Technology area

Manufacturing & quality

658 funded awards, $527.3M total, FY2023-FY2025.

Data current as of 2026-05-11

Pattern read

Manufacturing and quality is a distinct tag in the dataset: median award $911K (the highest of any tag), 464 R44 vs only 91 R43 (a 5:1 ratio), and an unusually large R42 share (54 STTR Phase II awards). This is what a Phase II-dominated tag looks like. The work funded under 'manufacturing' is typically scale-up, GMP, or fill-finish work that is not appropriate for Phase I dollar levels. NIAID leads (164 records), reflecting vaccine/biologic manufacturing in the dataset window, with NCI (96) and NHLBI (92) following. Concentration is low at 4.9%.

Fit indicators

  • Highest median award in the dataset ($911K). Manufacturing-stage work has been funded at appropriate scales.
  • 5:1 R44:R43 ratio plus R42 share. This is a Phase II-dominated tag.

Watchouts

  • Phase I (R43) manufacturing awards are rare in the dataset (91 records). Most manufacturing applications need Phase II readiness.
  • The tag often surfaces alongside biologic_therapeutic, vaccine, or cell_therapy. Reviewers want a clear lead modality, not a stand-alone CMC pitch.

Where the money sat, by Institute / Center

IC funding decisions are set by portfolio priorities, NOFO scope, and program-officer judgment. These are funded records, not predictions of future funding.

ICNameRecordsMedian award
AI (NIAID) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 164 $991,197
CA (NCI) National Cancer Institute 96 $887,944
HL (NHLBI) National Heart Lung and Blood Institute 92 $962,667
DK (NIDDK) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 51 $959,868
GM (NIGMS) National Institute of General Medical Sciences 46 $701,383
AG (NIA) National Institute on Aging 37 $979,592
NS (NINDS) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 31 $840,440
HD (NICHD) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 28 $850,099
EY (NEI) National Eye Institute 26 $766,450
DA (NIDA) National Institute on Drug Abuse 13 $377,843
TR (NCATS) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences 11 $349,909
OD NIH Office of the Director 11 $994,272
MH (NIMH) National Institute of Mental Health 9 $947,109
AR (NIAMS) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 8 $599,136
AA (NIAAA) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 8 $671,742
DE (NIDCR) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research 7 $396,415
AT (NCCIH) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 7 $631,174
ES (NIEHS) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 6 $526,208
HG (NHGRI) National Human Genome Research Institute 3 $1,009,871
EB (NIBIB) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 3 $285,705
NR (NINR) National Institute of Nursing Research 1 $756,164

FOA / NOFO routes

Opportunity number prefixes: PA = Parent Announcement (broad, omnibus, multiple ICs), PAR = Parent with Special Review, PAS = Parent with set-aside funds, RFA = Request for Applications (targeted, single-IC, fixed budget). Status unknown means the pipeline has not verified whether the FOA is currently posting awards; the SBIR omnibus has been in reauthorization gap during this window. See the glossary for full definitions.

OpportunityStatusRecords
PA-22-176 unknown 173
PA-23-230 unknown 107
PA-21-259 unknown 98
PA-24-245 unknown 34
PA-20-260 unknown 26
PA-22-178 unknown 23
PA-23-232 unknown 21
PA-21-262 unknown 16
PA-24-247 unknown 15
PA-23-231 unknown 12
PAS-22-196 unknown 11
PA-22-177 unknown 10
PA-20-265 unknown 9
PAS-19-316 unknown 9
PAS-22-197 unknown 8
PA-19-272 unknown 8
RFA-DA-23-021 unknown 7
PA-20-262 unknown 6
PA-21-345 unknown 6
PA-21-260 unknown 5
RFA-CA-22-025 unknown 5
RFA-CA-21-001 unknown 5
PA-24-246 unknown 5
RFA-HL-23-009 unknown 4
PA-20-272 unknown 4
PA-18-574 unknown 3
RFA-CA-23-034 unknown 2
PA-25-212 unknown 2
RFA-CA-22-017 unknown 2
RFA-NS-20-009 unknown 2
PAR-22-073 unknown 2
PA-19-273 unknown 2
RFA-HL-23-008 unknown 1
RFA-NS-23-006 unknown 1
PA-24-254 unknown 1
PAR-20-129 unknown 1
PA-23-233 unknown 1
PAR-19-335 unknown 1
RFA-DK-21-012 unknown 1
RFA-HL-19-018 unknown 1
PAR-20-098 unknown 1
PAR-19-333 unknown 1
RFA-NS-20-011 unknown 1
PA-21-261 unknown 1
RFA-DA-23-017 unknown 1
PAR-23-032 unknown 1
PA-21-071 unknown 1
PA-21-268 unknown 1

Comparable funded projects

ApplIDFYICTitleOrganizationAmount
10598447 2025 CA Early clinical development of a novel IL-7R antibody for treating children with relapsed T-cell leukemia FANNIN PARTNERS, LLC $999,997
10845690 2025 HL Development of the Inspired Therapeutics NeoMate Mechanical Circulatory Support System for Neonates and Infants INSPIRED THERAPEUTICS, LLC $2,632,311
10850989 2025 CA CCR4-IL2 Bispecific Immunotoxin for Targeted Therapy of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma ROCK IMMUNE, INC. $248,336
10932485 2025 DE RegendoGEL for guided pulp and dentin regeneration REGENDODENT, INC. $398,785
10997344 2025 AI A Vaccine for Lymphatic Filariasis, LFGuard™ PAI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. $452,996
10997370 2025 AG Development of a novel anti-neuroinflammatory experimental therapeutic for epilepsy and Alzheimer's risk IMMUNOCHEM THERAPEUTICS, LLC $1,209,751
10997404 2025 AI Recombinant Outer Membrane Vesicles as a Novel Adjuvant for a Malaria Vaccine VERSATOPE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $999,993
11001285 2025 AR Systemic Transplantation of MyoPAXon: IND Enabling Studies for the Treatment of DMD MYOGENICA INC. $1,266,814

Review panels that have appeared on these records

Panel names use NIH's Center for Scientific Review (CSR) format: a 2-4 letter study-section code plus a meeting-cycle number in parentheses (e.g. ISB (12) = Instrumentation and Systems Development, cycle 12). SBIR/STTR review groups are temporary, meeting-specific bodies. The names below describe panels that have appeared on the cited funded-project records, not where future applications get assigned. NIH assigns panels at the time of submission based on the application content.

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