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National Institutes of Health SBIR/STTR Program

NIH SBIR/STTR Program (Seed - NIH Small Business Programs)

Status

Status not published

NIH runs three standard SBIR/STTR receipt dates per year (commonly 5 January, 5 April, 5 September) plus numerous targeted funding opportunities with their own dates. Check the specific NOFO in the NIH Guide.

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Amount
$2,153,927

NIH SEED: 'A Phase I budget is $323,090 for a project timeline between 6 months to 2 years' and 'A Phase II budget is $2,153,927 for a project timeline between 1 to 3 years.' These match the SBA guideline ceilings. NIH additionally 'has a waiver from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to allow larger awards (Phase I and Phase II only)' for specific topics - applicants must contact programme officials before exceeding the listed totals.

Funder

U.S. National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — NIH runs three standard SBIR/STTR receipt dates per year (commonly 5 January, 5 April, 5 September) plus numerous targeted funding opportunities with their own dates. Check the specific NOFO in the NIH Guide.

Your odds
16.0%

Published by the funder, FY2022. This rate is measured unstated, so the odds from a standing start are lower.

Source

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Standard SBIR/STTR eligibility: US-based for-profit small business concern, 500 employees or fewer including affiliates, majority US-owned. NIH is the largest single source of SBIR/STTR funding after the Department of War. SAM.gov entity registration with a Unique Entity ID, plus eRA Commons and SBA Company Registry accounts, are mandatory before submission - registration lead time is the most common cause of missed deadlines.

How to apply

  1. Register in SAM.gov for a UEI, then in eRA Commons, Grants.gov and the SBA Company Registry - allow 6-8 weeks. — link
  2. Identify a relevant NIH Institute/Center and funding opportunity; contact the program official, especially if planning a budget above the guideline. — link
  3. Submit the application through Grants.gov / ASSIST by the receipt date.
  4. Peer review, council review, then award (typically ~9 months from submission).

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained · SBIR vs STTR: what actually differs

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://seed.nih.gov/small-business-funding/small-business-program-basics/understanding-sbir-sttr

"A Phase I budget is $323,090 for a project timeline between 6 months to 2 years. ... A Phase II budget is $2,153,927 for a project timeline between 1 to 3 years."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: seed.nih.gov

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