NIST SBIR Program

NIST SBIR Phase I

Funds U.S. small businesses testing science and technology R&D ideas for NIST mission areas.

NIST SBIR Phase I is the first-stage grant path under the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Small Business Innovation Research program. NIST states that it issues an annual Notice of Funding Opportunity for SBIR Phase I proposals, and that science and technology-based firms with strong research capabilities in the NOFO areas are encouraged to participate.

The current captured NIST page confirms the recurring Phase I pathway but does not state an open current Phase I deadline, award cap, period of performance, or application package requirements. For that reason this page is marked between cycles and leaves award fields blank. A founder should treat it as a durable program page and check the active NOFO when NIST posts the next cycle.

The applicant path is direct for a U.S. small business, because the source describes SBIR Phase I proposals from science and technology-based firms. The deep-tech fit is core: NIST SBIR is an R&D program tied to measurement science, standards, manufacturing, technology commercialization, and related NIST mission topics.