NIDCR SBIR/STTR
Supports United States. small businesses developing dental, oral, and craniofacial health technologies.
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) participates in the NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, which together reserve a statutory portion of the NIH extramural R&D budget for US small businesses. NIDCR-focused SBIR and STTR awards support applied R&D toward commercialization of innovations in dental, oral…
Dental, oral, and craniofacial health product development — biomaterials, devices, diagnostics, digital health, behavioral tools, and precision medicine applications.
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Guides for this application
All guides →SBIR/STTR Grants for Deeptech Startups
A practical guide to SBIR and STTR grants for deeptech startups, including agency fit, Phase I and II logic, eligibility, budgets, and review criteria.
DocumentsNIH Biosketch Guide: Format, SciENcv Steps, and Examples
Learn what an NIH biosketch is, how the format works, what to prepare for SciENcv, and how startup teams should avoid common biosketch mistakes.
Write proposalHow to Write a Specific Aims Page
Learn how to write a specific aims page for NIH, SBIR-adjacent, and translational R&D grants, with structure, reviewer logic, examples, and common mistakes.
Where to applyGrants for Biotech Startups: NIH, NSF, SBIR/STTR, and Non-Dilutive Funding
A practical guide to grants for biotech startups, including NIH SBIR/STTR, NSF, translational funding, evidence, regulatory readiness, and budgets.
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