How to sell to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a diverse business
NIH obligated more than $6.4 billion in contracts in FY2023. The agency uses 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone set-asides across IT, research …
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Find my certifications →NIH obligated more than $6.4 billion in contracts in FY2023. The agency uses 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone set-asides across IT, research …
Most grant programs marketed to women business owners are either extremely competitive federal R&D grants, underfunded state programs with three applicants per …
The federal government awards over $4 billion annually through SBIR and STTR to small businesses doing innovation work. Women-owned and minority-owned firms …
SBIR and STTR are federal grant programs that pay small businesses to do R&D on problems the government needs solved. They are …
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