NIH has Increased Their Budget Cap

The NIH has updated their SBIR/STTR  Phase I and Phase II Budget caps!   Phase I awards  $314,363 Phase II awards $2,095,748   Be sure to read the full details here. This Notice of Change to Award Budget for PHS 2024-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC,...

Updates regarding NIH SBIR/STTR applications

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

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 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...

Think Twice About Your NIH SBIR/STTR Project Title

You may already have a title for your SBIR/STTR project, but I’d like to suggest that you take another look at what you have, and make sure that it really tells the full story of your project. The title of your project is important and when your project is funded you...

NIH UPDATES: FORMS-H

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 releases new SBIR contract solicitation

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

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...

NIH Pre-Submission Checklist

What do you need to do before you submit a proposal to NIH for the January 5, 2021 deadline. 1.Complete six registrations before submitting your application There is more to a NIH SBIR/STTR than the research. The registration process alone may take six to eight weeks,...