Read Your Notice of Award: Quick Tips Before You Spend a Dollar

SBIR Contracts, SBIR Grants

Congratulations, you’re funded! Before you begin your research project, take 15 minutes to read your Notice of Award (NoA) from start to finish. The NoA is the legally binding agreement between your company and the funding agency, and accepting the first...

NIH eRA Commons Now Requires Users to Consolidate Multiple Accounts

NIH

Organizations and individuals who rely on NIH’s eRA Commons for grant submission on ASSIST and post-award management must now consolidate multiple user accounts into a single set of credentials. This change is driven by NIH’s move to mandatory multi-factor...

NIH Notice NOT-OD-26-006: Early Expiration of Funding Opportunities

NIH

NIH has issued Notice NOT-OD-26-006, which expires multiple specific SBIR/STTR notice of opportunity funding opportunities (NOFOs) effective November 17, 2025. This means these opportunities are no longer accepting applications, regardless of their originally...

The NIH and CDC have released their annual SBIR contracts solicitation

NIH

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released their annual SBIR contracts solicitation (PHS-2025-1). Review the specific need areas (referred to as Contract Topics). Your proposal must respond to one of...

Updates regarding NIH SBIR/STTR applications

NIH

Updates regarding NIH SBIR/STTR applications There have been some recent updates affecting SBIR/STTR applications for the NIH April 5 th deadline. The Office of Personnel Management has announced new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 1,...

Now Open: NIH/CDC SBIR Contract Solicitation

NIH, NIH Contracts

The FY24 SBIR contract solicitation (PHS-2024-1) has been released. The solicitation lists specific need areas (referred to as Contract Topics). To submit a contract proposal, your small business must respond to one of these topics. Proposals are due...

NIH SBIR/STTR PhII/IIB: Request TABA Now

NIH

NIH announces the 2023/2024 cohort for the Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Consulting Services for NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II or Phase IIB awardees. TABA Consulting Services are part of...

NIH UPDATES: FORMS-H

NIH

Applicants applying to NIH funding opportunities with due dates on or after January 25, 2023 must use updated application forms and instructions identified with a Competition ID of “FORMS-H.” Key changes include: R&R Budget and associated R&R Subaward Budget...

NIH SBIR/STTR Omnibus Budget Guidelines for FY23 & Showcase opportunities

NIH

Increase in NIH SBIR/STTR Omnibus Budget Guidelines for FY23 The U.S. Small Business Administration has increased the National Institutes of Health (NIH) statutory budget guidelines for all SBIR/STTR applications coming through the Omnibus FOAs to the following...

NIH releases new SBIR contract solicitation

NIH

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are soliciting proposals from small business concerns with the research and development (R&D) expertise to conduct innovative research that will contribute to NIH or...

How to find the best NIH Institutes for your project

NIH

Every year the NIH issues an Omnibus Solicitation requesting investigator-initiated topics. So, rather than them telling you exactly which projects they want to fund, the ask you to come up with ideas. You simply need to make sure your idea fits their research...

After the Award: Organize or Die

SBIR Grants Management, SBIR/STTR Budgets

Why your new company needs a strong backbone. In a strong organization, “responsibility” is not meant to be a way to point fingers. Instead, it is used to identify areas that need improvement. That’s the secret to a company’s future — organization that leads to...

SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities for Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)

SBIR related, Federal Funding, NIH Contracts, NSF SBIR/STTR, NIH, COVID-19

The federal government and scientific community have ramped up efforts to combat the Coronavirus Disease (SARS-CoV-2). There are multiple funding opportunities for small businesses that have technology that could aid in this effort. The available opportunities are...