Notice Number: NOT-MH-09-008

Key Dates
Release Date: March 13, 2009

Issued by
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (http://www.nimh.nih.gov)

The purpose of this Notice is to inform the small business research community that NIMH is now accepting Phase II SBIR Competing Renewal Awards under the specific Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), PA-08-142, entitled “Pharmacologic Agents and Drugs for Mental Disorders (SBIR [R43/R44]).”
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-142.html

Due to the increased difficulty for small businesses to receive outside funding for high risk drug development projects, NIMH will allow Phase II competing renewal awards, in response to this FOA, to include budgets up to $1.0 million total costs per year and time periods up to 3 years.  Total costs include direct costs, F&A, and fee/profit.   Applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Margaret Grabb prior to submitting an SBIR application for this funding opportunity.

Additional information

For more information on this FOA, please see:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-142.html

For more information on the NIH SBIR program, please see: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm.

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this Notice should be directed to:

Margaret Grabb, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 7201, MSC 9645
Bethesda, MD 20892-9645
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express or courier service)
Telephone: (301) 443-3563
Email: [email protected]