The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are seeking proposals for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. The topic of the solicitation is "Cloud-Based Multimodal Data Analysis Software for the Cancer Research Data Commons".
The goal of this solicitation is to develop novel and impactful commercial analytic tools for the cancer research community that integrate the Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC). The CRDC is a cloud-based platform that provides secure access to various types of data across scientific domains, allowing users to analyze, share, and store results.
The contract funding mechanism offers small businesses the opportunity to contribute solutions to address the challenges of big data analysis in the cancer research field. The contract will support the development of tools and resources that integrate into the CRDC, enhancing data analysis capabilities, visualization tools, and data access and sharing platforms.
The funding for this project is as follows:
Fast-Track and Direct-to-Phase II proposals will be accepted, and the anticipated number of awards is 3-5. It is important to note that proposals exceeding the budget or project duration may not be funded.
This solicitation presents an opportunity for small businesses to contribute to the advancement of cancer research by developing innovative tools that facilitate the analysis of multimodal data in the CRDC.