From Discovery to Funding: Navigating SBIR for Research and Innovation

Join the NSF I-Corps Hub: Mid-Atlantic Region and NSF I-Corps Hub: Southeast Region for a virtual conversation on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and how it can advance research toward commercialization.

Featuring experts including Nakia Melecio, Senior Research Faculty and Co-Director of the NSF I-Corps Southeast Hub, this session will provide an overview of SBIR, discuss reauthorization and program updates—including what’s changing and what it means for applicants—and explore how customer discovery can strengthen proposals and guide next steps.

Date: October 20th, 2026

Time: 12:00 P.M - 1:00 P.M

Place: Virtual