Grant✓ Small businesses may apply
SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health
- Opportunity #
- PAR-27-098
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- ALN (CFDA)
- 93.307, 93.313, 93.865, 93.838, 93.242, 93.233, 93.273, 93.173, 93.853, 93.393, 93.395, 93.350, 93.866, 93.121, 93.867, 93.113, 93.855, 93.859, 93.172, 93.839, 93.840, 93.286, 93.846, 93.143, 93.351, 93.394, 93.837, 93.847
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- May 28, 2026
- Closes
- Apr 5, 2029
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Health
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- •Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- •City or township governments
- •Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- •Private institutions of higher education
- •Small businesses
- •State governments
- •Special district governments
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- •Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- •For profit organizations other than small businesses
- •County governments
- •Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Independent school districts
- •Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Only United States small business concerns (SBCs), as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA)(sbir.gov/apply) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity.Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Unfunded international collaborations or unfunded foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, may be allowed.
Synopsis
The Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) program helps small business concerns (SBCs) move NIH-funded SBIR or STTR projects from late-stage development to commercialization. The CRP supports later-stage research and development (R&D) and/or technical assistance that Phase II and Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough awards do not typically support. This includes:Independent replication or confirmation of key studiesIND- or IDE-enabling studiesClinical studiesManufacturing scale-up and related quality activitiesRegulatory and other specialized technical supportSBCs may subcontract (outsource) a significant amount of the work in a CRP to meet the project goals.
Contact
National Institutes of Health · SEEDinfo@nih.gov