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.
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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: niasmallbusiness@mail.nih.gov | Jessi Perez Phone: 301-402-7739 Email: jessi.perez@nih.gov |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov | Megan Ryan Phone: 301-443-4225 Email: mryan1@mail.nih.gov | Jeff Thurston Phone: 301-443-9801 Email: jeffrey.thurston@nih.gov |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov | Natalia Kruchinin Phone: 240-669-2919 Email: natalia.kruchinin@nih.gov | Jason Lundgren Phone: 240-669-2973 Email: jason.lundgren@nih.gov |
| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov | Xibin Wang Phone: 301-451-3884 Email: xibin.wang@nih.gov | Victoria Matthews Phone: 301-594-3698 Email:victoria.matthews@nih.gov |
| National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering http://www.nibib.nih.gov | Kari Ashmont Phone: 301-451-4772 Email: kari.ashmont@nih.gov | James Huff Phone: 301-451-4786 Email: james.huff@nih.gov |
| National Cancer Institute http://sbir.cancer.gov | Tamar Boghosian Email: ncisbir@mail.nih.gov | Shane Woodward Phone: 240-276-6303 Email: Shane.Woodward@nih.gov |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov | Toyin Ajisafe Phone: 301-827-9242 Email: toyin.ajisafe@nih.gov | Mindy Bixby Phone: 301-402-3204 Email: mindy.bixby@nih.gov |
| 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: elena.koustova@nih.gov | Amy Connolly Phone: 301-827-4457 Email: amy.connolly@nih.gov |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov | Roger L. Miller Phone: 301-402-3458 Email: roger.miller@nih.gov | Christopher P. Myers Phone: 301-435-0713 Email: christopher.myers@nih.gov |
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research https://sbir.nih.gov/nidcr | Orlando Lopez Phone: 301-402-4243 Email: orlando.lopez@nih.gov | Diana “Dede” Rutberg Phone: 301-594-4798 Email: diana.rutberg@nih.gov |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases https://seed.nih.gov/NIDDK_small_business_programs | Daniel Gossett Phone: 301-594-7723 Email: daniel.gossett@nih.gov | Christina Coriz Phone: 301-594-8848 Email: christina.coriz@nih.gov |
| National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov | Daniel T. Shaughnessy Phone: 984-287-3321 Email: daniel.shaughnessy@nih.gov | Aaron Nicholas Phone: 984-287-3297 Email: aaron.nicholas@nih.gov |
| National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov | Paek Lee Phone: 301-451-2020 Email: paek.lee@nei.nih.gov | Karen Robinson-Smith Phone: 301-451-2020 Email: karen.smith2@nih.gov |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov | Eddie Billingslea Phone: 301-451-4317 Email: eddie.billingslea@nih.gov | Brian Iglesias Phone: 301-451-5903 Email: brian.iglesias@nih.gov |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/research/funding/sbir | Stephanie Davis Phone: 301-496-8412 Email: nhlbi_sbir@mail.nih.gov | Andre Walker Phone: 301-827-8061 Email: walkera@nhlbi.nih.gov |
| National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov | Ian Nova Phone: 240-987-2885 Email: nhgri_smallbusiness@nih.gov | Zephaun Harvey Phone: 301-435-7859 Email: zephaun.harvey@nih.gov |
| National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov | Margaret C. Grabb Phone: 301-443-3563 Email: margaret.grabb@nih.gov | Jane Lin Phone: 301-443-2229 Email: jane.lin@nih.gov |
| National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities http://www.nimhd.nih.gov | Michael Banyas Phone: 301-402-1366 Email: banyasmj@nih.gov | Priscilla Grant Phone: 301-594-8412 Email: Priscilla.Grant@nih.gov |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov | Emily Caporello Phone: 301-496-1779 Email: ninds_sbir@ninds.nih.gov | Chief Grants Management Officer Email: ChiefGrantsManagementOfficer@ninds.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.ninr.nih.gov | Bill Duval Phone: 301-435-0380 Email: bill.duval@nih.gov | Randi Freundlich Phone: 301-594-5974 Email: randi.freundlich@nih.gov |
| National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences https://ncats.nih.gov | Krishna “Balki” Balakrishnan Phone: 301-827-7149 Email: balki@nih.gov | Imoni Washington Phone: 301-435-2939 Email: imoni.washington@nih.gov |
| National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health http://nccih.nih.gov | Emrin Horgusluoglu Phone: 240-383-5302 Email: emrin.horgusluoglu-moloch@nih.gov | Debbie Chen Phone: 301-594-3788 Email: debbie.chen@nih.gov |
| National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov | Allison Dennis Phone: 301-827-9721 Email: Allison.Dennis@nih.gov | Samantha Tempchin Phone: 301-496-4222 Email: tempchins@mail.nih.gov |
| Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs https://orip.nih.gov | Miguel Contreras Phone: 301-594-4927 Email: miguel.contreras@nih.gov | Nicole Franklin Phone: 240-276-5210 Email: nicole.franklin@nih.gov |
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: Kimberly.Pendleton@fda.hhs.gov |
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: brian.bard@acl.hhs.gov | Renee Carruthers Phone: 202-795-7407 Email: Renee.Carruthers@acl.hhs.gov |
ARPA-H | Contact |
|---|---|
| Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) https://arpa-h.gov/ | Jenica Patterson Email: sbir@arpa-h.gov |
*Participates in the Omnibus solicitations
