October 23, 2024
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.
Currently Reads:
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 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 $314,363 for Phase I awards and $2,095,748 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 SBIR/STTR Program Descriptions and Research Topics for the NIH, CDC and FDA.
All other aspects of these NOFOs remain the same.
Please direct all inquiries to:
SEED (Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development)
Office of Extramural Research