NIST SBIR Phase II Quantum Information Science

NIST SBIR Phase II QIS is the follow-on route for teams that have already cleared Phase I and need support to turn early technical results into a deeper development effort. It sits under the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Commerce agency charged with advancing U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness, and it is delivered through NIST’s Technology Partnerships Office. The award cap is $400,000. The program accepts U.S.-registered for-profit companies on a rolling basis, excludes nonprofits and individuals, and ties support to NIST research areas. Its named focus is QIS, with the practical emphasis on prototyping and development rather than a broad open-topic call. That makes the programme a strong fit for companies with a technical concept that can map onto NIST’s standards and measurement agenda. It sits alongside NIST’s other partnership routes, including CRADAs, patents and licensing, and lab-to-market initiatives, so applicants are usually better served by a clear commercial path and a specific federal technical need than by a general research pitch.

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