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 73-96 of 160 grants
Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸KEDFA · United States
Supports Kentucky high-technology companies with existing federal innovation awards to strengthen commercialization momentum.
KSEF SBIR/STTR microAwards
🇺🇸KY Innovation · United States
Funds Kentucky small companies preparing SBIR/STTR proposals through microAwards.
Montana SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸MT Commerce · United States
Funds matching support for Montana small businesses advancing federal innovation projects into additional commercialization stages.
MS-FAST SBIR/STTR Phase 0 — Proposal Prep Grant
🇺🇸Innovate MS · United States
Supports Mississippi small businesses by funding proposal preparation for national commercialization and research pathways.
NASA SBIR/STTR Phase III — Sole-Source
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Offers direct follow-on commercialization agreements for United States space firms after successful early-space awards.
Navy SBIR/STTR — Seed (ONR-administered)
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Supports small-business naval technology projects through multiple annual DoD research milestones.
Nebraska SBIR/STTR Match
🇺🇸NE DED · United States
Funds Nebraska small businesses to extend federal innovation milestones with state matching support.
NIST SBIR
🇺🇸NIST · United States
Supports United States. small businesses advancing measurement science and standards through NIST recurring opportunities.
NOAA SBIR — Program (Seed)
🇺🇸NOAA OAR · United States
Supports United States. small businesses developing ocean and atmospheric technologies through NOAA routes.
NOAA SBIR Phase II (Phase I Awardees)
🇺🇸NOAA TPO · United States
Supports NOAA related small-business teams in developing follow-on environmental projects after initial approval.
SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Supports Maryland technology companies through State Matching Funds by sharing part of their matching requirements for federal opportunities.
New Mexico Tech Research Collaborative SBIR Match (NMSBA)
🇺🇸NM EDD · United States
Funds New Mexico teams by matching technology research development with support for product scaling.
Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (R41/R42)
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds a first STTR grant and entrepreneurial mentoring for a scientist who partners with a nonprofit institution and has never led research funding before.
Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (R43/R44)
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds a first SBIR grant and hands-on entrepreneurial mentoring for a scientist who has never led independent research funding before.
Limited Competition: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH)
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds five academic hubs that fund proof-of-concept work and coach researchers toward founding a biomedical company.
DOE SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Funds U.S. for-profit small businesses establishing technical feasibility of innovative technologies across DOE priority areas including advanced manufacturing, critical materials, and quantum information science.
DOE SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses advancing energy and science technologies from proven feasibility into prototype development through DOE's Phase II SBIR award.
ED/IES SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸ED · United States
Funds for-profit small businesses developing and evaluating new education technology prototypes.
ED/IES SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸ED · United States
Funds for-profit small businesses completing full-scale development and evaluation of education technology products.
NASA SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses developing and demonstrating technology innovations that advance NASA missions, following a successful Phase I feasibility award.
NASA STTR Phase II
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses and their research institution partners developing and demonstrating technology innovations through NASA's STTR Phase II award.
AFOSR STTR Phase I
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Offers small business and institution teams early research support for foundational Air Force concepts.
AFOSR STTR Phase II
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports small business teams extending validated concepts toward robust defense development.
AFWERX Specific Topic SBIR Release 1
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports small business technology opportunities through focused Air Force innovation calls.