Secured +$10 M in SBIR funding; 10+ years in preparing NIH, NSF, DOD, AFWERX, DOE, DHS, USDA; Ph I, Ph II, Direct to Ph II, Fast Track proposals, Comm Plans & other governmental RFP/RFI; SBIR reviewer & study section co-chair
I also have experience working on larger federal grants and RFPs including: GHERI, PCORI, ARPA-E, ARPA-H, CDMRP, R01, and others
Resources to help with your SBIR/STTR proposal
Templates are on my website: keepyourequity.co
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@keepyourequityco/featured
Stacy combines her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for research to help start-ups commercialize innovation and technology. With 10+ years of grant writing experience, she has secured over $10 M in SBIR/STTR grant funding for clients. She's consulted start-ups spun out by Founders, professors, medical doctors, start-up executives and collaborators from MIT, Mass General Hospital, Columbia Univ., Univ. of Colorado, UCLA, Brown Univ., Boston Univ., New York Univ., Univ. of Texas, UCSD, and more. Stacy is a TechStars SBIR/STTR mentor, a highly competitive and nationally reputable tech start-up accelerator. She is an NIH SBIR reviewer and study section co-chair. Stacy received her PhD in chemistry, holds multiple patents and authored multiple academic research articles. She also brings 8+ years of experience as a start-up founder and was been recognized for her entrepreneurial achievements through a number of awards.
Other qualifications:
- HBX credential from the Harvard University Business School
- SBIR/STTR Techstars mentor, a nation-wide reputable tech start-up accelerator
SERVICES:
- Consultation, writing, reviewing and research strategy
- Complete company registrations
- Write, draft, and edit proposal drafts and supplementary documents
- Drafting commercialization plans
- Review and Editing on already prepared SBIR proposals
- Budget Preparation
- Proposal submissions: NIH - eRA commons, NSF - FastLane, DOD- DSIP, grants.gov
GRANTS I WORK ON
- NIH SBIR / STTR: Phase I / II, Fast Track, Direct to Phase II, Commercialization Plans
- NSF SBIR / STTR: Pitch Application, Phase I / II
- DOD SBIR: Phase I / II / III, Direct to Phase II, AFWERX
- DOE, DHS, USDA: Phase I / II
TECHNICAL AREAS
- Biomedical Technologies: Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Digital Health Technologies, Therapeutics, Orthopedics, Implants
- Pharmaceuticals: Research, Assay Development, Cancer Therapeutics, Clinical Trials
- Biomaterials: Chemistry, polymer chemistry, coatings, ionic liquids, formulations
- Technology: AI / ML / NP, Big data processing, Drones, Blockchain, Hardware, Mobile Apps
Software, Hardware, 3D Printing, Space, Drones, Sensors, Communication, Supply Chain, Manufacturing
- Environmental Sciences: Energy, AgTech/farming, Batteries, Renewable, Oil / Gas / Solar, Green Energy
- And many others
COMMERCIALIZATION PLANS
-Business Plan
-Market demand
-Customer discovery
-Go-to-market risks
-Competitive analysis
-Marketing and sales strategy
-IP / Patent
-Financing / Revenues
-Cost Analysis
-Regulatory
-GMP Manufacturing
-Company/Team Overview
In addition to the Upwork testimonials below, here are additional ones from SBIR/STTR Clients:
“Stacy provided a superb experience. Grant writing can be stressful and we never felt the pressure thanks to the tremendous effort by Stacy.” - Alberto E., CEO & Founder, Knowledge to Own (NIH SBIR Phase I awardee)
“Stacy did a fantastic job for us and brought our application to a new level. I highly recommend her - it was a highly worthwhile investment for MACH.” - Paul B., MD, MACH co-founder
“Stacy is the right hand you knew you needed. She will walk you through each and every steps of the grant proposal program, help you to organize your thoughts, and add their professional polish to your work. Also honest and professional.” - Ursula S., CEO DIMP LLC
“Stacy was a huge help in structuring and focusing out ideas into something actionable for NSF. With their help, we were able to mention our strengths and unique value proposition while maintaining a goal-oriented proposal.” - Harsha C., CEO, Kroleo LLC
“Stacy is fantastic to work with! Her deep knowledge of systems and processes combined with amazing energy, responsiveness, and fast turnaround makes her an invaluable resource for grant preparation. We worked with her on NSF project pitch and a full proposal and she made the process flawless, kept everything on track and pushed us along the way to produce the best results possible. Can't wait to work with her again on other projects!” - Daria, Co-founder, Odyssey SpaceWorks
“Stacy helped with preparing the response for the ARMY NLP+ Direct to Phase II response. She provided with templates, thoughts and guided throughout the process of crafting the response. We would not have been able to respond without the help of Stacy. She was excellent, knowledgeable, patient and easy to work with.” -Mallesh M., CEO, Abeyon LLC

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