Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Required)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is providing a grant opportunity to facilitate the career development and transition of investigators new to entrepreneurship with an interest in small business. The grant aims to support small business concerns in employing and developing researchers as entrepreneurial Program Directors/Principal Investigators. The grant will provide funding for research and development under the direction of the PD/PI, as well as entrepreneurial training, mentoring, and career development. The optimal PD/PI for this award is a scientist or professional with strong research, technology development, and/or healthcare delivery skills and experience, but limited entrepreneurial and independent research project leadership experience. • The grant is open to small businesses and non-domestic entities are not eligible to apply. • The grant requires a clinical trial. • The grant aims to improve health and save lives. • The grant provides funding for research and development. • The grant supports entrepreneurial training, mentoring, and career development.