Small Business Event

**Please be aware that this notice does not support a Contracting Effort or Request for Proposal and therefore the NAICS Code selected is input to satisfy FBO mandatory field requirements. All SBIR/STTR appropriate NAICS Codes are included in this announcement.**
This event is hosted by the SBA Maine District Office and Maine Technology Institute.

Each year, the federal SBIR/STTR program offers $2.5 Billion in grants for early-stage technology companies engaged in research and development leading to the commercialization of new products and services. Agencies represented at this conference include:
• Department of Defense - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Department of Defense - Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
• Department of Defense - Navy (DON)
• Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
• Department of Defense - Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
• Department of Defense - Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Department of Commerce - Nationals Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Department of Energy (DOE)
• Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)
• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Staff from Maine Technology Institute will be available to provide technical assistance in program background and strategies to help small companies write competitive proposals.
The event will be held on August 24, 2018 at the Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress Street in Portland, Maine, from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
There is a $20 fee to participate in this event
To register, please go to: https://www.mainetechnology.org/events/2018-sbir-sttr-road-tour/

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