Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Awards to Accelerate the Development of Cancer-Relevant Technologies Toward Commercialization (R44 Clinical Trial Optional)

In plain English

National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Aug 29, 2025 (this estimate has passed and the agency has not posted it yet). Estimated application due date: Oct 30, 2025.

The listing does not state award amounts or the number of awards.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations, colleges & universities, school districts and public housing authorities.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

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• State governments
• County governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that seek additional funding to support the next stage of development for cancer-relevant projects that were previously funded under SBIR or STTR Phase II awards from any Federal agency. The purpose of this NOFO is to facilitate the transition of SBIR or STTR Phase II projects to the commercialization stage. This NOFO is expected to promote partnerships between Federally-funded SBIR or STTR Phase II awardees and third-party investors and/or strategic partners to facilitate and accelerate the capital-intensive steps that are required to commercialize new products and services. …

Read the full forecast on Grants.gov →