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 121-144 of 160 grants
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Incentive Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses preparing and submitting Phase I SBIR or STTR proposals to federal agencies.
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses that have received a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award with matching grants to bridge the gap to Phase II.
SBIR/STTR Matching Fund
🇺🇸LaunchTN · United States
Funds Tennessee small businesses with matching resources to strengthen federally supported innovation projects.
SBIR/STTR Phase I Incentive Funds Program
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Reimburses North Carolina small businesses for part of the cost of preparing and submitting a federal Phase I SBIR or STTR proposal.
SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds Program
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Matches state funds for North Carolina small businesses that already won a federal Phase I SBIR or STTR award, bridging the gap before Phase II.
SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase I
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds early-stage United States space small businesses with feasibility contracts for new space technologies.
SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase II
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Supports United States space firms advancing proven prototypes into stronger development and demonstration milestones.
USDA SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸USDA NIFA · United States
Supports United States small agricultural businesses with feasibility grants for new technologies in food systems and farm operations.
USDA SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸USDA NIFA · United States
Supports United States small businesses advancing agricultural inventions toward market-ready products after successful early projects.
Wyoming SBIR/STTR Match Grant
🇺🇸WBC · United States
Funds Wyoming companies already holding federal research contracts with matching support for commercialization and project expenses.
West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust + SBIR Match
🇺🇸WVJIT · United States
Supports West Virginia small enterprises with Jobs Investment Trust and innovation matching resources.
Air Force SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸Air Force · United States
Funds United States Air Force and Space Force aligned small-business concepts in early defense feasibility work.
Air Force SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸Air Force · United States
Supports United States Air Force-aligned projects maturing defense-ready prototypes toward broader mission adoption.
NASA SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses conducting early-stage R&D to establish the feasibility of innovations aligned with NASA mission priorities.
NASA STTR Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses and their research institution partners conducting early-stage space technology R&D through NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer program.
Navy SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Funds United States naval small-business ideas for ship, aviation, undersea, and autonomy-related feasibility studies.
Navy SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Supports United States naval innovation teams transitioning validated concepts into stronger prototypes and mission-ready solutions.
Alaska SBIR/STTR Matching Grant
🇺🇸AK DCCED / AIDEA · United States
Supports Alaska small businesses with federal innovation awards using state match funding to strengthen commercialization.
CHIPS Metrology SBIR — Phase I
🇺🇸CHIPS for America · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses developing semiconductor measurement tools, instrumentation, and metrologies for the domestic chip-making supply chain.
DOE ITO SBIR/STTR Phase I
🇺🇸DOE ITO · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses (≤500 employees) developing innovative industrial energy efficiency and cross-sector manufacturing technologies through DOE SBIR/STTR Phase I feasibility grants of up to $200,000.
DOE ITO SBIR/STTR Phase II
🇺🇸DOE ITO · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses with a prior DOE ITO Phase I award to carry out expanded R&D through a two-year cooperative agreement of up to $1,100,000.
ED/IES SBIR Direct to Phase II
🇺🇸IES · United States
Funds United States education innovators translating university or nonprofit innovations into scalable products.
ED/IES SBIR Phase IA — Novel Ed Tech
🇺🇸IES · United States
Funds United States education innovators to build first prototypes of new research-based learning technologies.
ED/IES SBIR Phase IB — Component on Existing Product
🇺🇸IES · United States
Supports United States education teams adding marketable features to existing evidence-based ed-tech products.