The Texas-FITT (Federal Innovation and Technology Transfer) program is focused on providing technical assistance to innovative entrepreneurs and small technology firms to enable increasing their participation and award success in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The program greatly enhances market commercialization opportunities for new and advanced technologies. SBIR and STTR programs, also known as America’s Seed Fund™, provide approximately $2.8 billion annually through federal agencies with extramural research and development (R&D) programs to support scientific excellence and technological innovation, to build a technologically competitive and stronger national economy.
About Us
As a leading Technology Commercialization Center in the State of Texas, we are committed to amplifying the technological & business competitiveness of our clients. The SBDC Technology Commercialization Center is hosted by the South-West Texas Border SBDC Network at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development.
Our Texas-FITT program is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and supported by the Office of the Governor of Texas.
Texas-FITT is focused on:
- Improving access to high-risk capital for commercialization of advanced technologies.
- Building & growing the capacity of the ecosystem to enhance the capability for science & technology-based innovation, competitiveness, & scalability.
Texas-FITT Advisory Services
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Business model & plan development
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Value proposition design
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Building management and technical teams
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Professional connections and networking
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Technology commercialization
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Proof of concept / product development planning
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Applied entrepreneurship educational curriculum
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Assessing market potential
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Commercializing innovative products
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Overcoming design and manufacturing challenges
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Technology Readiness Level (TRL) assessments
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Collaboration with subject matter experts
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Access to analytical facilities
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Intellectual property strategy & guidance
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Access to technologies and resources from federal laboratories
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SBIR/STTR proposal review
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Market research
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Proposal development workshops
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Upcoming Events
Attacks on Your IP: Protecting and Detecting
Texas Health CoLab Learning Series
February 27, 2020
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Meaningful Market Traction in 2020
Texas Health CoLab Learning Series
January 30, 2020
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Texas SBIR/STTR
Defense Innovation Summit
December 11, 2019
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AGENDA
SBIR Topics
DoD 2020 Pre-Release SBIR/STTR Topics
DoD Deadlines
Pre-Release begins December 10, 2019
Announcement Opens January 14, 2020
Application: February 12, 2020
DOE 2020 Release 2 SBIR/STTR Topics
DOE Deadlines
Letter of Intent: January 6, 2020 (Required)
Application: February 24, 2020
NIH Deadlines
Application: January 5, 2020
DoD Pre-Released 2019 SBIR/STTR Topics
DoD Deadline
Application: February 6, 2019
SBIR/STTR Topics
DOE Deadlines
Letter of Intent: January 7, 2019 (Required)
Application: February 25, 2019
NASA 2019 SBIR/STTR Topics
NASA Deadlines
Application: March 29, 2019
Bijo Mathew
Director
Contact Bijo
bijo.mathew@utsa.edu
210.458.2745
Monique Long-White
Project Manager
Contact Monique
monique.long@utsa.edu
210.458.2881
Dana Fisher
Project Manager
Contact Dana
dana.fisher@utsa.edu
210.458.3271
Previous Events
PREVIOUS TCC EVENTS
Encountering Innovation 2019
September 23-27 Overland Park, Kansas
Present Your Innovation To DOD Tech Scouts!
Application Deadline is August 28th!
DoD SBIR/STTR
Office of Federal Relations Informational Webinar
Texas SBIR/STTR Innovation Symposium 2018
featuring
Becky Aistrup, well-known SBIR/STTR expert and
Representatives of the Navy SBIR/STTR program
PREVIOUS LEARNING SERIES
