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SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM (SBIR)

Funding Opportunity Announcements

Announcement Number: RFA-OD-09-008
Title: Recovery Act Limited Competition: Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program (RC3)
Issuing Org: NIH
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Receipt Date(s): September 1, 2009

Announcement Number: RFA-OD-09-009
Title: Recovery Act Limited Competition: Small Business Catalyst Awards for Accelerating Innovative Research (R43)
Issuing Org: NIH
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Receipt Date(s): September 1, 2009

  • Application due dates for these FOAs are September 1.
  • Letters of Intent, though not required, are encouraged and are to be submitted by August 3, 2009.
  • Note that one FOA is a pilot program and uses a new mechanism, called the RC1. This FOA aims to address the funding gap between promising research and transitioning to the market -- often called the "Valley of Death" -- by contributing to the critical funding needed by applicants to pursue the next appropriate milestone(s) toware ultimate commercialization.
  • The other FOA uses the SBIR Phase I (R43) activity code and encourages applications from small business concerns (particularly those without a history of NIH SBIR or STTR support) that propose to accelerate innovation through high risk, high reward R&D projects with commercial potential and that are relevant to the mission of the NIH.

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