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Department of Energy SBIR/STTR FY 2026 Phase I Release 2 is sponsored by Department of Energy. Though the deadline for Release 2 is recently passed as of March 2026, it is included for its alignment with Advanced Materials. Future cycles and 'Out-of-Cycle' supplements often cover advanced manufacturing and high-performance materials suitable for protective applications.
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SBIR FY 2026 | U.S. DOE Office of Science(SC) Monday, July 7, 2025 (Delayed) Monday, November 10, 2025 (Delayed) Monday, July 14, 2025 (Delayed) Monday, November 17, 2025 (Delayed) Monday, August 4, 2025 (Delayed) Monday, December 15, 2025 (Delayed) Friday, August 8, 2025 (Delayed) Friday, December 19, 2025 (Delayed) Letters of Intent (LOI) Due Non-responsive LOI Feedback Provided Monday, September 15, 2025 (Delayed) Monday, January 26, 2026 (Delayed) Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Monday, January 5, 2026 (Delayed) Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (Delayed) Projected Grant Start Date Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (Delayed) Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (Delayed) Phase Shift I Kick-off (formerly I-Corps) *Registration link will be posted here, one week prior to the webinars.
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All dates are subject to change Tuesday, October 21, 2025 (Delayed) Monday, March 2, 2026 (Delayed) Friday, October 24, 2025 (Delayed) Friday, March 6, 2026 (Delayed) LOI (All Phase II applications) Due Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Monday, March 9, 2026 (Delayed) Monday, July 20, 2026 (Delayed) Projected Grant Start Date Monday, April 20, 2026 (Delayed) Monday, August 31, 2026 (Delayed) All dates are subject to change Contact the DOE SBIR/STTR Programs Office U.S. Department of Energy SC-29/Germantown Building 1000 Independence Ave.
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The most recent published deadline was February 28, 2026, which has passed. This is an annual program, so a new cycle should follow. Check the funder's website for the next application window.
Department of Energy SBIR/STTR FY 2026 Phase I Release 2 is funded by Department of Energy. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Department of Defense FY2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) provides funding for U.S. universities to acquire research equipment and instrumentation in areas important to national defense, including AI and machine learning hardware. The program is administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with approximately $34 million available and 95 awards anticipated. DURIP funds the acquisition of specialized computing hardware for AI/ML research (GPU clusters, TPUs, neuromorphic processors), robotics and autonomous systems testbeds, sensor arrays and data collection systems for machine learning training, high-performance computing infrastructure for defense-relevant AI research, and laboratory equipment for human-AI interaction studies. The program specifically supports equipment that enhances research-related education in DoD-priority disciplines. While general-purpose computing is not eligible, computing equipment directly supporting DoD-relevant AI research programs qualifies. No cost sharing is required.
Vinnova, Sweden's national innovation agency, funds projects developing applied AI solutions for Swedish industry through its Advanced Digitalization Programme. Each project can apply for between 2 and 10 million SEK (approximately $190,000 to $950,000 USD) covering up to 50% of eligible project costs. The total call budget is 60 million SEK. Projects run for 12-24 months and focus on two key areas: Intelligent Edge (AI for real-time application in the sensor chain) and AI-based decision support. All projects must address industrial needs and integrate gender equality and climate change perspectives. Scientific publications must be open access. A parallel call also funds AI and cybersecurity projects at 1-10 million SEK per project with a 50 million SEK total budget.
On June 2, 2026, the Department of Energy's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation selected two demonstration-scale facilities — Phoenix Tailings (with MIT and the University of Minnesota) for $66 million, and the Colorado School of Mines (with ElementUSA, PNNL, Principal Mineral, and Rare Earth Technologies Inc.) for the balance — under the Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility Program. Both projects pull rare earths from industrial waste — red mud at the Gramercy refinery in Louisiana, and a mix of mine and refining tailings elsewhere. Here is what the selections tell researchers, small businesses, and downstream magnet customers about where DOE thinks the chokepoint actually is, and what to do before the next demonstration-scale solicitation opens.
Read articleThe Energy Department's flagship Early Career Research Program is funded at $145M for FY2026 — $79M in current-year dollars, the rest contingent on FY27 appropriations. Full applications are due June 2 from the ~150 researchers DOE pre-cleared in March. Here's what the program rewards, why this year's announcement leans hard into Executive Order 14303 on Gold Standard Science, what untenured PIs at academic institutions vs. national labs should expect, and how to position for the FY27 pre-application gate next March.
Read articleDOE's Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership is offering $200K-$575K project awards plus 24 months of national-lab technical support for rural and tribal communities under 10,000 people. July 2 deadline.
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