Nexa Bio Partners · Foreign Risk Check
Is your partner on a U.S. restricted-party list?
Type the name of a university, hospital, CRO, CDMO, supplier, subawardee or collaborator. We screen it against the nine U.S. government lists that NIH, DoD and other agencies use in foreign-disclosure and risk reviews of SBIR/STTR and other federal awards. Free, no sign-up to see results.
Since 2024 every SBIR/STTR applicant has to disclose foreign ties and show how they screened partners. A listed subcontractor found by a reviewer is a common reason a fundable application is not funded.
Coverage: what this tool screens, and what it does not
| List | Maintained by | Covers | Records | Data as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIS Entity List | Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security | Organizations, individuals and some bare addresses | 3420 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| DoD Section 1260H List (Chinese Military Companies) | Department of Defense | Named companies plus the subsidiaries and affiliates DoD lists with them | 188 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| DoD Section 1286 List (Foreign Institutions Engaging in Problematic Activities) | Department of Defense, Under Secretary for Research and Engineering | Universities, research institutes and labs, with their listed affiliates | 122 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| BIS Military End User List | Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security | Organizations only | 70 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| DHS UFLPA Entity List | Department of Homeland Security, Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force | Organizations only | 187 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Section 889 Prohibition List | Congress / FAR Council, implemented at FAR 52.204-25 | Named companies and their subsidiaries and affiliates | 5 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| FCC Covered List | Federal Communications Commission | Named companies plus their subsidiaries and affiliates | 13 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| OFAC Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List | Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control | Organizations only | 68 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| CBP Withhold Release Orders and Findings | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Named producers, facilities and in some cases whole commodities from a region | 67 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Sources. The DHS UFLPA Entity List is pulled directly from dhs.gov. The other seven lists that NIH names in its foreign-disclosure guidance come from the NIH SEED Restricted Entity Search Tool consolidation (SEED last updated Sep 3, 2026). The DoD Section 1286 list is added from the FY2025 publication.
Not screened here. OFAC SDN sanctions, SAM.gov exclusions, the BIS Unverified and Denied Persons lists, beneficial ownership, and individuals other than those the Entity List names. Talent-recruitment programs are disclosure questions for your key personnel, not entities to look up: Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professorship, Hundred Talents Plan, Pearl River Talent Program, Project 5-100, River Talents Plan, Thousand Talents Plan.
Got a hit, or one you cannot rule out?
We structure the foreign-disclosure and risk-management section for SBIR/STTR and other federal applicants: mitigation plans, subaward and CRO substitutions, and the documentation program officers actually want to see.
- Replace a listed CRO or CDMO without losing your timeline
- Write the foreign-disclosure narrative reviewers accept
- Document diligence so a later listing does not sink the award
Screening aid only. This tool consolidates publicly available U.S. government lists for preliminary due diligence. The official lists control and can change at any time; a listing can appear after the data dates shown above. A result of "no match" is not a determination that an entity is unrestricted. The tool does not screen individuals except where a list names them, and it does not resolve ownership or parent-subsidiary relationships beyond those the source lists spell out. Nothing here is legal advice. Verify every result against the primary source before relying on it in a federal application or disclosure. Book a call if you want a second pair of eyes.