No, only U.S. small business concerns may apply for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) awards, as defined by NIH SEED’s Eligibility Criteria. The ownership structure of a small business can be complicated; helpfully, the eligibility criteria are exhaustive in describing scenarios like joint ventures, hedge funds, and employee stock ownership plans where control of the business may be divided among multiple persons or entities.
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