Forecasted · Grant
Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Business Transition Grant For Early Career Scientists (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Key facts
Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.
- Program name
- Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Business Transition Grant For Early Career Scientists (R41/R42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Issuing agency
- National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
- Opportunity number
- FOR-CA-25-087
- Funding type
- Grant
- Funding purpose
- Health
- Status
- Forecasted
- Application deadline
- Forecasted · estimated close October 30, 2025 (agency estimate)
- Agency estimates
- Estimated posting: August 29, 2025. Estimated award date: July 1, 2026. Estimates can change.
- Published award range
- Not published by the agency
- Expected number of awards
- 20
- Cost sharing or match required
- No
- Eligible applicants (official categories)
- State governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Relevant to
- Businesses and NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes small businesses or for-profit organizations. Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.
- Geographic restrictions
- None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.
- Assistance Listing (CFDA)
- 93.172, 93.286, 93.394
- Official source
- View on Grants.gov ↗
- Application URL
- www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359724 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.
- Source identifier
- Grants.gov opportunity ID 359724 · Funding opportunity number FOR-CA-25-087
- Posted
- June 16, 2025 · Source last updated June 16, 2025
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)
- Data completeness
- 83% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: published funding range, eligibility criteria text.
- Record confidence
- mediumforecast — dates and amounts are agency estimates.
Description (from the official listing)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), with National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support early-career academic scientists interested in transitioning to entrepreneurship while also supporting the transfer of technology from academic laboratories into small businesses. Both small businesses and universities are drivers of technological innovation in the United States (U.S.), often working together to advance innovative ideas into products that can benefit the U.S. population. While most NIH funding supports basic research in university laboratories, the NIH also supports innovative technology development in U.S. small businesses through its SBIR and STTR programs. As technologies transition from academic discovery to small businesses, two common challenges arise, identifying the right team with the right expertise to take the product into a small business, and funding for early-stage technology development. This NOFO seeks to address both challenges simultaneously by having two equally important goals: entrepreneurial mentoring support, and product development support.Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This NOFO will utilize the R41/R42 activity code. The NOFO is expected to be published in Summer 2025 with an anticipated application due date in Fall 2025.
Agency contact
Saroj Regmi, Ph.D. National Cancer Institute (NCI)
saroj.regmi@nih.gov