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NIH/CDC SBIR Contract Solicitation Now Available

The NIH and CDC have released the annual SBIR Contract Proposal Solicitation (PHS 2020-1), with a submission date of October 23, 2019, 5:00 PM EDT. Please follow the directions in the solicitation very carefully. You must respond exactly to a topic in the solicitation.

A pre-proposal conference, via webinar, will take place on August 7 at 1:00 PM EDT. This informational webinar will discuss the PHS 2020-1 solicitation, electronic contract proposal submission (eCPS) website, clinical trials, and topics.

Please register for HHS SBIR PHS 2020-1 Contract Webinar in advance, here:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7505039171902241027

(After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.)

The following Institutes/Centers have issued research topics in the PHS 2020-1 Solicitation:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
  • National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
  • National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
  • National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)

Submission Process: There is an electronic submission process for all proposals. Applicants must use the Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website to submit their proposal. No other method of proposal submission is permitted. Instructions for electronic submission are provided in the solicitation.

Please check NOT-OD-19-121 for topics, contracting officer contact information and other details. You can also find the SBIR contract solicitation link on theFunding page and FedBizOpps.

Those interested in the PHS small business research GRANT programs, where investigator-initiated research ideas are encouraged, should use the Omnibus SBIR and STTR solicitations. You can find solicitation links on the Funding page. To understand better the differences between grants and contracts, view the Apply page.

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Applications are now open for the 12th BioREACH Award Program from the Center for Biotechnology, which provides $50,000 in translational research funding for Stony Brook faculty and postdoctoral researchers to generate the evidence needed to advance promising innovations to the next stage of development.

BioREACH funds milestone-driven studies and welcomes biomedical innovations as well as platforms, tools, computational technologies, and other enabling technologies with the potential to contribute to solutions addressing unmet needs in health.

Application deadline: October 29, 2026, 5:00pm ET

For info sessions, eligibility and deadlines visit our REACH Website and FAQ.

The Center for Biotechnology (CfB) has helped advance some of Stony Brook University’s most impactful biomedical innovations, among them the yeast two-hybrid system, Xiaflex®, ReoPro®, Oracea®, and 3D virtual colonoscopy. The CfB has supported more than 475 faculty-led translational research projects and contributed to 306 license agreements generating $51 million in royalty returns to the University.

Questions? Reach out to our program contacts or sign up for office hours:

Dee Dao, PhD, Associate Director, dee.dao@stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 2–3:30 PM | Sign up Here

Zelda Mendelowitz, PhD, Venture Associate, zelda.mendelowitz@stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8–11 AM | Sign up Here

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BioREACH funds milestone-driven studies and welcomes biomedical innovations as well as platforms, tools, computational technologies, and other enabling technologies with the potential to contribute to solutions addressing unmet needs in health.

Application deadline: October 29, 2026, 5:00pm ET

For info sessions, eligibility and deadlines visit our REACH Website and FAQ.

The Center for Biotechnology (CfB) has helped advance some of Stony Brook University’s most impactful biomedical innovations, among them the yeast two-hybrid system, Xiaflex®, ReoPro®, Oracea®, and 3D virtual colonoscopy. The CfB has supported more than 475 faculty-led translational research projects and contributed to 306 license agreements generating $51 million in royalty returns to the University.

Questions? Reach out to our program contacts or sign up for office hours:

Dee Dao, PhD, Associate Director, dee.dao@stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 2–3:30 PM | Sign up Here

Zelda Mendelowitz, PhD, Venture Associate, zelda.mendelowitz@stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8–11 AM | Sign up Here

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