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NIDA SBIR/STTR funding for small businesses developing tech to address social needs impacting substance use disorders

NIDA’s SBIR/STTR NOFO invites small businesses to develop and commercialize technologies that address health-related social needs affecting substance use disorders, excluding alcohol use disorder. Accepted application types include Phase I, Fast-Track, and Phase II. Solutions can include digital tools, telehealth, devices, or service models that improve access, reduce cost and time, and measur…

Source

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Sub-agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Award

Total Funding: $2M

Award Ceiling: $2M

Award Floor: $306,872

Funding Amount: $295,924

Dates

Opportunity Released: September 28, 2023

Open for Submission: September 28, 2023

Submission Deadline: March 13, 2026

Application Window Closes: March 13, 2026

Eligibility

small_business

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

Joint ventures of qualifying SBCs — each venturing entity must independently meet SBIR ownership/control eligibility; JVs with entities majority‑owned by multiple VCOCs/HFs/PEs must meet 13 CFR 121.705(b) requirements

SBCs majority‑owned and controlled (>50%) by U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens (including via other qualifying SBCs)

SBCs owned by Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs), or Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs), or their wholly‑owned business entities

SBIR‑only: SBCs more than 50% owned by multiple venture capital operating companies (VCOCs), hedge funds, or private equity firms (with no single VCOC/HF/PE owning >50% unless itself a qualifying SBC)

Keywords

sbir

sttr

nida

substance use

social determinants

health tech

telehealth

housing instability

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