Funding sources for early medical innovation ideas. Upcoming deadlines: MICHR Pilot Grants (Faculty PI limited to $50K) - Updates will be announced June, 2011 NIH R21 (exploratory research/development $275K direct costs over 2 yrs) - July 16 SBIR Special Announcement Grants - August 5, 2011 SBIR/STTR (Federal small business/research funding) - August 5, 2011 SBIR Special Announcement Grants - December 5, 2011 SBIR/STTR (Federal small business/university funding) - December 5, 2011 FDA Orphan Products Grant (Faculty PI; supports clinical trials; $200K/yr total cost) - February 1, 2012 SBIR Special Announcement Grants - April 5, 2012 SBIR/STTR (Federal small business/university funding) - April 5, 2012 Rolling funding sources: Office of Technology Transfer Gap Funding (Consult your OTT Licensing Agent) Prototype Funding from CFE (pdf) (Students) MICHR Seed Grants (doc) (Faculty PI limited to $5K) Ann Arbor SPARK Pre-Seed Capital Fund Ann Arbor Micro Loans (pdf) Michigan Micro Loans Medical Device Grant from National Instruments ($25K in NI products and training)