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USDA COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM (USDA-CATP)
In support of its
SBIR Phase II program, USDA aims to aid the transition of developed technologies,
processes, and/or services into the commercial marketplace to further
the economic goals of the USDA SBIR grantees and provide solutions to
some of the agricultural/rural problems USDA addresses.
In their mission,
USDA has teamed with Larta Institute, a premier technology commercialization
assistance organization, to develop and deliver a program designed to
assist USDA's SBIR Phase II awardees in the commercialization of their
technologies, processes, and/or services.
Over 50 companies
have successfully completed the program in the past 2 years.
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2009-2010 USDA CATP Participants
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2008-2009
USDA CATP Participants
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This program was designed by Larta Institute's management team as well as its Advisory Board, which is comprised of well known innovation thought leaders, industry representatives and renowned entrepreneurs. The Advisory Board Members' expertise enables Larta's commercialization services to set new standards across the United States and global innovation arena. The Larta Institute is proud to be able to use the extensive networks of their Advisory Board and partners to help USDA-CATP participants reach their commercialization goals.
USDA-CATP is a 10 month
long program and is comprised of:
- Orientation and training workshop
- Interactive webinars
- Personalized mentoring/coaching sessions with an assigned Principal Advisor
- Development of a Commercialization Strategy Report (CSR)
- Exposure to potential partners/investors networks
- Wider exposure to USDA and other interested federal agencies responsible
for procurement, regulation, and export programs
2009-2010 CATP starts in October
2009.
For more information about
USDA-CATP, see the Program
Description and Timeline.
Each participating company
will be assigned a Larta mentor (Principal Advisor or PA) who has years of experience
in managing as well as coaching early stage agricultural technology companies.
The PA's expertise is complemented by their extensive professional network which
they make available to the USDA-CATP companies. Visit the Principal
Advisors page to see detailed bios of the PAs.
There is NO application
process for the program. All USDA SBIR Phase II companies that enroll are accepted.
Create an online account
(register) if
you wish to participate in the program. Once you register and login to your
account using the login box at the bottom of the page, fill out the enrollment
form. The form can be found by clicking "Enrollment Form" on the left
navigation bar after you successfully logged in.
Deadline for applications
is October 9, 2009.
If you have any questions
regarding the enrollment or USDA-CATP in general, contact Alex Holiday, Programs
Associate, Larta Institute, at aholiday@larta.org
or 213.538.1441.
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