The NICHD takes part in the trans-NIH Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, congressionally mandated set-aside programs for domestic small businesses.
Specific information about the NICHD's SBIR and STTR mechanisms appear below.
| R43/R44 |
SBIR Grant (Phase I/Phase II)
- Two-phase mechanism that supports a small business concern performing innovative research.
- The first phase (R43) establishes the technical/scientific merit and feasibility of the project, and the second phase (R44) develops the project's commercially viability.
- http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm
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| R41/R42 |
STTR Grant (Phase I/Phase II)
- Two-phase mechanism that supports innovative research conducted cooperatively by a small business concern and a research institution.
- The first phase (R41) establishes the technical/scientific merit and feasibility of the project, and the second phase (R42) develops the project's commercial viability.
- http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm
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