NIST SBIR Program
Status not published
One solicitation a year, historically released in the winter.
NIST runs a small SBIR programme with Phase I awards historically around $100,000 over 6 months and Phase II around $400,000 over 2 years, tied to NIST laboratory mission areas.
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — One solicitation a year, historically released in the 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: deeptech, manufacturing, ai
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Topics align with NIST laboratory programmes: measurement science, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, communications technology, physical infrastructure and bioscience.
Source. https://www.nist.gov/tpo/small-business-innovation-research-program-sbir — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked