USDA SBIR Small Business Innovation Research Workshop

Federal Grant Funding Availablefor New Agriculture-based Products and Rural Development!

Learn about the federal SBIR program that invests over $2 billion in small businesses each year to develop innovative products and processes. The USDA SBIR program awards grants for plant products, farming methods and rural community improvements.

SPEAKER: Dr. Siva Sureshwaran, USDA Program Leader from Washington, D.C., will present an overview of the USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant program, topic areas that will be funded, and conduct brief one-on-one meetings with workshop attendees.

DATES and TIMES: 

Honolulu, Hawaii 

• Tuesday, June 28, 2011
• 9:00 am – 12 Noon 
• Manoa Innovation Center, Presentation Room, Ste 173 

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 

• Wednesday, June 29, 2011 
• 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• NELHA Conference Room 

Hilo, Hawaii 

• Thursday, June 30, 2011
• 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 
• Hawaii County Aging & Disability Resource Cntr & Training Room 

Lihue,Kauai 

• Friday, July 1, 2011 
• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 
• Grove Farm Conference room 3-1850 Kaumualii Hwy 

RSVP TO: sbir@htdc.org    Call:  808-539-3794 (Oahu)

Official Flyer: http://htdc.org/files/USDA-SBIR-WORKSHOP-06-28-11-flyer.pdf

HTDC Website: http://htdc.org/