NIEHS SBIR Phase I
Supports United States. small businesses building environmental health technologies at feasibility stage.
The NIEHS SBIR Phase I award, made under the R43 mechanism, provides approximately $300,000 over 6 to 12 months for feasibility research by U.S. small businesses developing technologies relevant to environmental health. NIEHS follows NIH-wide SBIR rules and participates in the NIH omnibus SBIR solicitations published on grants.gov. The companion STTR Phase I mechanism (R41) carries the same budget…
Environmental health technologies: exposure monitoring, toxicity assays, remediation tools, occupational health devices, and related areas.
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