Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)
The purpose of this Notice is to make National Institutes of Health (NIH) small business award recipients aware that Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) funds may be requested for an active NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant or cooperative agreement as part of an Administrative Supplement. TABA Funding is part of a comprehensive NIH program intended to help small businesses identify and address their most pressing product development needs. These funds are intended to help SBIR/STTR recipients:
SBIR and STTR recipients may request up to $6,500 per year for a Phase I and up to $50,000 per Phase II project (across all years) to support subcontracts or consultants that provide skills and/or expertise that they are unable to provide internally. Normally, small businesses include this budget request as part of the application and provide a detailed budget justification. However, recipients may become aware of technical or business needs after award that necessitate requesting TABA funds through an Administrative Supplement. Recipients may include TABA funds as part of a supplement request through PA-20-272 - Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) and subsequent reissues. Recipients should follow instructions in the How To Apply – Application Guide to include and justify TABA funds in the R&R Budget Form, and otherwise follow the administrative supplement NOFO instructions. TABA funding is not available to Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program recipients.
Please note: NIH Institutes and Centers may decline a TABA supplement request for budgetary, administrative, or programmatic reasons, and some may have additional requirements. Consult with the NIH grants management officer and program official assigned to your award before submitting a request.
Phase I recipients are strongly encouraged to utilize the Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Needs Assessment program in lieu of a TABA supplement request. Please see the TABA Needs Assessment page for program details and to Request a Needs Assessment Report.
Examples of technical and business services that can be supported by TABA Funding include, but are not limited to:
TABA Funding cannot support:
Recipients who receive TABA Funding through the grant award, either as part of the application or through an administrative supplement, cannot utilize NIH TABA services provided by SEED for the phase of the SBIR/STTR that received TABA Funding. However, any SBIR/STTR recipient can utilize SEEDs other innovator support services, including I-Corps, Concept to Clinic: Commercializing Innovation (C3i), regulatory assistance, or pitch coaching or consultation from NIH Entrepreneurs in Residence.
Please direct all inquiries to:
NIH SEED (Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development)
Telephone: 301-827-8595
Email: [email protected]
For Agency, Institute and Center contacts, please see:
https://seed.nih.gov/aboutseed/contact-us/hhs-small-business-program-managers