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Background The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program is a program that expands funding opportunities in the federal innovation research and development (R&D) arena.  Central to the program is expansion of the public/private sector partnership to include the joint venture opportunities for small businesses and nonprofit research institutions.  The unique feature of the ST ...

Background The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. Through a competitive awards-based program, SBIR enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to pr ...

Purpose This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that will develop and/or validate devices or electronic systems that can: 1) monitor biologically- or behaviorally-based processes applicable to mind and body interventions or 2) be used to assist in optimizing the practice or increasing t ...

Purpose The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is committed to the rigorous investigation of mind and body interventions to determine their usefulness and safety.   Through this FOA, NCCIH supports cutting-edge Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that will develop and/or validate devices or elec ...

Background Currently, it is estimated that over 5 million people in the U.S. are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD), and this number is increasing. The extensive care needs of persons with AD/ADRD are variable, and care typically involves great demands on caregivers and care partners who are often spouses or other family members. Famil ...

Background Currently, it is estimated that over 5 million people in the U.S. are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD), and this number is increasing. The extensive care needs of persons with AD/ADRD are variable, and care typically involves great demands on caregivers and care partners who are often spouses or other family members. Famil ...

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) research and development of next-generation socially-assistive robots (SARs) to enhance health and well-being, reduce illness and disability, and improve quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Alzheimer's-disease-related dementias (ADRD), and for caregiver ...

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development of next-generation socially-assistive robots (SARs) to enhance health and well-being, reduce illness and disability, and improve quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Alzheimer's-disease-related dementias (ADRD), and for caregiver ...

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) research and development of next-generation socially-assistive robots (SARs) to enhance health and well-being, reduce illness and disability, and improve quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Alzheimer's-disease-related dementias (ADRD), and for c ...

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development of next-generation socially-assistive robots (SARs) to enhance health and well-being, reduce illness and disability, and improve quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Alzheimer's-disease-related dementias (ADRD), and for c ...