1. Short Overview of the NIH SBIR/STTR Program “Lab to Life”
National SBIR Conference, New Orleans
National Institutes of Health
Matthew Portnoy, Ph.D.
SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator
Office of Extramural Research, NIH

2. NIH Mission
Improve human health through biomedical and behavioral research,
research training and communications.

3. SBIR / STTR Participating Agencies
DOD SBIR/STTR
HHS(NIH) SBIR/STTR
NSF SBIR/STTR
DOE SBIR/STTR
NASA SBIR/STTR
DHS SBIR
USDA SBIR
DOC SBIR
ED SBIR
EPA SBIR
DOT SBIR
$682M
$2.5B

4. Organizational Structure of NIH
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 Alternative
Medicine
Fogarty
International
Center
National Center
for Research
Resources
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

5. NIH INSTITUTE/CENTER SBIR/STTR BUDGET ALLOCATIONS (FY2011)
NIMHD
Extramural R&D Set-Asides:
SBIR = 2.5%
STTR = 0.3%
FY 2011 SBIR/STTR
Budget Allocations to NIH ICs:
$609 M (SBIR)
$ 73 M (STTR)
Total: $682 M
2012??
Go to Rob at end
NIGMS
NIDDK

6. NIH SBIR/STTR: 3-Phase Program
PHASE I Feasibility Study
Budget Guide: $150K (SBIR); $100K (STTR) Total Costs
Project Period: 6 months (SBIR); 1 year (STTR)
PHASE II Full Research/R&D
$750K (STTR), $1M (SBIR) over two years
PHASE II Competing Renewal/R&D
Clinical R&D; Complex Instrumentation/Tools to FDA
Many, but not all, ICs participate
Varies ~$1M/year; 3 years
PHASE III Commercialization Stage
Non-Federal $$$ (outside investment)
Federal non-SBIR $$$

7. Multiple Funding Opportunities
Annual SBIR/STTR Omnibus Grant Solicitation
Release: January Receipt Dates: April 5, Aug 5, Dec 5
(PA SBIR PA STTR)
Targeted SBIR/STTR Grant Funding Opportunity Announcements (NIH Guide for Grants & Contracts)
Release: Weekly Various receipt dates
Annual SBIR Contract Solicitation (NIH, CDC)
Release: August Receipt Date: Early November

8. Electronic Submission
SBIR/STTR grant applications must be submitted electronically. SBIR contract proposals still in paper form.
Registrations are required!!!
Grants.gov (company)
eRA Commons (company and all PD/PIs)

9. Timeline: New Applications
<……………….……6-9 months…………………….> 4 2 5
Due
Date
April 5
August 5
December 5
Scientific
Review
July
November
March
Council
Review
October
January
May
Award
Date (earliest)
December
April
July
Solicitations and Funding Opportunities 9 9

10. Technical Assistance Programs
Gap Funding
Phase I / Phase II Fast Track
Phase IIB Competing Renewals
Pipeline to Partnerships
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Technical Assistance Programs

11. Solicitations and Due Dates

12. Save the Date! 14th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference
May 30 to June 1, 2012
Louisville, Kentucky
Hosted by Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation
2 day conference with optional workshop on June 1.
Stay tuned to NIH SBIR website and listserv for details!

13. For More Information Matthew Portnoy, PhD
NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator
Phone:
Robert Vinson
SBIR/STTR Program Analyst
Phone:
Lenka Fedorkova, PhD
SBIR/STTR Program Analyst
Phone:
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