Notice of Information: Policy Changes to SBIR and STTR Foreign Disclosure and Risk Management
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Who can apply
for an award in a subsequent award cycle.Post-Award Reporting RequirementsRecipients are responsible for monitoring their relationships with foreign countries of concern post-
About this opportunity
Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD) The purpose of this notice is to inform HHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) applicants of recent policy changes to Foreign Disclosure and Risk Management. The policies described in this Notice are reflected in Section 18 of the FY26 NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS); this notice provides additional statutory specificity and implementation detail. The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (the Act), signed into law by President Trump on April 13, 2026, reauthorized the SBIR, STTR and related pilot programs through September 30, 2031. The Act includes changes to the SBIR and STTR Foreign Risk Due Diligence program. This policy applies to all competing applications ...