Small Business Applicant Assistance Program

Patricia Weber, DrPH

Contact Patricia Weber to learn more about this program.

Submission Portal Closes: December 12, 2023, at 5:00 pm ET

NIH AAP Q&A Webinar: Tuesday, December 5, at 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET [Register Here]

The Applicant Assistance Program (AAP) helps small businesses apply for Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding. Selected small businesses can participate in the program at no cost. Through AAP, companies can receive:

Needs assessment/small business mentoring
Phase I application preparation support
Application review

AAP provides support and guidance, but participating small businesses are responsible for putting together their application and required documentation. More information about the program is available in the archived webinar recording.

Submit your application on the Application Portal.

Eligibility

AAP is open to current and future entrepreneurs developing innovative technology ideas in the healthcare space. One of AAP’s goals is to increase SBIR program participation of individuals who are traditionally underrepresented in the biomedical sciences and own or control businesses. Therefore, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is particularly interested in applications from socially/economically disadvantaged small businesses, women-owned small businesses, and small businesses located in under-represented states. Entrepreneurs should have technologies that align with the research topics of one of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs). See below for the list of participating ICs and their points of contact:

Organization	Contact
National Cancer Institute	Patti Weber weberpa@nih.gov
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute	Yasamin Moghadam yasamin.moghadam@nih.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Jessica Forbes jessica.forbes@nih.gov
National Institute of Aging	Joy Toliver joy.toliver@nih.gov
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	Meena Rajagopol meena.rajagopal@nih.gov
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Lingamanaidu (Ravi) V. Ravichandran lingamanaidu.ravichandran@nih.gov
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Roger Miller millerr@nidcd.nih.gov
National Institute of Nursing Research	Bill Duval bill.duval@nih.gov
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Clara Cheng clara.cheng@nih.gov
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Megan Ryan NIAAASBIRSTTR@mail.@nih.gov