Marine Corps SBIR (via Navy SBIR Program)

Marine Corps SBIR, delivered through the Navy SBIR Program Office, gives Marine Corps Systems Command a place in the Department of Defense's monthly SBIR and STTR BAA cycle. MCSC sets the topics and acts as the customer and transition sponsor, while the Navy handles solicitation, evaluation, and award administration. The program is tied to Marine Corps ground-systems and IT priorities and is limited to U.S. small businesses. The standard Phase I award is about $140,000 for six months, and Phase II can reach about $1.7 million over 24 months under firm fixed price or cost-plus fixed fee contracts. Topics appear across multiple monthly releases, with FY26 Release 1 carrying the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Maneuver Improvements topic for MCSC and later releases expected to add more. Direct-to-Phase II is available for qualifying topics, which gives companies with prior work a faster path into the program. Applicants do best when they can match a specific Marine Corps need, move fast inside the monthly cadence, and show enough prior work to justify transition. The Navy posts pre-releases on a fixed monthly rhythm, so the practical advantage comes from tracking the right topic early and building a proposal around the transition story rather than a broad technology pitch. Teams that already have a credible prototype or equivalent work history are in the best position to compete.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.