NIH STTR — Receipt (First Post-Reauthorization
Supports small businesses partnering with research institutions on collaborative development pathways.
The NIH Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program funds joint R&D partnerships between US small businesses and US research institutions — universities, federal laboratories, or nonprofit research organizations — to accelerate commercialization of biomedical innovations. Like SBIR, STTR was reauthorized on April 13, 2026 after a program lapse; no active STTR NOFOs exist as of May 2026. The …
Joint small business and research institution commercialization of biomedical innovations across all NIH Institutes and Centers, requiring a formal partnership between a US small business and a US research organization.
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