Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs
Status not published
No single deadline. Each of the 11 participating agencies runs its own solicitation calendar.
Award sizes are set by each participating agency. SBA guideline hard caps for FY2026 are roughly $0.3m for Phase I and $2.0m for Phase II, adjusted annually for inflation; agencies may exceed with SBA approval.
U.S. Small Business Administration (programme-wide coordination)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — No single deadline. Each of the 11 participating agencies runs its own solicitation calendar.
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, any
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
For-profit, US-based, more than 50% owned and controlled by US citizens/permanent residents or by other eligible small businesses; 500 or fewer employees including affiliates.
How to apply
- Register on SAM.gov and SBIR.gov
- Search open topics across agencies on SBIR.gov
- Apply through the individual agency's portal
Source. https://www.sbir.gov/ — checked 2026-08-14
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