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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Applicant Assistance Program (AAP) is designed to assist small businesses with an interest in preparing and submitting a Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) application to any of the following Institutes and Centers:

  • The National Cancer Institute (NCI SBIR) 
  • The National Institute on Aging (NIA SBIR) 
  • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI SBIR) 
  • The National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS SBIR) 
  • The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR SBIR) 
  • The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH SBIR) 
  • The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS SBIR) 
  • The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS SBIR) 
  • New this cycle! The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD SBIR) 
  • New this cycle! The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA SBIR)