NIAID SBIR - Technology Transfer Direct Phase II (SBIR-TT) (R44)

Post Date

July 2nd 2014

Application Due Date

November 14th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-AI-14-049

CFDA Number(s)

93.847
93.855
93.856

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Food and Nutrition
Health

Eligibility Categories

Small Businesses

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity. A small business concern is one that, at the time of award of Phase I and Phase II, meets all of the following criteria: 1. Is organized for profit, with a place of business located in the United States, which operates primarily within the United States or which makes a significant contribution to the United States economy through payment of taxes or use of American products, materials or labor; 2. Is in the legal form of an individual proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust or cooperative, except that where the form is a joint venture, there must be less than 50 percent participation by foreign business entities in the joint venture; 3.Ф(i) SBIR and STTR.ФBe a concern which is more than 50 percent directly owned and controlled by one or more individuals (who are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States), other business concerns (each of which is more than 50 percent directly owned and controlled by individuals who are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States), or any combination of these; OR (ii) SBIR-only.ФBe a concern which is more than 50 percent owned by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, or any combination of these.ФNo single venture capital operating company, hedge fund, or private equity firm may own more than 50 percent of the concern; OR (iii) SBIR and STTR.ФBe a joint venture in which each entity to the joint venture must meet the requirements set forth in paragraph 3 (i) or 3 (ii) of this section. A joint venture that includes one or more concerns that meet the requirements of paragraph (ii) of this section must comply with _ 121.705(b) concerning registration and proposal requirements. 4.ФHas, including its affiliates, not more than 500 employees.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $1000000

Grant Description

The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to move commercially-viable diagnostic inventions from NIAID and NIDDK intramural research laboratories into the marketplace. This FOA solicits Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from Small Business Concerns (SBCs) for projects that further develop and commercialize such inventions. The Direct-to-Phase II grant mechanism is intended to facilitate SBIR-type RandD, to expand RandD opportunities for applicant SBCs, and to enhance the pace of technology development and commercialization.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

  NIH OER Webmaster
  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

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• Agency Email Address:

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• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-14-049.html