NIH SBIR/STTR News Flash
First SBIR Deadline coming up April 5!
1) Register TODAY! 2011 NIH SBIR/STTR Conference, June 22-23, Bethesda, MD
During this 2-day conference you will learn how to tap into the NIH's Research and Development (R&D) funding resources available explicitly to small businesses that have innovative biomedical or behavioral research ideas with commercial potential.
The program for this year's 2011 NIH SBIR/STTR Conference is currently under development but will allow more interaction opportunities with NIH program and grants management staff and a larger variety of topics than ever before many of which focus on the Congressional goal of SBIR/STTR...commercialization!’
2) The 2 Day Error Correction Window has been ELIMINATED as of 1/25/2011
Reminder! The 2 day Error Correction Window has been ELIMINATED as of 1/25/2011. See NOT-OD-10-123 Your SBIR/STTR applications must be submitted and error free by 5PM your local time on April 5th and for all future deadlines. Submit early!
Beginning on January 25, 2011, all applications submitted after 5 p.m. local time of the applicant organization on the due date will be subject to the NIH late policy and may not be accepted for review. In addition, any post-submission application materials will be subject to the new policy detailed in the NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-10-115.’
3) Important NIH Grant and Review Policies now in effect. Important NIH Grant and Review Policies now in effect. Please see NOT-OD-11-021 for a summary and links to all key NIH policies now in effect for the April 5th SBIR/STTR deadline and beyond.
The ‘reminders and clarifications’ in this notice addresses:
- NIH policy on page limits
- End of two-day correction window
- NIH policy on post-submission application materials
- New form requirements
- End of the “grandparent” period for legal A2 applications
- New time limit for NIH resubmission applications.