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Light Research, Inc.: 5 NIH awards ($6M) and 1 NSF award ($274.5K), fiscal years 2021 to 2026
Light Research, Inc. in Tucson, AZ is funded under 5 NIH awards ($6M) and 1 NSF award ($274.5K) in the NIH and NSF award files, read 2026-11-03. NIH fiscal years 2021 to 2025; NSF fiscal years 2022 to 2026.
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Awards
6 awards in the window.
| Award | Agency | Institute or division | Fiscal year | Amount in window | Start | End | Principal investigator | Source |
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| FY24 SBIR Phase 2 RD Contract - Topic 431 Light Research, Inc. | NIH | National Cancer Institute | 2024 | $1,998,978 | September 16, 2024 | September 15, 2026 | WILDER-SMITH, PETRA | reporter.nih.gov |
| Mobile oral cancer screening system for low-resource settings | NIH | National Cancer Institute | 2021 to 2022 | $1,933,503 | September 13, 2021 | August 31, 2024 | WILDER-SMITH, PETRA E | reporter.nih.gov |
| Multimodal intraoral camera | NIH | National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research | 2024 to 2025 | $1,402,565 | September 19, 2024 | July 31, 2027 | WILDER-SMITH, PETRA E | reporter.nih.gov |
| SBIR TOPIC 431 - MOBILE ORAL-CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT (MOST) SYSTEM FOR LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS | NIH | National Cancer Institute | 2022 | $399,862 | September 15, 2022 | September 14, 2023 | LIANG, RONGGUANG | reporter.nih.gov |
| STTR Phase I: Snapshot, on-machine metrology system for high-precision optical manufacturing | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2023 | $274,524 | October 1, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | Rongguang Liang | nsf.gov |
| High-resolution reflective microscope | NIH | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering | 2022 | $259,234 | August 1, 2022 | July 31, 2024 | WILDER-SMITH, PETRA E | reporter.nih.gov |
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | NIH awards | NIH amount | NSF awards | NSF amount |
|---|
| 2025 | 1 | $783,218 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024 | 2 | $2,618,325 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $274,524 |
| 2022 | 3 | $1,639,695 | 0 | $0 |
| 2021 | 1 | $952,904 | 0 | $0 |
Open federal funding opportunities
From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.
| Open opportunity | Number | Agency | Listing | Closes | Award ceiling | Why it matches |
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| NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR-27-089 | NIH | 93.394 | November 2, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.394 as 1 award here |
| NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation | 26-511 | NSF | 47.084 | November 4, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.084 as 1 award here |
| Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) | 26-512 | NSF | 47.084 | November 4, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.084 as 1 award here |
| U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs: | 26-513 | NSF | 47.084 | November 4, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.084 as 1 award here |
| Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR-25-095 | NIH | 93.121 | November 6, 2026 | $350,000 | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
| Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA-CA-27-001 | NIH | 93.394 | November 10, 2026 | $150,000 | Same assistance listing 93.394 as 1 award here |
| Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA-CA-27-002 | NIH | 93.394 | November 10, 2026 | $300,000 | Same assistance listing 93.394 as 1 award here |
| Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-370 | NIH | 93.121 | November 16, 2026 | $50,000 | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
| National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) | 25-540 | NSF | 47.084 | November 17, 2026 | $2 million | Same assistance listing 47.084 as 1 award here |
| Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | PAR-25-096 | NIH | 93.121 | November 17, 2026 | $200,000 | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
| National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY) | 26-507 | NSF | 47.084 | November 18, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.084 as 1 award here |
| Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-369 | NIH | 93.121 | November 18, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
| NCI Research Specialist Award for Core and Laboratory-based Scientists (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR-27-088 | NIH | 93.394 | November 20, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.394 as 1 award here |
| HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional) | RFA-AT-25-003 | NIH | 93.121 | November 23, 2026 | $375,000 | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
| Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional) | PA-23-317 | NIH | 93.394 | November 24, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.394 as 1 award here |
| Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) | RFA-OD-27-008 | NIH | 93.121 | December 2, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
| Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR-24-296 | NIH | 93.121 | December 3, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
| NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | RFA-OD-24-011 | NIH | 93.286 | December 4, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.286 as 1 award here |
| Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-27-039 | NIH | 93.121 | January 5, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
| Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-27-040 | NIH | 93.121 | January 5, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.121 as 1 award here |
Topics of its NIH awards
Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.