Small Business Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)

NICHD participates in the omnibus NOFOs for small business programs as well as certain targeted opportunities.

Prior to searching for a funding opportunity, it is important to determine whether your project includes a clinical trial as defined by NIH. Please refer to NIH’s Definition of a Clinical Trial as well as the Clinical Trial Decision Tree.

Specific information about Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) NOFOs is as follows.

R43/R44

SBIR Grant (Phase I/Phase II/Fast-Track) 

R41/R42

STTR Grant (Phase I/Phase II/Fast-Track) 

You can also review the full Omnibus Solicitation (PDF 2 MB) for more information; NICHD-specific information begins on page 43.

NIH has received a waiver from the Small Business Administration, as authorized by 15 U.S. Code § 638 (PDF 288 KB), to exceed the hard cap for specific topics. Visit https://seed.nih.gov/sites/default/files/HHS_Topics_for_Budget_Waivers.pdf (PDF 400 KB) for the list of topics.