SBIR and STTR grants
SBIR and STTR are the United States' seed fund for small companies with a technical idea a federal agency wants to see built. Each agency runs its own calls under the same rules, so the openings are scattered across a dozen sites. This page gathers every one the catalogue tracks, open calls first, from the health, science, space, energy and defence agencies down to the state programmes that top up a federal award.
Showing 25-48 of 160 grants
NEI STTR Phase I — Feasibility
🇺🇸NEI · United States
Funds small business and research-partner teams on feasibility vision tools for future commercialization.
NEI STTR Phase II — R&D
🇺🇸NEI · United States
Funds collaborative small-business partnerships to mature vision innovation into market-ready healthcare technologies.
NHGRI SBIR/STTR
🇺🇸NHGRI · United States
Supports United States. small businesses building genomic tools for screening and precision population health.
NHLBI SBIR/STTR — Standard
🇺🇸NHLBI · United States
Supports small businesses advancing heart, lung, blood, and sleep-related technologies through NHLBI.
NIA SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸NIA · United States
Supports small businesses developing aging and memory technologies at the feasibility stage.
NIA SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸NIA · United States
Funds small businesses advancing aging biology and Alzheimer's disease technologies through full development execution.
NIA STTR Phase I
🇺🇸NIA · United States
Supports small businesses partnering with universities on aging innovation at feasibility stage.
NIAAA SBIR/STTR — Small Business Alcohol Technology
🇺🇸NIAAA · United States
Supports small businesses creating alcohol-related diagnostics, treatment, and digital health tools.
NIAMS SBIR — Small Business Innovation Research
🇺🇸NIAMS · United States
Supports small businesses and researchers advancing arthritis, skin, and musculoskeletal innovation through staged aid.
NIAMS STTR — Small Business Technology Transfer
🇺🇸NIAMS · United States
Supports small businesses partnering with research institutions on arthritis and musculoskeletal science.
NICHD SBIR/STTR Phase I
🇺🇸NICHD · United States
Funds small-business feasibility research in pediatric and maternal health through United States innovation support.
NIDA SBIR/STTR
🇺🇸NIDA · United States
Supports United States. small businesses advancing drug abuse intervention and treatment technologies.
NIDCD SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸NIDCD · United States
Supports United States. small businesses developing hearing, balance, and speech sensory technologies.
NIDCD SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸NIDCD · United States
Funds follow-up development for small businesses extending early sensory communication technologies into practical products.
NIDCR SBIR/STTR
🇺🇸NIDCR · United States
Supports United States. small businesses developing dental, oral, and craniofacial health technologies.
NIDDK SBIR/STTR — Next Opening
🇺🇸NIDDK · United States
Supports the United States NIDDK small business innovation pathway across metabolic, digestive, and kidney research development.
NIEHS SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸NIEHS · United States
Supports United States. small businesses building environmental health technologies at feasibility stage.
NIEHS SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸NIEHS · United States
Supports United States. small businesses scaling environmental health technologies toward full development.
NIH SBIR — Receipt (First Post-Reauthorization
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Supports United States. small businesses moving vision innovation from feasibility to development.
NIH SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸NIH SEED · United States
Funds early stage United States biomedical teams through NIH seed support for feasibility work on prototype ready ideas.
NIH SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸NIH SEED · United States
Supports United States biomedical small businesses advancing successful feasibility work into scale-up development.
NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds early feasibility work through late-stage R&D for a US small business formally partnered with a nonprofit research institution.
NIH STTR — Receipt (First Post-Reauthorization
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Supports small businesses partnering with research institutions on collaborative development pathways.
NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds early feasibility work through late-stage R&D for a US small business turning a health science idea into a marketable product.