Missile Defense Agency Small Business Innovation Opportunities | GovCon SBIR Series
Missile Defense Agency has $114M for SB Innovators Ready to Change World
Join GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell in a fireside chat with Candace Wright, Director of the SBIR / STTR Program Office for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
In this session, we will discuss:
- What kind of 'innovation' MDA needs from Small Businesses
- How Small Businesses apply to get access to over $114M MDA innovation funds
- MDA non-dilutive funds for traditional government contractors and those not yet supporting federal agencies
- Why #SBIR dollars should be part of government contractor total growth strategy
- Difference between successful and unsuccessful applicants
Background
About our Guest:
Candace Wright, Director of the SBIR / STTR Program Office for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
Ms. Candace Wright is the SBIR/STTR Program Lead within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Her office provides government funding opportunities, including technological innovations by small businesses focusing on DoD major weapons systems acquisitions.
Ms. Wright has served over twelve years within MDA as an acquisition professional, managing cost, schedule, and performance, within several major weapon system program offices to include serving as the Acquisition Lead for the Homeland Defense Radar- Guam and for the multi-billion-dollar Ground-Based Missile Defense System (GMD) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).
Ms. Wright also completed a competitive rotational assignment as the Executive Officer to the MDA Executive Director in which she supported Agency Senior Leaders with day-to-day mission planning and execution of the Missile Defense System in support of the warfighter.
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Speaker and Presenter Information
Neil McDonnell makes Business Development Easy to Understand
With his signature energy, clarity, and passion, Neil generously shares his hard-learned knowledge from years of skin-in-the-game experience. His daily live LinkedIn trainings, podcast, YouTube channel and newsletters are viewed an average of 1 million times monthly.
Small businesses - especially 8(a), WOSB and veteran-owned small business owners - trust Neil to show them HOW to build relationships that lead to federal government contracts and subcontracts. The GovCon Chamber was originally founded as the HUBZone Chamber of Commerce.
Over the last 6 years, Neil has presented more than 500 federal sales training events - and has helped thousands of small business contractors collectively achieve an astounding $3 billion in federal contract value.
Expected Number of Attendees
150Relevant Government Agencies
Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Judicial Branch Agencies, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, FDA, NSA, FCC
Event Type
Virtual
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Wed, Sep 11, 2024, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Cost
Complimentary: $ 0.00
Website
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Event Sponsors
Organizer
GovCon Chamber
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