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ACL SBIR Program

Status

Status not published

Omnibus/Parent SBIR and STTR grant applications have three standard receipt dates a year, customarily 5 January, 5 April and 5 September. Some institutes also issue targeted contract solicitations (PHS SBIR/STTR contract solicitation) once a year.

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Amount
$575,000

Phase I about $100,000 for ~6 months (up to ten awards a year); Phase II about $287,500 per year for two years (2024 awards).

Funder

U.S. Administration for Community Living

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Omnibus/Parent SBIR and STTR grant applications have three standard receipt dates a year, customarily 5 January, 5 April and 5 September. Some institutes also issue targeted contract solicitations (PHS SBIR/STTR contract solicitation) once a year.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Assistive technology, disability and ageing-in-place products. ACL runs its own small SBIR solicitation separate from the NIH Omnibus. US for-profit small business, 500 or fewer employees, majority US-owned; PI primarily employed by the company for SBIR. NIH permits majority ownership by multiple venture capital, hedge fund or private equity firms under a specific certification route.

How to apply

  1. Register the company in SAM.gov, eRA Commons and Grants.gov
  2. Contact the institute's SBIR/STTR programme officer to confirm topic fit
  3. Prepare the research strategy, specific aims and budget
  4. Submit through Grants.gov / ASSIST against the NIH Omnibus SBIR or STTR funding opportunity by a standard receipt date
  5. Respond to summary statement; resubmit or proceed to award negotiation

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361) · SBIR vs STTR: what actually differs

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://acl.gov/programs/research-and-development/small-business-innovation-research-program

"Each year, NIDILRR's SBIR program funds up to ten Phase I feasibility (or proof-of-concept) projects ... for up to $100,000 each."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: acl.gov

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