Limited Competition: IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program (STTR) (UT2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide opportunities for eligible U.S. small business concerns (SBCs), together with academic partners, in the Northeast region of the Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible states, to apply forIDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) program awards that support the development of educational products to promote biomedical entrepreneurship in the Northeast region of IDeA states. These educational products are expected to address the needs of IDeA state academic institutions in developing and/or strengthening technology transfer programs that stimulate technological innovation by translating scientific discoveries and technologies from research laboratories into commercial products that improve human health and promote economic growth in the Northeast region of IDeA states.

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.