Office of the Secretary of War SBIR/STTR Program
Status not published
Topics open within the three annual Department of War BAA cycles.
OSD issues cross-cutting SBIR/STTR topics, including the Commercial Solutions Openings and joint priority technology areas, on behalf of the whole Department.
Office of the Secretary of War (OSD)
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Topics open within the three annual Department of War BAA cycles.
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.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Up to 500 employees
- small enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, ai, manufacturing
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
US-owned and -controlled for-profit small business with 500 or fewer employees; principal investigator primarily employed by the firm (SBIR) or work split with a research institution (STTR). Non-dilutive; no repayment.
How to apply
- Register the company in SAM.gov, obtain a UEI, and register on SBIR.gov
- Confirm eligibility: US for-profit small business, <=500 employees, majority US-owned
- Review the agency's current solicitation/topic list and select a topic
- Prepare and submit the Phase I proposal via the agency submission portal by the deadline
- If awarded Phase I, complete the work and apply for Phase II continuation
What you will need
- Technical proposal / volume 1
- Cost proposal / budget
- Company commercialisation report
- SAM.gov active registration
Source. https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked