Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Cooperative Agreements - Phase II (U44)

To support in-depth development of R&D ideas whose feasibility has been established in Phase I and that are likely to result in commercial products or services.

Organization Eligibility

Only United States small business concerns are eligible to submit applications to SBIR and STTR funding opportunities. Collaborating research institutions (e.g., universities) are subcontractors to the small businesses and may not apply as applicants. See SEED: Eligibility Criteria.

Carefully read the Eligibility section of the funding opportunity for opportunity-specific organization eligibility requirements.

Award Information

  • Funding Instrument: Cooperative Agreements
  • Funding Category: Small Business
  • Budget Mechanism Code: SB - Small Business

Generally, a Phase II budget is $2,045,816 for a project timeline between 1 to 3 years.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Cooperative Agreements - Phase II (U44)
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Due Dates

The Key Dates section of funding opportunities lists specific due dates. Many opportunities indicate Standard Due Dates apply.

Standard Application Due Dates (when applicable) Review and Award Cycles
New Renewal, Resubmission,
Revision as Allowed		 AIDS and AIDS Related
Grant Applications		 Scientific Merit Review Advisory Council
Review		 Earliest Start Date

Participating Funding Organizations

Each funding opportunity specifies the participating organizations. Applications must fit within the mission of at least one participating funding organization and meet all opportunity-specific requirements.

The following funding organizations participate on at least one active funding opportunity.

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
  • National Eye Institute (NEI)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

Resources

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