NHLBI SBIR/STTR — Standard
Supports small businesses advancing heart, lung, blood, and sleep-related technologies through NHLBI.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute participates in the NIH-wide SBIR and STTR omnibus solicitations, providing non-dilutive federal R&D funding to US small businesses advancing prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. NHLBI's small business program office is led by Stephanie Davis, Ph.D. (Small Business Program Coordinator) with Julia Berzhanskaya…
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders, including AI/ML diagnostics, novel therapeutics, medical devices, digital health tools, and precision medicine approaches.
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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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