The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
This grant program supports eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) in submitting Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications aimed at developing products, processes, or services poised for commercialization. The focus is on innovations that can improve minority health or contribute to reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities among NIH-defined populations facing such disparities. Proposed technologies should be effective, affordable, and culturally acceptable.