1. Overview of the Health & Human Services SBIR/STTR Programs
National SBIR Conference
Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center at National Harbor
May 15–17, 2017
Robert Vinson
NIH SBIR/STTR Program Manager

2. NIH Mission
To seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

3. SBIR/STTR Website

4. We fund grants AND contracts.
Tips: Take 5!
HHS and NIH are made up of distinct units, but there are many similarities, like siblings.
We fund grants AND contracts.
Read the Funding Opportunity Announcement!
Scientific peer review is critical.
You can and should contact us early!
Questions about who to contact?

5. HHS Program Funding SBIR STTR
2016 Budget
SBIR
STTR
NIH
National Institutes of Health
$763M
$114M
CDC
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
$9.0M
N/A
ACL (NIDILRR)
Administration for Community Living
(National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research)
$2.7M
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
$1.6M
ACF
Administration for Children and Families
$94K

6. National Institutes of Health
Office of Research
Infrastructure Programs
Office of the Director
National Institute
on Aging
National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism
National Institute
of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Cancer
Institute
National Institute
of Child Health
and Human
Development
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute
on Drug Abuse
National Institute
of Environmental
Health Sciences
National Eye
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Heart,
Lung, and Blood
Institute
National Human
Genome Research
Institute
National Institute
of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institute
of Nursing Research
National Institute
on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Fogarty International Center
National Center
for Advancing
Translational Sciences
National Library
of Medicine
National Institute
of Biomedical
Imaging and
Bioengineering
NIH Clinical Center
Center for Information Technology
Center for Scientific Review
No funding authority

7. Only Some ICs Participate NIH is not usually the end customer
SBIR/STTR
3-Phase Program
Discovery
Phase I
Development
Phase II
Competing Renewal Award
Phase IIB
Commercialization
Phase III
$3M for up to 3 years
Additional R/D
Only Some ICs Participate
NIH is not usually the end customer
Feasibility
Full R/D
Up to $225K
6-12 months
Up to $1.5M
2 years
Phase I Phase II
Fast-Track

8. NIH is not usually the end customer
SBIR/STTR
Fast-Track
Discovery
Phase I
Development
Phase II
Competing Renewal Award
Phase IIB
Commercialization
Phase III
$3M for up to 3 years
Additional R/D
Only Some ICs Participate
NIH is not usually the end customer
Feasibility
Full R/D
Up to $225K
6-12 months
Up to $1.5M
2 years
Phase I Phase II
Simultaneous submission and review of Phase I & II
Phase I is awarded
Milestones/aims of Phase I are assessed by program staff prior to Phase II award
Fast-Track

9. Competing Renewal Award
Phase IIB Competing
Renewal Award
Discovery
Phase I
Development
Phase II
Competing Renewal Award
Phase IIB
Commercialization
Phase III
$3M for up to 3 years
SBIR/STTR Phase II awardee
Technologies that require extraordinary time/effort to develop, and often require FDA regulatory approval
Awards up to $1M/year for up to 3 years
IC must accept Competing Renewal applications (NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NIDDK, NEI, NIGMS, NHLBI, NIMH, NINDS, NCATS, ORIP, NCI)
Contact NIH Program Staff to discuss!

10. https://sbir.nih.gov/funding
SBIR/STTR FOAs
Funding Opportunity Announcements

11. Multiple Types of Funding Opportunities
Investigator Initiated Grants:
Omnibus Solicitations
Targeted Grant Funding Opportunities
Contract Funding Opportunities

12. Investigator Initiated Grants
Omnibus Solicitations (Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track)
PA (SBIR) and PA (STTR)
Direct to Phase II Solicitation
PAR (SBIR only) – Expired January 2017
We encourage applications for any topic within the NIH mission
Read the “Program Descriptions and Research Topics”
Check out
Due Dates: September 5th, January 5th, April 5th

13. Targeted Grant FOAs http://sbir.nih.gov/funding#targeted
Release dates, topics, and receipt dates vary
Check the NIH Guide – published weekly
Check your relevant IC’s website
Sign up for your relevant IC’s listserv (e.g.
*IC’s = Institutes and Centers

14. Contract Solicitation for NIH & CDC
Only 1 per year
Targeted, milestone-driven topics
Different application & award process from grants
SBIR only
Most recent solicitation - PHS
Release: August 1, Close: October 21, 2016 (5pm EDT)

15. Application & Review Process
Sept 5th
Applicant initiates
research idea
Small Business
Concern confirms
Eligibility
Submits SBIR/STTR
grant application to
NIH electronically
NIH Center for
Scientific Review
assigns to IC and IRG
1-2 Months
3 Months
IC staff prepare
funding plan for
IC Director
Advisory Council or
Board recommend
Approval
Scientific Review
Group evaluates
scientific merit
2-4 Months
Jan/Feb
Oct/Nov
July
IC allocates
funds
Grantee conducts
research

16. Review Criteria Overall Impact Score:
Scored Review Criteria (score 1-9)
Significance (Real Problem/Commercial Potential)
Investigators (PI and team)
Innovation (New or Improved?)
Approach (Research Design, Feasible)
Environment (Facilities/Resources)
Additional Review Criteria (not scored individually)
Protection of Human Subjects
Inclusion of Women, Minorities & Children
Vertebrate Animals
Biohazards

17. We fund grants AND contracts.
Tips: Take 5!
HHS and NIH are made up of distinct units, but there are many similarities, like siblings.
We fund grants AND contracts.
Read the Funding Opportunity Announcement!
Scientific peer review is critical.
You can and should contact us early!
Questions about who to contact?

18. Stay connected at https://sbir.nih.gov/
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19. For More Information Matthew Portnoy, PhD Robert Vinson
NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator
Phone:
Robert Vinson
SBIR/STTR Program Manager
Phone:
JP Kim, JD, MBA, MSc
SBIR/STTR Program Manager
Phone:
Julie Beaver, MD, MS
SBIR/STTR Statistician
Phone:
Patricia Swayne
SBIR/STTR Communications
Specialist
Phone:

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