U.S. Department of Education SBIR Program (ED/IES SBIR)
Status not published
One solicitation a year, historically released in the autumn/winter.
ED/IES SBIR issues Phase I contracts (historically around $250,000 over 8 months) and Phase II contracts (historically around $1m over 2 years) for education technology products for students, teachers or administrators. Annual programme budget of roughly $10m.
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — One solicitation a year, historically released in the autumn/winter.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Up to 500 employees
- small enterprises
- Sectors: social, ai
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Products must be for use in authentic education settings (pre-K to 12, postsecondary, or special education) and must include a pilot study with real users.
Source. https://ies.ed.gov/funding/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked