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Your Environment. Your Health.

Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer Grants (SBIR/STTR, R41, R42, R43, R44)

Program Lead

Daniel Shaughnessy, Ph.D.
Daniel T. Shaughnessy, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator

Tel 984-287-3321
Fax 919-541-0146
shaughn1@niehs.nih.gov

NIEHS Small Business Program is Now Accepting Applications for the NIH Applicant Assistance Program (AAP)

If your company has not received an NIH SBIR/STTR award and your research area of interest aligns with the mission of the NIEHS, you may be eligible to apply for the AAP and get assistance in preparing and submitting the SBIR or STTR application.

The AAP Application Portal is currently open and the applications can be submitted until September 22, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.

NIH AAP Q&A Webinar and Office Hours for potential AAP applicants will be held on September 15, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. and please register here.

SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities for Water Nanotechnologies Webinar

Thursday, August 25, 2022 • 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. - Webinar Archive

The webinar was co-hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). Representatives from the EPA, NIEHS, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) provided an overview of their current and upcoming SBIR/STTR funding opportunities for water nanotechnologies. The agencies' presentations were followed by a Q&A session.

Town Hall Recording

NIEHS hosted a SBIR/STTR Town Hall meeting on “Development of New Approach Methodologies to Reduce Animal Use in Toxicity Testing” on April 17, 2020 with presentations from NICEATM, EPA, FDA, DoD, 3M Corporation, Syngenta and Novartis.

The slides and presentations are available at SBIR/STTR Town Hall Meeting on NAMs.

Sensory Technology for the 21st Century Website

Are you a sensor technology developer seeking SBIR/STTR funding? SBIR.gov posted a new microsite, Sensor Technology for the 21st Century to help startups and small businesses interested in sensor technologies find relevant SBIR/STTR topics by providing a central web location for sensor-related funding topics across the federal government.

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Program Description

NIEHS SBIR/STTR grants help small businesses develop innovative and commercially viable products or technologies to translate and communicate environmental health research to improve public health. The SBIR/STTR program uses a combination of research, technology transfer, and communication strategies to aid the mission of NIEHS. Research and training areas include:

  • Exposure assessment tools such as sensors and computational tools and methods
  • Tools for evaluating environmental health and safety of engineered nanomaterials
  • Bio-monitoring technologies and biological response markers of exposure and response
  • Assays and model systems for screening compounds for toxicity
  • Intervention technologies to prevent or reduce exposures to environmental stressors
  • Educational materials to support understanding of environmental health science
  • Superfund Research Program - Detection and remediation technologies for contaminated sites
  • NIEHS Worker Training Program - Advanced Training Technology (ATT) products for the health and safety training of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) workers, emergency responders, and skilled support personnel

For more details about NIEHS clinical trial not allowed and clinical trial allowed funding topics see pages 93 – 102 of the SBIR/STTR NIH, CDC, and FDA Program Descriptions and Research Topics document.

Who We Fund - is a database of Environmental Health Science Research Funded by NIEHS. Search GRANT NUMBER "R43" or "R44" for SBIR grants, and "R41" or "R42" for STTR grants.

Grant applications are accepted in response to the NIH Omnibus solicitation using the SF424 (R&R) SBIR/STTR application guide (Version F) and use the Annotated SF424 (R&R) SBIR/STTR Form Set (FORMS-F) for step-by-step instruction on how to complete the application. Be mindful that the electronic submission process for HHS SBIR and STTR grants is multi-step, and can take six to eight weeks to complete the five registrations required prior to submission.

NIEHS Participating HHS SBIR and STTR Omnibus Solicitations

  • PA-22-176 - PHS 2022-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  • PA-22-177 - PHS 2022-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH and CDC for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required)
  • PA-22-178 - PHS 2022-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  • PA-22-179 - PHS 2022-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required)

SBIR/STTR Application Types Accepted by NIEHS

  • For PA-22-176 - Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed and PA-22-177 - Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required – Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track, and Direct to Phase II.
  • For PA-22-178 - Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Not Allowed and PA-22-179 - Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required - Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track. Direct Phase II NOT Allowed.

Annual SBIR/STTR Application Receipt Dates

  • September 5, 2022
  • January 5, 2023
  • April 5, 2023

Other NIEHS Specific/Participating Request for Applications and Program Announcements


SBIR/STTR (SB1) - The “SMALL” CRP (Up to $300,000)
  • PAR-20-128 - SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance (SB1) - Clinical Trial Not Allowed
    • Standard receipt dates until April 6, 2023 (As per issuance of NOT-OD-22-085)
  • NIEHS SBIR RFAs - NEW
    • RFA-ES-22-006- New Approaches for Incorporating Genetic Diversity into Toxicity Testing (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
      • Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): October 8, 2022
        Letter of Intent Due Date: October 8, 2022
        Application Due Date: November 8, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. local time of applicant organization
    • RFA-ES-22-004 - SBIR E-Learning for HAZMAT and Emergency Response (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
      • Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): June 20, 2022
        Letter of Intent Due Date: June 20, 2022
        Application Due Date: August 16, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. local time of applicant organization (As per issuance of NOT-ES-22-012)
    • NOTICE OF SPECIAL INTERESTS (NOSI):
      • NOT-ES-22-009 – Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Innovative Technologies for Research on Climate Change and Human Health Small Business Technology Transfer (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional) for PA-22-178 and PA-22-179
      • NOT-ES-22-010 – Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Innovative Technologies for Research on Climate Change and Human Health (R43/R44 Small Business Innovation Research (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) for PA-22-176 and PA-22-177
        • These notices apply to receipt dates on or after September 5, 2022 and subsequent receipt dates through April 5, 2023

    General SBIR/STTR Information

    Contacts

    Additional contact for the NIEHS SBIR and STTR Program
    Lingamanaidu (Ravi) Ravichandran
    Lingamanaidu V. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
    Health Scientist Administrator
    Tel 984-287-3309
    lingamanaidu.ravichandran@nih.gov
    P.O. Box 12233
    Mail Drop K3-05
    Durham, N.C. 27709
    The contact for the Superfund SBIR program is:
    Heather F. Henry, Ph.D.
    Heather Henry, Ph.D.
    Health Scientist Administrator, Superfund Research Program

    Tel 984-287-3268
    henryh@niehs.nih.gov
    The contact for the Worker Training SBIR program is:
    Kathy Ahlmark
    Kathy A. Ahlmark
    Program Analyst

    Tel 984-287-3231
    ahlmark@niehs.nih.gov
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