Scientific Grant Funding Programs
Grant Engine has a successful track record of winning federally funded grants 2 to 4 times more often than the national average. Our success is based on the principle of understanding and improving your product roadmap and quantitative differentiation of your product against the current standard of care or state-of-the-art. We help identify the funding programs that best match your business needs. We will help you focus on the advantages of your product innovation and lead the process to secure non-dilutive funding. A major aspect to providing success is our experience with grantsmanship. After writing many hundreds of grants, we know what works and what does not.
Below are many of the federal funding programs available today. These are the some of the programs Grant Engine has been highly successful with:
National Institutes of Health
SBIR Program
- SBIR Ph I and II, Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- SBIR Ph I and II, Clinical Trial Required
- STTR Ph I and II, Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- STTR Ph I and II, Clinical Trial Required
- Direct to Phase II
- Phase IIB
- Fast-Track
- NCI Experimental Therapeutics Program
- R&D Contracts
- SBIR Contracts
- Additional Announcements
Commercialization Funding
Additional Programs
- NCI SBIR Concept Award – Preliminary Data Not Required
- Small Business Transition Grant – PhI STTR to PhII SBIR
- Exploratory Research Awards Phase I – Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- Exploratory Research Awards Phase I – Clinical Trial Required
- Exploratory Research Awards Phase II – Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- Exploratory Research Awards Phase II – Clinical Trial Required
- Clinical Trial Planning Grant
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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Economic Impact of SBIR Program: America’s Seed Fund
This report examines the broad economic impact of the SBIR/STTR programs, with a particular focus on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) within NIH.
Unlock Growth With Colorado’s Advanced Industries Grants
Calling all small businesses with innovative bioscience in Colorado! Seize a transformative opportunity to propel your early-stage company forward with the Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant—right here in the heart of Colorado.
Time, Effort, and the Elusive Perfect Proposal: What Really Counts
Writing a proposal is an art form, based on the team and the science. While we know there is such a thing as a perfect score, because we’ve gotten one, the reality is that there is no perfect grant and more importantly it’s impossible to know whether you’ve reached...
Being Proactive is a Key to Winning Grants
We conducted a longitudinal study to determine whether or not a proactive effort is a key differentiating element to winning grants. We conducted this experiment as part of a public university's initiative to increase non-dilutive funding for its spinout companies...