October 19, 2023
- July 12, 2023 - PHS 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-23-230.
- July 12, 2023 - PHS 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH and CDC for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PA-23-231.
- July 12, 2023 - PHS 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-23-232.
- July 12, 2023 - PHS 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PA-23-233.
Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)
The purpose of this notice is to update information regarding the total funding support normally allowed for Phase I and Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications.
Section II. Award Information
Currently Reads:
Award Budget
Total funding support (direct costs, indirect costs, fee) normally may not exceed $295,924 for Phase I awards and $1,972,828 for Phase II awards. For specific topics, NIH may exceed these total award amounts. The current list of approved topics can be found at https://seed.nih.gov/sites/default/files/HHS_Program_Descriptions.pdf.
Each participating component may also set their own budget limit (higher or lower than the above) in the “Limited Amount of Award Section” of their respective topics section. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact program officials prior to submitting any application in excess of the total award amounts listed above and early in the application planning process. In all cases, applicants should propose a budget that is reasonable and appropriate for completion of the research project.
Phase IIB budgets must be submitted in accordance with participating IC-specific budget limitations described in the current PHS 2023-2 SBIR/STTR Program Descriptions and Research Topics for the NIH, CDC and FDA.
Revised to Read (changes shown in italics):
Award Budget
Total funding support (direct costs, indirect costs, fee) normally may not exceed $306,872 for Phase I awards and $2,045,816 for Phase II awards. For specific topics, NIH may exceed these total award amounts. The current list of approved topics can be found at https://seed.nih.gov/sites/default/files/HHS_Topics_for_Budget_Waivers.pdf.
Each participating component may also set their own budget limit (higher or lower than the above) in the “Limited Amount of Award Section” of their respective topics section. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact program officials prior to submitting any application in excess of the total award amounts listed above and early in the application planning process. In all cases, applicants should propose a budget that is reasonable and appropriate for completion of the research project.
Phase IIB budgets must be submitted in accordance with participating IC-specific budget limitations described in the current PHS 2023-2 SBIR/STTR Program Descriptions and Research Topics for the NIH, CDC and FDA.
All other aspects of these NOFOs remain the same.
SEED (Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development)
Office of Extramural Research
and Human Services (HHS)
