NIDILRR SBIR Phase I
Funds United States small businesses testing disability and rehabilitation technology concepts through NIDILRR SBIR Phase I grants.
⚠This may reflect a past cycle — verify the current call on the funder's site.
The Administration for Community Living administers this FY2026 NIDILRR SBIR Phase I opportunity as a federal small-business grant under Assistance Listing 93.433. The Simpler Grants record lists it as HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-BISA-0207 and states that Phase I SBIR grants are for research to determine the scientific or technical merit and feasibility of concepts, topics, or ideas.
The forecasted FY2026 opportunity had USD 1,000,000 in program funding, ten expected awards, a USD 95,000 minimum, and a USD 100,000 maximum. Grants have a six-month project and budget period. The current source labels the opportunity forecasted and gives an estimated application due date of December 15, 2025, so this catalog row is closed as of June 24, 2026.
Eligibility is limited to small businesses. Each applicant must qualify as a small business concern at the time of award, and foreign entities are not eligible to compete for or receive awards under the announcement.
Applications use the Grants.gov record linked from Simpler Grants. Because the listing is forecasted and no documents were available on the Simpler Grants page, applicants should use the record mainly for historical FY2026 coverage and monitor ACL or Grants.gov for the next Phase I cycle.
Six-month feasibility research for small-business R/R&D products that improve the lives of people with disabilities and increase commercial application of ACL-supported research.
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