A typical issue for a business…

How do I find this information?

Here comes FLCBusiness A single-point interface about federal laboratories for industry, academia and other agencies to find: Laboratory profiles Facilities and Equipment Programs Funding User-friendly and navigable

Direct response to Obama 2011 Executive Order Comprehensive searchable database; will coordinate with GSA data and be available for data.gov initiatives Direct call to industry to leverage federal laboratory resources Provides government agency and academia valuable information FLCBusiness – Beta version

Complete back-end web application for maintenance of all data in easy to use web forms Data pre-populated with laboratory profiles and facilities and equipment from internet searches Laboratory representatives charged with updating lab data and maintaining Content management system formats and displays it all FLCBusiness – Beta version

First, search our database for these expansive resources: federal labs, funding, facilities and equipment, or programs. Next, once you’ve found what you’re looking for, engage the laboratory representative to set up a meeting. Now your business will be poised for growth and success with your newly found lab, facility or funding connections! The Process

Laboratory Search Search for a federal laboratory that is working in a research field that may be of interest to a specific business.  Search laboratories by state, region, agency  Search by technology area of expertise  Access laboratory contact information Available Searches

Funding Opportunities There are plenty of funding opportunities available for businesses to transfer and advance technology. Search FLCBusiness to help find a funding solution that best suits your business.  Loans  Grant programs  Venture capital funding Available Searches

Facilities & Equipment Search Federal laboratories have some of the world’s cutting-edge equipment and top-notch research facilities available for public access  Search facilities and equipment by state, region, agency  Search by technology area of expertise  Access laboratory contact information Available Searches

Programs Federal labs have various programs available to assist U.S. industry with technology transfer. FLCBusiness can help individuals find a program that is centered on specific business requirements.  Search by technology area,  Socio-economic status, or  Region Available Searches

FLC Laboratory Representatives can access FLCBusiness to maintain their laboratory information Laboratory address/contact info Facilities & Equipment Funding opportunities Specific programs to the lab Laboratory brochures/PDFs First time logging in? Visit flcbusiness.federallabs.org/get- started to obtain your password.

Let’s try it out! Go to flcbusiness.com Click Laboratories If you are following along on your own computer, follow the red action items.

Search for NASA Stennis Below are your search results Click Search Click More Details 1 STEP 2 3

This is the Laboratory Profile for NASA Stennis. On this page, you can view a lab’s: Available Facilities Funding Programs Unique Lab Programs T2 Publications Click View Facilities

Below are the facilities associated with NASA Stennis ! Important Each facility entered into FLCBusiness must have a parent laboratory associated with it. Click View ‘A Complex Facility’

Each facility has its own profile page Equipment available in the facility can be found here Publications in the form of PDF or doc can be uploaded to the facility profile.

Each facility has its own profile page Return to the Laboratory Profile Equipment available in the facility can be found here Publications in the form of PDF or doc can be uploaded to the facility profile.

This is the Laboratory Profile for NASA Stennis. Now go ahead and look around. On this page, you can also view a lab’s: Funding Programs Unique Lab Programs T2 Publications

What if you are a Laboratory Representative? Click the Lab Rep Login Let’s log in and supplement some data!

FLC Laboratory Representatives can access FLCBusiness to maintain their laboratory information Laboratory address/contact info Facilities & Equipment Funding opportunities Specific programs to the lab Laboratory brochures/PDFs First time logging in? Visit flcbusiness.federallabs.org/get- started to obtain your password. It will be ed to you immediately.flcbusiness.federallabs.org/get- started ! Log in using your lab address.

Once you log in, the labs you represent will be listed here. Click Edit to access your lab’s data

Now you can edit your laboratory’s information. There are 4 tabs of data Lab profile Unique programs that your lab offers Funding resources that your lab offers Facilities associated with your lab

Page down to the bottom of the profile page. Let’s try adding a Technology Area. There are 4 tabs of data Lab profile Unique programs that your lab offers Funding resources that your lab offers Facilities associated with your lab Click Add

Page down to the bottom of the profile page. Let’s try adding a Technology Area. Click Add Select a technology area from the drop down menu and click Add. Don’t forget to save your work!

Page down to the bottom of the profile page. Let’s try adding a Technology Area. Click Add Don’t forget to save your work! Great work! The new tech area is now added to your profile.

Now let’s add a facility to your profile. Don’t forget to save your work! Click Facilities

These are the facilities associated with your lab. Click Facilities Click Add Facility You can edit or delete facilities on this page too.

Enter the facility data and click Save.

Conclusion: High visibility tool for industry Vast amounts of data input already – still need a lot of help and review of data Releasing in Beta mode – needs testing, data needs verification and updating Since its now all structured data – great flexibility in what we can do with it. Please use the Feedback feature on FLCBusiness to let us know how we can make this a better tool for your laboratory

Contact information: Mojdeh Bahar, JD, MA, CLP USDA-ARS Provide feedback to: Denise Wainer UTRS, Inc.