Recorded 3/27/2020. This episode of the Nano Entrepreneurship Network podcast features a conversation between NNCO Director Lisa Friedersdorf and Jennifer Shieh, Chief Scientist and Program Manager at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Dr. Shieh discusses the resources available to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Some useful links: cdc.gov/coronaviruscoronavirus.govusa.gov/coronavirus Also mentioned in this podcast:sba.govnist.gov/mepsbir.gov Several agencies have specific coronavirus pages- for example:nih.gov/health-information/coronavirusnsf.gov/news/special_reports/coronavirususpto.gov/coronavirussbir.nasa.gov/content/covid-19-impact-nasa-sbirsttr-program Do you have technology that can help? Example opportunities for innovations addressing COVID-19 (Please note that this is a rapidly evolving situation, these are intended to be examples and not an exhaustive list of opportunities. Please see agency specific websites for additional announcements.)BARDA partnerships page: https://www.phe.gov/emergency/events/COVID19/Pages/business-barda.aspxPresent products/technologies to USG stakeholders to address response: https://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov/Request-BARDA-TechWatch-Meeting/BARDA BAA for products to diagnose, prevent or treat coronavirus infection:  https://beta.sam.gov/opp/d1b6e601426e4e4c943235babdd4133a/viewNSF RAPID funding mechanism for existing funding opportunities: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20052/nsf20052.pdfNIAID & NIGMS Urgent Award mechanism to expand scope of currently active awards: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-20-030.htmlCDC BAA for applied research to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) emerging public health emergency: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/728e1131ef444abc880f63540a37c364/view?keywords=75D301-20-R-67897&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1NIST Funding Manufacturing Institutes to Support Pandemic Response: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/03/nist-funding-manufacturing-institutes-support-pandemic-responseThe U.S. Air Force has established the Unite and Fight: COVID-19 Response Team initiative to assess and rapidly respond to challenges presented by this pandemic: https://www.afwerx.af.mil/coronavirus.htmlPhoto Credit: TMD Enterprises 

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