NDIA's DoD Medical R&D 101: Everything you wanted to know about funding opportunities but were afraid to ask

We invite you to join us for an exclusive half-day seminar on 18 April, the day before the Military Medicine Partnership Conference.  This optional special session is geared towards enhancing your understanding of the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical research funding opportunities like CDMRP, SBIR, BAA (and if you don't recognize these acronyms, all the more reason to attend!).   DoD speakers will provide information on key topics such as the following:

DoD's approach to identifying research needs; how to receive notifications on such announcements; the proposal submission process; understanding how proposals are evaluated and ranked; feedback mechanisms on your submission; and the funding process when you are selected.  We will also cover how to submit your great ideas when there isn't a pending announcement, and the basics on Intellectual Property rights.

This is an excellent opportunity for newcomers, who are seeking to apply for medical research funding, to get a detailed understanding on the process and funding mechanism available; and even for those more well-versed in the system to get questions answered by the foremost DoD experts.

We hope you will join us for this very informative session, so that the conference presentations on the current funding opportunities will be even more meaningful to you!

Specific Session details:

- CDMRP-Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program  (where to start, where to find funding opportunities, the submission process, letters of intent vs pre-proposals vs full proposals, how the proposal evaluation process works, etc)

- RAA-Research Acquisition Activity (what to expect if a proposal is selected for funding, award
timelines, how incremental funding works, what can/can't be included in proposed costs, debriefings, etc)

- Small Business Innovation Research SBIR/ Small Technology Transfer Research STTR (how the programs work, how topics are developed, when/where they're announced, dollar limitations, review/selection process)

- OSBP-Office of Small Business Program (know your customer's mission, resources available to small businesses, HBCUs and MIs, how the set-aside process works, requirements for
subcontracting, etc)

- NPI and Vendor Day (what the NPI system is and what it can do for you, how to apply, timelines; Vendor Day opportunities and benefits of participation)

- Legal (the basics of Intellectual Property -- what you really need to know)

- Industry Rep (sharing experience from their perspective)

After you learn everything there is to know, join us at the Medical Research, Development and Acquisition in Support of the Warfighter Conference!