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Open — NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I proposals (solicitation NSF 26-510) are due November 4, 2026; a Project Pitch must be submitted and invited first.
Historical funding: Up to $305,000 for Phase I; Up to $1,250,000 over two years for Phase II
Prior eligibility: Small businesses (fewer than 500 employees) located in the United States, with at least 50% U.S. citizen or permanent resident ownership. The project's principal investigator must be legally employed at least 20 hours a week by the company.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) - NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). This program focuses on cutting-edge technologies in deep learning-based AI systems and AI-based hardware, emphasizing next-generation AI technologies that are safe, reliable, fair, robust, privacy-preserving, and efficient. It explicitly includes Computer Vision Based AI Technologies. Small businesses can receive non-dilutive funding for high-risk, high-impact technologies with strong commercial potential.
NSF obligated $6.4 billion across 6,218 awards in FY2026, down from $8.3 billion and 8,647. An August OMB apportionment carried $1.7 billion into FY2027, roughly $1 billion of it reserved for the White House Grand Research Challenges initiative. NIH, by contrast, spent its full $34 billion. Here is what the carryover mechanism actually means for your FY2027 proposal — and why the directorate you submit to now matters more than the score you get.
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