Collaborative Initiative Fuels Over 120 Maryland Tech and Life Sciences Ventures, Directing Over $13M in Federal Funding Toward Innovation.
OST Global Solutions (OST), in collaboration with the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) and the Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC), celebrated the 5-year milestone of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Proposal Lab with a graduation ceremony this week. The event underscores a significant chapter in aiding local tech and life science startups, enriching Maryland’s entrepreneurial landscape with over $13M in federal SBIR and STTR Phase I and Phase II funding.
The SBA Federal and State Technology (FAST) SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab is designed to empower Maryland’s small businesses. Part of the early-stage funding programs for startups and small enterprises, the Proposal Lab offers a structured curriculum of SBIR tutorials, proposal training, Business Development, Technical mentorship, expert proposal reviews, and hands-on guidance throughout the program. The Proposal Lab has more than doubled the win rate of Phase I SBIR applications from the national average of 16% to 39%.
Over the past 5 years, the Proposal Lab has become a foundational platform, educating over 120 Maryland tech and life science enterprises to develop compelling, compliant, and competitive Phase I SBIR/STTR proposals. As a result, Proposal Lab participants have experienced a Phase I award success rate of 39%, more than doubling the success rates of other contenders.
OST has been instrumental in steering this initiative, offering expert-led proposal writing workshops, specialized topic webinars, and thorough review processes for National Science Foundations (NSF) and DoD Phase I proposals crafted by the cohort participants. The recent transition to a virtual format has ensured uninterrupted support for the entrepreneurial community during the global pandemic, facilitating the successful submission of numerous proposals and nurturing advanced proposal writing expertise among participants.
OST is proud to have helped so many entrepreneurs receive funding for their innovative ideas and inventions. Many of these entrepreneurs have transitioned their Phase 1 funding awards into growing companies, significantly contributing to Maryland’s economy. We remain committed to support and nurture the next generation of tech and life science entrepreneurs in Maryland. Through our collaboration with TEDCO, we will continue to contribute significantly to the startup community and drive innovation to market.
For more information about OST Global Solutions and the SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab, visit our website or contact us.
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Writing Persuasive Government Proposals
OST Global Solutions 7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 560, Rockville, MD, United StatesThis proposal writing course shows how to develop compliant and highly persuasive proposal sections in half the time, to increase your Government proposals' win probability. Learn to outline within the proposal sections for compliance and responsiveness, brainstorm as a group and individually to develop proposal section content, infuse proper structure and flow into your sections, and implement the correct writing process. Learn proposal persuasion techniques.
Proposal Editing Workshop
OST Global Solutions 7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 560, Rockville, MD, United StatesThis class teaches how to edit Government proposals while working with a proposal team. Not another English grammar class, this course teaches proposal-specific professional editing skills to improve your proposals' Pwin.
Competitive Analysis: Black Hat & Price to Win (PTW)
OST Global Solutions 7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 560, Rockville, MD, United StatesThis training covers Black Hat and Price to Win (PTW) analyses that are the backbone of the competitive analysis, and are indispensable in the highly competitive world of winning Government proposals. Master the techniques for identifying competitors; using sources for quantitative and qualitative information; organizing Black Hat sessions; devising competitors’ approach; performing SWOT analysis; postulating competitors’ win strategies; following a disciplined PTW development process; performing labor rate analysis; and more.
