Open Small Business Opportunities

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• NIH HEAL Initiative^SM Funding Opportunities
• Contracts
• Notices Relevant to Small Businesses
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Grants

PHS 2019-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications

• SBIR: PA-19-272 (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Posted: May 7, 2019
• Next deadline: April 6, 2020

• STTR: PA-19-270 (R41/R42 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Posted: May 7, 2019
• Next deadline: April 6, 2020

Development of Highly Innovative Tools and Technology for Analysis of Single Cells (SBIR)

• SBIR: PA-20-047 (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Posted: Jan. 8, 2020
• Next Deadline: April 6, 2020

Development of Highly Innovative Tools and Technology for Analysis of Single Cells (STTR)

• STTR: PA-20-025 (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Posted: Jan. 7, 2020
• Next Deadline: April 6, 2020

Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance

• SBIR/STTR: PAR-19-334 (SB1, R44 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Posted: Aug. 5, 2019
• Next deadline: April 6, 2020

Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) at NIH Program for NIH and CDC Translational Research

• PA-19-029 (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Posted: Oct. 17, 2018
• Next deadline: Jan. 21, 2020

See: Additional Resources: 2019 SBIR/STTR Omnibus Solicitation Resources

Commercializing Understudied Proteins from the Illuminating the Druggable Genome Project

• SBIR: PA-19-034 (R43/R44)
• Posted: Oct. 4, 2018
• Next deadline: April 6, 2020

• STTR: PA-19-033 (R41/R42)
• Posted: Oct. 4, 2018
• Next deadline: April 6, 2020

Administrative Supplements to Promote Diversity in Research and Development  Small Businesses-SBIR/STTR 

• SBIR/STTR: PA-18-837
• Posted: June 20, 2018
• Notice: NOT-OD-19-016 
• Expiration date: Sept. 5, 2021

NIH HEAL Initiative^SM Funding Opportunities

America’s Startups and Small Businesses Build Technologies to Stop the Opioid Crisis

• STTR: RFA-DA-19-020
• Posted: Dec. 10, 2018
• Next deadline: April 9, 2020

• SBIR: RFA-DA-19-019
• Posted: Dec. 10, 2018
• Next deadline: April 9, 2020

Contracts

HHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Contract Solicitation (PHS 2020-1) Now Available

• NOT-OD-19-121

Notices Relevant to Small Businesses

Reminder of application instructions and policies impacting SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance PAR-19-333, PAR-19-334, and PAR-19-335

• NOT-OD-20-041

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Next-Generation Approaches to Renal Replacement Therapy Including Vascular Access

• NOT-DK-19-027

Notice of FY2020 Cohort Dates for PA-19-029, Innovation Corps (I-Corps) at NIH Program for NIH and CDC Translational Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• NOT-CA-19-067

Notice of Special Interest for Small Business Research for Methods Development in Natural Products Chemistry

• NOT-AT-19-025

Notice of Special Interest: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Applications Directed at the Adoption of the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Standard

• NOT-OD-19-127

NIH Offers Assistance to Phase II HHS SBIR and STTR Awardees through the NIH Commercialization Accelerator Program (CAP) 2019-2020

• NOT-OD-19-129

NIH Offers Assistance to Active Phase I HHS SBIR and STTR Awardees through the Niche Assessment Program 2018-2019

• NOT-OD-19-012

Need Help?

The NCATS SBIR & STTR team is available to answer questions related to your potential project idea and provide tips for applying. If you have questions about a specific solicitation, connect with the program contact listed in the solicitation.

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