HHS Small Business Program Managers
Agencies across the federal government support small businesses through the SBIR and STTR programs. Within HHS, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Administration for Community Living (ACL), and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) participate in the small business programs. To learn more about each Institute and its therapeutic research areas of focus and find the best fit for your innovation, visit Navigate NIH's Research Areas. Find contact information for your Program Official or Grants Management Official below, and information on Who to Contact and When.
Not sure where to start? Contact the SEED Office.
Note: Researcher-initiated ideas are proposed via the SBIR and STTR Omnibus grant solicitations. NIH, CDC, and FDA participate in the 2023 Omnibus solicitations; ACL and ARPA-H utilize other mechanisms for funding. In the chart below, the * denotes participation in the Omnibus solicitations.
NIH*
| Awarding Component | Scientific/Research Contact | Financial/Grants Mgmt Contact |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov | Michael-David A.R.R. Kerns Phone: 301-402-7713 Email: [email protected] | Jessi Perez Phone: 301-402-7739 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov | Megan Ryan Phone: 301-443-4225 Email: [email protected] | Jeff Thurston Phone: 301-443-9801 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov | Natalia Kruchinin Phone: 240-669-2919 Email: [email protected] | Chernay Rogers Phone: 240-669-2992 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov | Xibin Wang Phone: 301-451-3884 Email: [email protected] | Victoria Matthews Phone: 301-594-3698 Email:[email protected] |
| National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering http://www.nibib.nih.gov | Kari Ashmont Phone: 301-451-4772 Email: [email protected] | James Huff Phone: 301-451-4786 Email: [email protected] |
| National Cancer Institute http://sbir.cancer.gov | Tamar Boghosian Email: [email protected] | Sean Hine Phone: 240-276-6291 Email: [email protected] |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov | Toyin Ajisafe Phone: 301-827-9242 Email: [email protected] | Artisha Wright Phone: 301-827-1844 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse https://nida.nih.gov/funding/small-business-innovation-research-sbir-technology-transfer-sttr-programs | Elena Koustova Phone: 301-496-8768 Email: [email protected] | Amy Connolly Phone: 301-827-4457 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov | Roger L. Miller Phone: 301-402-3458 Email: [email protected] | Samantha Tempchin Phone: 301-435-1404 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research https://sbir.nih.gov/nidcr | Orlando Lopez Phone: 301-402-4243 Email: [email protected] | Diana “Dede” Rutberg Phone: 301-594-4798 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases https://seed.nih.gov/NIDDK_small_business_programs | Daniel Gossett Phone: 301-594-7723 Email: [email protected] | Christina Coriz Phone: 301-594-8848 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov | Daniel T. Shaughnessy Phone: 984-287-3321 Email: [email protected] | Aaron Nicholas Phone: 984-287-3297 Email: [email protected] |
| National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov | Paek Lee Phone: 301-451-2020 Email: [email protected] | Karen Robinson-Smith Phone: 301-451-2020 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov | Eddie Billingslea Phone: 301-451-4317 Email: [email protected] | Alania Foster Phone: 301-451-8255 Email: [email protected] |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/research/funding/sbir | Stephanie Davis Phone: 301-496-8412 Email: [email protected] | Andre Walker Phone: 301-827-8061 Email: [email protected] |
| National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov | Ian Nova Phone: 240-987-2885 Email: [email protected] | Zephaun Harvey Phone: 301-435-7859 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov | Margaret C. Grabb Phone: 301-443-3563 Email: [email protected] | Jane Lin Phone: 301-443-2229 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities http://www.nimhd.nih.gov | Michael Banyas Phone: 301-402-1366 Email: [email protected] | Priscilla Grant Phone: 301-594-8412 Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov | Emily Caporello Phone: 301-496-1779 Email: [email protected] | Chief Grants Management Officer Email: [email protected] |
| National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.ninr.nih.gov | Bill Duval Phone: 301-435-0380 Email: [email protected] | Randi Freundlich Phone: 301-594-5974 Email: [email protected] |
| National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences https://ncats.nih.gov | Krishna “Balki” Balakrishnan Phone: 301-827-7149 Email: [email protected] | Imoni Washington Phone: 301-435-2939 Email: [email protected] |
| National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health http://nccih.nih.gov | Emrin Horgusluoglu Phone: 240-383-5302 Email: [email protected] | Debbie Chen Phone: 301-594-3788 Email: [email protected] |
| National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov | Clayton Bingham Phone: 301-594-5929 Email: [email protected] | Andrea Culhane Phone: 301-402-0069 E-mail: [email protected] |
| Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs https://orip.nih.gov | Miguel Contreras Phone: 301-594-4927 Email: [email protected] | Nicole Franklin Phone: 240-276-5210 Email: [email protected] |
CDC* | Scientific/Research Contact | Financial/Grants Mgmt Contact |
|---|---|---|
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
| SBIR Program Manager: Office of Science, Office of Technology Innovation Robin Soler (Center for Preparedness Response) Candis Hunter (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, National Center for Environmental Health) |
|
FDA* | Contact |
|---|---|
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov | Kimberly Pendleton Phone: 240-402-7610 Email: [email protected] |
ACL | Scientific/Research Contact | Financial/Grants Mgmt Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Administration for Community Living (ACL)/National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) http://www.acl.gov | Brian Bard Phone: 202-795-7298 Email: [email protected] | Renee Carruthers Phone: 202-795-7407 Email: [email protected] |
ARPA-H | Contact |
|---|---|
| Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) https://arpa-h.gov/ | Maryam Ziaei-Moayyed Michelle Matrone Email: [email protected] |
*Participates in the Omnibus solicitations
