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High Containment Infectious Disease Research Laboratory Facilities Available as a Research Resource

March 14, 2012

The National (NBL) and Regional (RBL) Biocontainment Laboratories are NIH/NIAID-funded state-of-the-art laboratories that focus on research and discovery of novel vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics against the world’s most dangerous diseases. As such, these academic research centers provide unique and extensive resources, including renowned scientists and expertise, to work collaboratively at the local, national and international levels. You are encouraged to visit the NIAID NBL-RBL website for more information on each facility and to determine which may best meet your research needs. Together the NBLs and RBLs will work with you to facilitate collaborative research on Category A, B and C priority pathogens with the goal of impacting global health.

Registration for the 14th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference is now open

March 8, 2012

Registration for the 14th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference is now open. The conference will be held in Louisville, Kentucky from May 30 through June 1, 2012. We are pleased to work with our local host, the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation to plan an exciting conference for you. The conference dates are from May 30-31 with optional workshops on June 1. This day will provides glimpses into other agencies SBIR/STTR programs and focused workshops. Please go to http://nih.kysbir.com/

for details, registration, agenda, and logistics.

NIH issues SBIR and STTR funding opportunities for Alzheimer's disease research

March 1, 2012

On February 7, 2012, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced that $50 million would be directed immediately to boost NIH Alzheimer's research in FY2012 in response to President Obama signing the National Alzheimer's Project Act. This increased funding will likely cover a range of projects, including basic science on the biology and genetics of Alzheimer's disease as well as translational and clinical research in development and testing of therapies. In partial response to this, NIH has issued a pair of funding opportunities open to small businesses in the area of Alzheimer's disease: SBIR RFA-OD-12-003 and STTR RFA-OD-12-004. These RFAs each have a receipt date of April 30th, 2012. Please note, you cannot submit a SBIR/STTR grant application for the same project in response to these funding opportunities and to our Omnibus of which the next due date is April 5th, 2012. Please contact NIH program staff listed in the RFAs if you have questions.

SBA releases SBIR-STTR Re-Authorization interim guidance

February 22, 2012

The SBA has released interim guidance for all agencies who manage SBIR and STTR programs in light of the recent re-authorization P.L. 112-81. The guidance can be found in this blog by Sean Greene at SBA. Please read the blog carefully. It discusses the timeline for implementation of the provisions in the re-authorization and when public comment will be solicited on the proposed regulations and policy directives. Per this guidance, in FY2012, NIH will raise the set asides to 2.6% for SBIR and .35% for STTR (they were 2.5% and 0.3% formerly). For all the other provisions in the re-authorization however, NIH will continue to work within the existing regulations and policy directive, until those regulations are amended and the policy directive is updated. This means business as usual for now. The full link for the guidance is here: http://sbir.gov/news/implementing-sbir-and-sttr-reauthorization-our-plan-attack.

PHS 2012-2 Omnibus Solicitation for SBIR/STTR Grants Now Available

January 31, 2012

The PHS 2012-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA, and ACF for SBIR/STTR Grant Applications and SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide for SBIR/STTR Grant Applications are now available. The solicitation consists of: (1) parent funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for SBIR, (2) a parent FOA for STTR, and (3) narrative descriptions of the programs and research topics (in PDF - 1 MB and MS Word - 1 MB formats). The due dates for CY 2012 are April 5, August 5, and December 5. AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due May 7, September 7, 2012, and January 7, 2013.

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