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Regional Funding Opportunities
San Antonio has several grant opportunities available for local life science companies that are seeking biomedical resources. The signature bioscience funding event is BioFest Invest, which brings together potential investors from across the nation and Texas bioscience companies seeking investment funding. BioMedSA connects members seeking funding with potential investors throughout the year. In addition, companies can contact Alamo Angels and BKC Angels to present pitches locally.
The San Antonio Medical Foundation awards collaborative research grants each year with Notice of Intent submissions required by Dec. 15. The San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics (SAPPT) calls for applications for collaborative research in their target area. The San Antonio Area Foundation has a biomedical research grant program for non-profits. The City of San Antonio has a general fund to assist companies seeking to create jobs and investment in San Antonio, in addition to incentives. Texas companies working in the area of cancer research, product development, and prevention are eligible to apply for a Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) grant.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Info
The SBIR federal grant program provides phased funding without an equity cost to small businesses. An overview tutorial on all of the SBIR opportunities is here, including bioscience opportunities from DOD, NIH, and NSF. Several training sessions throughout the year are posted on our Events page. The UTSA Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and VelocityTX offer SBIR training. Neutrino Donut and Grant Engine offer grant writing assistance services.
Free SBIR Proposal Review available to BioMedSA members
BioMedSA members with successful grant experience have volunteered to review SBIR proposals in order to increase the win rate for our community. The volunteers will have signed a confidentiality agreement prior to the review, but entrepreneurs are encouraged to redact any confidential information. Companies will need to plan for the anticipated review process times as shown below, although reviews may be faster.
Step 1 (2 weeks): Interested startups can apply for the review by submitting an attachment (2 pages max.) with the following to info@biomedsa.org with SBIR REVIEW in the subject line: proposal summary, name of funding agency/opportunity, list of executive team and their experience/qualifications, and IP status/trade secret plan. For proposals that have been rejected, please also attach the reviewer comments. The volunteer reviewers will spend up to an hour reviewing the attachment and respond with strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions. Proposals that are accepted for review may proceed to Step 2. Others will be recommended to attend an SBIR preparation course.
Step 2 (2 weekends): For new proposals only (without agency review comments), companies will submit an outline/bullets for the proposal sections and 2-3 volunteers will spend an hour making comments in the document.
Step 3 (2 weekends): Companies will submit their fully written proposals, budgets, and the review form from the funding agency (or a document with the review criteria). A different set of 2-3 volunteers will spend up to 3 hours reviewing the proposal and budget.
Private Funding Links
- All Disease Areas
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Infectious Disease
- Neurological Disorders
- Other
- Trauma/Regenerative Medicine
- All Disease Areas
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Infectious Disease
- Neurological Disorders
- Other
- Trauma/Regenerative Medicine
Aging Research Pilot Grant
Nathan Shock Center/ Barshop Institute
Date Due: March
Allergic Respiratory Diseases Award
American Lung Association (ALA)
Date Due: December
Alzheimer’s Disease Grant
Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC)
Date Due: December
AMR Action Fund
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations
Date Due: Open
Asahi Kasei Pharma Open Innovation
Asahi Kasei Pharma
Date Due: February
Cancer Investigator-Initiated Research Grant
American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
Date Due: January
Cancer Research Grant
Thrivewell
Date Due: November
Catalyst Award
American Lung Association (ALA)
Date Due: December
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grants
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Date Due: Open
Childhood Cancer Research Scholars
St. Baldrick's Foundation
Date Due: December
Clinical and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP)
Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
Date Due: December
Collaborative Grant
San Antonio Medical Foundation
Date Due: December
Dalsemer Lung Research Award
American Lung Association (ALA)
Date Due: December
Dickson Prize in Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Date Due: October
Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF)
Date Due: November
Date Due: May
Emergency Medicine Project
Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF)
Date Due: February
Healthy Aging Start-Up Challenge/Bootcamp
National Institute on Aging
Date Due: May
Innovation Award
American Lung Association (ALA)
Date Due: December
Investigator Initiated MS Proposals
National MS Society
Date Due: November
Lloyd J. Old STAR Program
Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
Date Due: January
Michelson Next Generation Grant
Human Vaccines Project
Date Due: June
Microbial Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease
IDSA Foundation
Date Due: September
MTEC Upcoming Solicitations
Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC)
Date Due: Open
Neonatal Research
Little Giraffe Foundation
Date Due: June
Nursing Impact Research Grant
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
Date Due: October
R&D of Brain-Related Disorders
Pilot International
Date Due: December
Seed Award for Product Development Research
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
Date Due: January
Seed Awards for Product Development Research (SEED)
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
Date Due: May 2023
Shaffer Grant
Glaucoma Research Foundation
Date Due: July
Date Due: December
Steven O. Walfish Psychology Grants
American Psychological Foundation (APF)
Date Due: September
Texas Diagnostics and Devices Company Product Development Research Award (TDDC)
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
Date Due: May 2023
Texas Life Science Forum
Texas Life Science Forum
Date Due: October
Texas New Technologies Company Product Development Research Award (TNTC)
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
Date Due: May 2023
Texas Therapeutics Company Product Development Research Award (TTC)
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
Date Due: May 2023
TX Product Development Research
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
Date Due: January
Women’s Cancer Research
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Date Due: June
