Submitting Competing SBIR/STTR Grant Applications Receipt Dates Note: All competing applications and other deliveries to the Center for Scientific Review must come either via courier delivery or via the USPS. See NIH Guide Notice dated April 22, 2003 for a Reminder and Clarification on Delivery of Competing Grant, Cooperative Agreement, and Fellowship Applications. Applications delivered by individuals to the Center for Scientific Review will no longer be accepted. See the NIH Guide Notice dated November 13, 2001 for more information on Mail Addressed to the NIH. For information on Non-Competing application due dates, see NIH Receipt Dates & Grant Application Submission page. Application instructions and forms are available on the NIH Forms and Applications page. The NIH's Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is the single receiving point for all NIH, CDC, and FDA SBIR/STTR competing grant applications.
* NIH, CDC and FDA now use the same three standard submission dates. CDC and FDA do not participate in the STTR program.
A grant application submitted under the Omnibus SBIR/STTR Grant Solicitation will be considered on time if it is received by or mailed on or before the published receipt date and a proof of mailing is provided. Proof of timely mailing consists of one of the following: a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or a dated receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal Service.
However, SBIR/STTR applications in response to Request for Applications (RFAs) or Program Announcements (PAs) with other than standard (Apr 1, Aug 1, Dec 1) receipt dates must be received by the specified dates. These RFAs/PAs are issued separately through the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.
Receipt of SBIR/STTR Phase II Applications (non-"Fast-Track") Phase II applications may be submitted on any of the three scheduled receipt dates identified below, either before or after expiration of the Phase I budget period. However, the Phase II grant application should be submitted no later than the first six receipt dates following expiration of the Phase I budget period. Applicant small business concerns are reminded that Phase II funding is based on the results of Phase I, scientific and technical merit, and commercial potential of the Phase II application. Applicants are cautioned that applications not demonstrating sufficient results in Phase I may not receive a score in the peer review process (see Section VI. Method of Evaluation and Selection Criteria).
Receipt of Fast-Track Applications
Submit the original and five exact, clear, single-sided photocopies of each application. The original must be signed by the Principal Investigator and a corporate official authorized to act for the applicant organization. Do not bind or staple the six sets, but secure them with rubber bands or paper clips.
Mailing and/or Delivery Addresses Mail or deliver the complete, signed, and typewritten original and five signed, exact, clear, single-sided photocopies of the application in one package to:
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