This funding opportunity supports innovative research projects focused on prenatal dietary supplements to enhance maternal health, fetal development, and long-term child outcomes. It encourages multidisciplinary studies on nutrient metabolism, biomarker development, supplement formulation, microbiome effects, and maternal-child health optimization. Projects may utilize stable isotope methods, multi-omics, adaptive clinical trials, in vitro models, and longitudinal cohort data. Funding is available through NIH SBIR/STTR programs with substantial Phase I and II budgets and commercialization opti
Eligible applicants are U.S. small business concerns organized for profit with a U.S. place of business, having 500 or fewer employees, and majority owned by U.S. citizens or permanent residents.