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Find out the Winner of the 5th Annual Shauna M. Sorrells Grant Program

Pursuing the Rapid Innovation Fund for a Technology

Pursuing the Rapid Innovation Fund for a Technology

Goal:

Obtain access to the DoD and pursue funding for engineering new helmet technology.

Results:

Identified the Rapid Innovation Fund opportunity that matched the company's expertise

Wrote and edited pre-proposal application

1 of 28 invited to submit full proposal application out of 1,034 submissions – U.S. Special Operations Command, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Missile Defense Agency, Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense

Introductions to Fort Belvoir where design specs made for products the company produces

$3 million over 3 years