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U.S. Department of Education SBIR Program (ED/IES SBIR)

Status

Status not published

One solicitation a year, historically released in the autumn/winter.

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Amount
Not published

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.

Funder

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — One solicitation a year, historically released in the autumn/winter.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

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.

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Source. https://ies.ed.gov/funding/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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