Join us for the informational webinar on April 25, 2023 and apply by May 23, 2023.

The AAP application portal will open on April 25^th, 2023 and information about the AAP is available at the NIH Application Assistance Program website. 

For more information about the AAP, be sure to attend the AAP Informational Webinar on April 25^th at 2:00 PM ET and the AAP Q&A Office Hours on May 16^th at 2:00 PM ET. All applications must be submitted no later than May 23^rd  2023 at 5:00 PM ET. 

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Applicant Assistance Program (AAP) is designed to assist small businesses who have never received NIH SBIR/STTR funding in preparing and submitting a Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) application.  The goal of this program is to increase participation in the SBIR program by socially/economically disadvantaged small businesses, women-owned small businesses, and small businesses located in under-represented states.