NIH R01 R21 (small business / SBIR adjacent)
Administers innovative organizations in United States to build innovation work toward measurable commercialization outcomes.
About
NIH R01 R21 (small business / SBIR adjacent) groups NIH activity-code opportunities for biomedical and life-science work under the National Institutes of Health. The route sits in the U.S. research-funding system and is used for projects that are early enough for research support but mature enough to sit above a pure concept pitch. It follows NIH's parent-announcement machinery rather than a singl…
Max award$500K
Realistic median$375K
Success rate10–20%
Decision time—
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Multiple per year.