Small Business Research Funding Opportunities (SBIR and STTR)

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Small Business Research Funding Opportunities

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For general information about the SBIR/STTR programs and contacts for all 11 agencies, please go to the SBA's main page at www.sbir.gov.

Funding Opportunities

2012 SBIR and STTR Omnibus Grant Solicitations of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF

SBIR Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement
(PA-12-088)

STTR Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement
(PA-12-089)

Program Descriptions and Research Topics (PDF - 1 MB or MS Word - 1 MB)

Standard Receipt Dates:
April 5, Aug 5, Dec 5

AIDS and AIDS-Related Receipt Dates:
May 7, 2012, September 7, 2012, January 7, 2013

Special Funding Opportunities and Announcements

See individual announcements

Receipt dates vary. See individual announcements for dates.

SBIR Phase I Contract Solicitation PHS 2012-1

PDF - 989 KB or MS Word - 950 KB and Contract Proposal Forms

November 7, 2011
(Solicitation Now Closed)

Electronic Submission

Registrations (IMPORTANT! May take 4-6 weeks so register early!)
SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information - Instructions for Preparing an SBIR or STTR Application
Applying Electronically
ERA Commons
Annotated SF424 Form set for SBIR/STTR applications
eSubmission Tips for Small Businesses (PDF - 65 KB)
Checkpoints for Electronic Submission
Service Providers
FAQs
Avoiding Common Errors

Application Submission/Review

Policy

Resources

Frequently Asked Questions - SBIR/STTR
Animals in Research
Award Data
Conflict of Interest :
- General Information
- Conflict of Interest FAQs
Contracts vs. Grants: What's the Difference?
Financial Questionnaire: Evaluation of Financial Management System
Human Research Protections
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
New Grantee Information - (NIH "Welcome Wagon" Letter")
NIH Office of Technology Transfer Licenses for NIH and FDA Intramural Inventions
Other Agency Links
Program Reports

2008 National Survey to Evaluate the NIH SBIR Program (PDF - 1.21 MB)
An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (National Research Council of the National Academies)
National Survey to Evaluate the NIH SBIR Program (PDF - 1 MB)
Report on the 2007 Outcome Measures Updates NIH SBIR Performance Outcomes Data System (PODS) (PDF - 1.5 MB)
Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing (MS Word - 79 KB) - NIH Implementation of EO 13329.
Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing (MS Word - 149 KB) - NIH Update of Activities for the Executive Order 13329.

Sample Application - from NIAID web site.
State Support Resources
The Sponsor's Guide to Regulatory Submissions for an Investigational New Drug (IND)

Transitioning to Phase III

SBIR Technical Assistance Programs (TAP)
- Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP)
- View CAP Company Virtual Showcase
  
  Intended for strategic partners and potential investors!
- Niche Assessment Program (NAP)

Pipeline to Partnerships

Presentations/Conferences

2011 NIH SBIR/STTR Conference, June 22-23, Bethesda, MD
Overview of SBIR/STTR program (PowerPoint - 1.4 MB)
Nuances of the NIH SBIR/STTR program (PowerPoint - 7.4 MB)

LISTSERVS

E-mail: sbir@od.nih.gov

What Are SBIR and STTR Programs?

The Small Business Innovation research (SBIR) program is a set-aside program (2.6% of an agency's extramural budget) for domestic small business concerns to engage in Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization.

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