# Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2021-acl-nidilrr-bisb-0026-small-business-innovation-research-program-sbir-phase-ii/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/330540

> Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $287,500 (at least $280,000) to small businesses. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $1.1 million in total. Applications closed on June 1, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2021-ACL-NIDILRR-BISB-0026 |
| Agency | Administration for Community Living |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 1, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $287,500 |
| Award floor | $280,000 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $1.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.433 |

## Who can apply

- Small businesses

SBIR Phase I grantees who successfully completed their Phase I grant in fiscal year 2019, 2020 or 2021 are eligible to apply. These eligible applicants only include (1) Phase I grantees who successfully completed their Phase I work within the past 3 years (2019, 2020, 2021) with Phase I funding from NIDILRR, or (2) Phase I grantees who successfully completed with Phase I work within the past 3 years (2019, 2020, 2021) with Phase I funding from another agency to conduct projects that aim to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Applicants must also continue to be small business concerns. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector and to strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs. The specific purpose of NIDILRR’s SBIR program is to increase the commercial application of research and development results and improve the return on investment from research and development that can be used to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. All SBIR projects funded by NIDILRR must address the needs of individuals with disabilities and promote their health and function, community living, or employment outcomes. Phase II projects expand on the results of and further pursue the development of Phase I projects. Phase II applicants must be Phase I grantees with approaches that appear sufficiently promising as a result of their efforts as Phase I grantees.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2021-ACL-NIDILRR-BISB-0026 still open?

No. It closed on June 1, 2021. A newer notice is forecast: HHS-2027-ACL-NIDILRR-BISB-0309, expected deadline February 1, 2027.

### Who can apply for Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II?

Administration for Community Living accepted applications from small businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II?

Closed June 1, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $287,500 each. About $1.1 million in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, University of Washington. The program made 563 awards worth $553 million in that time.