Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (R43/R44)
Funds a first SBIR grant and hands-on entrepreneurial mentoring for a scientist who has never led independent research funding before.
Plenty of good scientists never start a company, and one reason is that the jump from academic funding to running a small business has no on-ramp. This notice is NIH and CDC's attempt at building one.
It funds Small Business Innovation Research Phase I applications, and Fast-Track applications combining Phase I and Phase II, for United States small business concerns. The research and development …
Small Business Innovation Research Phase I and Fast-Track grant applications for United States small business concerns, combining research and development funding with entrepreneurial training, mentoring and career development for a first-time principal investigator transitioning into entrepreneurship. A clinical trial is optional.
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