In this post, we’ll briefly discuss the NIH’s scored criteria for SBIR/STTR grant applications and apply our experience writing and evaluating grant applications to help you better understand each criterion.

National Institute of Health (NIH) reviewers have the difficult task of identifying promising innovations and identifying the teams that can turn that innovation into a workable project that will lead to commercialization and improvements in public health.

It's 3 am and your mind is racing about your SBIR/STTR application. You know you have a good project, but how will you ensure your research and develop tasks are accounted for and conveyed to a federal granting agency?

Imagine spending over 100 hours meticulously preparing your SBIR/STTR application. You confidently press the “submit” button and sigh a breath of relief. Later, your thoughts meander back to your application and you wonder, “did I tell the right story?”

You have developed an innovative medical device idea, assembled your team, and are ready to revolutionize the medical industry. The only thing standing in your way is funding.