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COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
At Grant Engine, we remain vigilent and focused on our mission of saving lives through improving the standard of care for patients in areas of unmet clinical need. While this crisis has impacted all of us, we are channeling our focus to re-double our efforts for...
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Resources for Wellness during COVID-19
Team Grant Engine: The Grant Engine Team includes all of us. As this latest coronavirus tests all of us in ways large, small and sometimes overwhelming, we have found these resources useful now...and expect them to be even more essential in the days and weeks ahead....
Financial support for NIH-Funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Affected by COVID-19
NIH has provided guidance outlining the flexibilities available to recipients conducting NIH-funded clinical trials and human subject studies, that are impacted by the declared public health emergency for COVID-19. If unanticipated costs are identified due to impacts...
COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
At Grant Engine, we remain vigilent and focused on our mission of saving lives through improving the standard of care for patients in areas of unmet clinical need. While this crisis has impacted all of us, we are channeling our focus to re-double our efforts for...
NIH active grants flexibility due to COVID-19
If you have an active grant, or expect one soon, please see this importance notice. Entitled "Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19", this notice provides significant flexibilities for grant...
What’s in: $2 Trillion COVID-19 Federal Stimulus
This $2.2 trillion relief package is the largest in American history. Included are direct payments, an expansion of unemployment insurance, and loans for small businesses. Below, we list a combination of realtime feedback from sources inside the Federal Government &...
CARES Act: how to best use it
Nice to have friends in the right places. As your partner in helping build your great Company, we are pleased to release this information to our clients, partners, and friends. Yes, it was actually $2.2 trillion. Here is your essential information for making the...
SBIR / STTR Paylines by NIH Institute
Knowing NIH grant paylines is important in having a good idea of whether or not your project will be funded. An NIH payline is determined based the combination of the available funds and applications for those available funds. The Impact score is evaluated relative...
Sub-Awards!
Guest blog by Malcolm A. Meyn, PhD, lead biotechnology consultant at ZForm, LLC. Subawards matter! The addition of an academic partner to an SBIR proposal can add credibility to a company’s investigative team. These partners bring expertise and are often able to...
Grant Timelines: What Happens and When (Part I)
Taken as a whole the SBIR process can seem daunting, but when it’s broken down into its steps and phases, it becomes a lot more manageable. It is key to give yourself enough time to properly create a competitive SBIR application, and understanding the timeline helps....
What is Non-Dilutive Funding?
If your funding gives away any ownership or equity of your company, it’s dilutive. Non-dilutive funding means you’re getting money without giving up any equity. It’s an important distinction for any business, especially smaller companies trying to get a leg up in the...