Eva Garland Consulting Awarded Contract to Lead the National Cancer Institute's SBIR/STTR Program

RALEIGH, N.C. - Oct. 7, 2024 - PRLog -- The National Cancer Institute Small Business Innovation Research Development Center (NCI SBIR) has awarded Eva Garland Consulting, LLC (EGC) a contract in the total amount of $807,136.00 to lead the NCI SBIR's newly established SBIR / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Training and Entrepreneurship Program (STEP). Through this new program, NCI aims to improve access to SBIR/STTR funding by 1) enabling small businesses to better define value proposition through customer discovery, 2) successfully submit competitive applications to NCI SBIR/STTR, and 3) prepare resubmissions that are responsive to reviewers' critiques.

EGC previously led the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Applicant Assistance Program (AAP) established by the NCI SBIR in 2019 to support new applicants to the NIH SBIR/STTR program. NCI STEP builds upon AAP by adding entrepreneurship and commercialization training support to the grant proposal preparation assistance.

EGC's CEO, Dr. Eva Garland, commented, "We are thrilled to have been selected by the NCI SBIR to lead the NCI's STEP. This initiative will provide small businesses with expert training in entrepreneurship and grant proposal preparation, furthering the SBIR/STTR program's mission to empower entrepreneurs across the United States."

The first application window for the NCI STEP will open in Fall 2024.

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Task Order No. 47QRAA20D000Q_75N91024F00130.

About Eva Garland Consulting:

Eva Garland Consulting was founded in 2013 to help scientists and entrepreneurs advance development of their innovative technologies. The firm excels in crafting and implementing strategies for securing non-dilutive funding and offers comprehensive accounting services to high-growth technology companies. To date, EGC has assisted clients in obtaining and managing more than $2 billion in grants and contracts, fueling some of the most innovative research and development efforts both in the US and worldwide.