OpportunityTitle: Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: SBIR Phase I grantees who received their Phase I grant in fiscal year 2018 or 2019 are eligible to apply. These eligible applicants only include (1) Phase I grantees who received their FY 2018 or FY 2019 Phase I funding from NIDILRR, or (2) Phase I grantees with FY 2018 or FY 2019 Phase I funding from another agency to conduct projects that aim to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Applicants must also continue to be small business concerns.    Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Description: The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector and to strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&amp;D) needs. The specific purpose of NIDILRR&#8217;s SBIR program is to increase the commercial application of research and development results and improve the return on investment from research and development that can be used to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. All SBIR projects funded by NIDILRR must address the needs of individuals with disabilities and promote their health and function, community living, or employment outcomes. Phase II projects expand on the results of and further pursue the development of Phase I projects. Phase II applicants must be Phase I grantees with approaches that appear sufficiently promising as a result of their efforts as Phase I grantees.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Policy
GrantorContactText: Brian Bard&lt;br/&gt;brian.bard@acl.hhs.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.