Phase Shift II

Program Description:

The DOE, Office of Science, Office of SBIR/STTR Programs is proud to announce the piloting of the Phase Shift II program to continue our support of your commercialization efforts. Our team has developed a new operations-focused offering: Phase Shift II, aimed specifically at DOE SBIR/STTR Phase II awardees.

APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED

The Phase Shift II program is designed to focus you on the business’s cash flow management in order to:
  • Generate revenue
  • Scale manufacturing
  • Hire and Partner effectively
  • Raise funding, as needed

This program is 100% optional and 100% funded by DOE, with no direct cost to participant companies. Travel for in-person sessions will be reimbursed. However, this program will have limited capacity, so we recommend interested awardees apply early!

Program Commitment:

Selected applicants will participate in lower-intensity / longer-duration 5-month program, including in-person workshops facilitated by world-class coaches, industry panels, and opportunities to engage 1:1 with industry advisors on a regular basis. 

The Phase Shift II program includes a series of interactive in-person workshops and webinars focusing on learning and applying the process of hypothesis-driven discovery to inform decisions central to managing the company’s cash flow. During the program, participants will be asked to conduct 80 discovery interviews and will interact with other program teams and assigned advisory board members to share lessons learned. The program will conclude with in-person presentations to an audience of a program-supplied Board of Directors, instructors and DOE program managers. In addition to the opening, midpoint and closing workshops, each participant will be expected to commit 4-8 hours per week during the program.

Full engagement from the participating companies includes:

  • In-person Opening & Closing Workshops
  • 8 virtual workshops
  • Planning and conducting > 80 discovery interviews (~5/week)