTRReview of the 11 agencies who fund SBIR/STTR:
 DOD\, NIH\, DOE\, NSF\, EPA\, NASA\, USDA\, ED\, DOC\, DOT\, DHSAdmin stuff
  -- boring but really criticalIs it really free? Comparing Non-recourse fun
 ding versus VC or Debt financing \n\nWednesday Jan 29\, Day 2:  Winning Str
 ategies\n\nTiming and calendar managementApplying while in schoolGenerative
  AI enhancementsReview process details or “what happens after I press submi
 t?”Advanced tips to ensure success… including repeat future wins \n\nWho is
  this for?\n\nCurrent or graduated Students or MIT AffiliatesUndergrad\, Gr
 ad\, MBA\, MEng\, PhD\, Post-Doc\, Staff\, etc.Anyone seeking funding for t
 heir technology-based product or company \n\nPrerequisites:  Watch Ben Schr
 ag’s Intro to SBIR from NSF – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OePUxtd2TjM –
  a good overview of SBIR / STTRs from NSF\, which runs one of the best SBIR
  programs.
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SUMMARY:How to Write Winning SBIR Grants
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