GRAND RAPIDS Christine Chamberlain of East Grand Rapids has joined the statewide team at the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, with a focus on Small Business Innovation Research Grants.
The SBIR program is a federal program for domestic small businesses to engage in Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. Most of the grants go to technology focused businesses.
Chamberlain has a diverse background of knowledge in federal program management, grants and contract information, and legislative affairs. For the past six years she has served as a Principle Strategic Analyst for Nuvotec in Richland, Washington.
Chamberlain received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. She has received an Award for Superior Performance from the U.S. Department of Energy as well as an Award for Superior Performance from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The MI-SBTDC is housed at the Grand Valley State University Seidman School of Business in Grand Rapids. As host of the MI-SBTDC State Headquarters, the Seidman School of Business oversees the twelve region MI-SBTDC network.
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