NIST SBIR Program
Supports United States small businesses with federal measurement science and standards contracts for focused development.
The NIST SBIR Program sits inside NIST's Technology Partnerships Office and backs small U.S. businesses in the United States working on measurement science and standards topics. In 2025 it carried more than $1.8 million in funding, and in 2026 that rose to more than $3 million, with topics tied to NIST laboratory priorities and the office's lab-to-market agenda.
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Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.
Supports United States. small businesses advancing measurement science and standards through NIST recurring opportunities.
Funds U.S. small businesses testing science and technology R&D ideas for NIST mission areas.
Funds NIST SBIR Phase I awardees continuing science and technology R&D projects into Phase II.