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NIH Small Business 101: Managing Foreign Risk

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Location: Virtual
Date: August 18, 2026
Time: 1:30PM ET - 2:30PM ET

Cost: Free
This Event is Recorded: The recording and resources will be available 7-10 business days after the event

Hosted by: Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED)

Event Overview:

Description:

NIH Small Business 101 is a new webinar series designed to help small businesses prepare for the next chapter of the small business program (SBIR/STTR). This is the fourth in the series, Managing Foreign Risk, originally airing on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. It explains how foreign disclosure and risk management requirements affect SBIR and STTR applicants. The session covers required foreign affiliation disclosures, HHS foreign security risk assessments, circumstances that can require denial of an award, and applicants’ responsibilities for conducting due diligence on owners, covered individuals, contractors, collaborators, and other partners. It also uses NIH case studies to show how companies can identify, remove, and disclose potential foreign risks before an award.

Presenter(s)

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Stephanie Fertig
Director, NIH Small Business Program
Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED)
Office of the Director (OD)
NIH, HHS
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Stephanie Fertig
<p>Stephanie Fertig has more than twenty years of experience in translational research and has led the creation and implementation of multiple programs focused on small businesses and product development at NIH. She currently oversees the Health and Human Services Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.</p>

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