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NIDCD SBIR/STTR Small Business Grants

NIDCD SBIR Phase I

Supports United States. small businesses developing hearing, balance, and speech sensory technologies.

The NIDCD SBIR Phase I grant (R43) funds small US for-profit companies seeking to establish the technical merit and feasibility of a proposed research or research-and-development effort in areas within the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders' mission. NIDCD's seven programmatic areas include hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language, and its SBIR prog…

Phase I feasibility research for small businesses developing technologies in auditory implants, balance rehabilitation, voice and speech tools, and taste and smell diagnostics.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.nidcd.nih.gov