Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a grant opportunity to support small business concerns in employing and developing researchers as entrepreneurial Program Directors/Principal Investigators. This grant aims to facilitate the career development and transition of investigators new to entrepreneurship with an interest in small business by simultaneously supporting their entrepreneurial development and the conduct of research and development under their direction. The optimal candidates for this award are scientists and professionals with strong research, technology development, and/or healthcare delivery skills and experience, but limited entrepreneurial and independent research project leadership experience. • The grant supports small business concerns in augmenting scientific research staff and supporting research and development efforts. • The grant provides entrepreneurial training, mentoring, and career development of the Program Director/Principal Investigator. • The grant is intended to develop promising technologies and products that align with NIH's mission to improve health and save lives. • The grant is not allowed for clinical trials.