In June of 2025 (before the program shutdown), the NIH conducted a webinar titled “The NIH Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR) is Open for Business Webinar”. This was a lengthy discussion (excerpted by our team) of the NIH SBIR/STTR program with hints and tips on how to apply, how the program is structured, key issues etc. We’ve recapped it below as the core elements are still relevant with new open solicitations coming.
The NIH provided both the slides from the webinar and a Webinar Transcript for your reference.
For info on NIH, including links to a number of training videos from America’s Seed Fund Week and Seed Fund Month, visit our NIH SBIR/STTR Page.
For insights into the latest NSF solicitations and process, visit our NSF SBIR/STTR Page.
Details on the Department of Energy updated SBIR/STTR Program are found on our DOE SBIR/STTR Page.
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Designer Investor Resources – Fundamentals of Raising Startup Capital is another summary page of great resources to help you if you are raising capital from investors.
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