Scout | PAR-23-032: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant Applications

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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant Applications

Summary

This grant opportunity funds late-stage pre-clinical research to help move products closer to regulatory approval for clinical testing. It aims to make new lab technologies more practical for clinical use, requiring collaboration between the original technology developers and small business concerns (SBCs).

This FOA supports late-stage pre-clinical research and development, such as moving products towards regulatory approval for clinical testing or making the new lab technologies more practical to use in a clinical setting. It requires close collaboration between the original developers of these te…

Funding Source

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Sub-agency: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Program: SBIR

Phase: Phase I

Phase: Phase II

Awards & funding

Award Ceiling: $350,000

Award Amount: $350,000

Eligibility

U.S. SBCs in permitted legal forms: sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company (LLC), corporation, joint venture, association, trust, or cooperative (JVs must have <50% participation by foreign business entities)

U.S. SBCs that are >50% directly owned and controlled by U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens, other eligible SBCs (each >50% U.S.-owned), an Indian tribe, Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO), or any combination thereof

U.S. SBCs that are >50% owned by multiple venture capital operating companies (VCOCs), hedge funds, or private equity firms (SBIR-only; no single firm may own >50% unless that firm itself qualifies as an SBC >50% U.S.-owned)

Joint ventures composed of entities that each independently meet the SBC ownership requirements (special SBA 13 CFR 121.705(b) registration/proposal requirements apply if any JV party is VCOC/HF/PE-owned)

United States Small Business Concerns (SBCs) organized for profit with a place of business in the U.S., operating primarily in the U.S. or contributing significantly to the U.S. economy

Only United States Small Business Concerns (SBCs) are eligible to apply. Key SBC requirements at time of award (Phase I and Phase II): (1) Organized for profit with a U.S. place of business; operates primarily in the U.S. or makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy (taxes, use of U.S…

Dates

Opportunity Released: October 26, 2022

Open for Submission: October 26, 2022

Submission Deadline: September 5, 2025

Application Window Closes: September 5, 2025

Supporting links

National Institutes of Health

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