Robert Brooke is responsible for the development and statewide outreach coordination of VIPC’s Federal Funding Assistance Program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With VIPC since 2002, Mr. Brooke has worked closely with small technology firms for more than 28 years. Through his efforts at VIPC, Virginia continues to be consistently ranked in the top 3 states in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award dollars and total awards. In 2022, companies in Virginia secured over 380 SBIR/STTR Awards exceeding $212M in funding.
Mr. Brooke has developed a comprehensive suite of training and mentoring programs designed to assist Virginia’s small technology firms at each stage of the SBIR process. He counsels companies who are new to the SBIR/STTR program to help guide them through the process, develop a plan of approach, and provide introductions to other expert third party resources if necessary. Managing a special assistance fund, companies he works with may receive small grants to help pay for the cost of expert SBIR consultants.
In 2016, Mr. Brooke was recognized by the U.S Small Business Administration for his contributions to the SBIR programs, receiving a Tibbetts Award for excellence in the SBIR program.

Mr. Brooke earned a B.S. in Marketing Management at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.