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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U. S. for-profit small businesses meeting SBA size standards (fewer than 500 employees). STTR requires partnership with a U. S. research institution. A Letter of Intent is required. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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DOE SBIR/STTR FY2026 Phase I Opportunity (Genesis Mission) is funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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DOE Genesis Mission SBIR/STTR Phase I for AI-Driven Biotechnology, Quantum, Materials Design, and Autonomous Laboratories is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization. This SBIR/STTR Phase I opportunity provides non-dilutive funding to small businesses across four AI-driven topic areas: biotechnology, quantum computing, materials design, and autonomous laboratories. The program plays a vital role in advancing high-impact research and economic development through non-dilutive funding for American small businesses.
FY2026 Phase I Genesis Mission Opportunity is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization. This SBIR/STTR opportunity targets four AI-driven topic areas: biotechnology, quantum computing, materials design, and autonomous laboratories, supporting DOE's Genesis Mission. DOE intends to make approximately 40 awards totaling $10,000,000 for Phase I. The program requires a short Pitch application first; only companies invited after Pitch review can submit a full application.
FY26 Phase I Genesis Mission SBIR/STTR Opportunity is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization. This specific Phase I SBIR/STTR opportunity from DOE supports projects across four Genesis Mission-focused topic areas: Scaling the Biotechnology Revolution, Realizing Quantum Systems for Discovery: AI for Quantum Computing and Networking, Designing Materials with Predictable Functionality, and Achieving AI-Driven Autonomous Laboratories.
On July 22, 2026, the White House announced more than $5 billion in federal commitments for the Genesis Mission — the Department of Energy-led national initiative to fuse AI, exascale computing, and the 17 national labs into a single scientific platform. Nearly 300 projects across all 50 states were selected from a historic Request for Applications, and 15-plus agencies are now attaching funding to a set of National Science and Technology Challenges. Here is what the Genesis Mission is, how the money is structured, and the concrete on-ramps for researchers, universities, and small businesses who were not in the first cohort.
Read articleOn August 24, 2026, DOE and SBA signed a memorandum of agreement creating the Small Business Investment Company-Energy Initiative, pointing a $58 billion SBA-leveraged investment program at DOE's technology priorities. No application, no NOFO, no deadline. Here is how SBIC capital actually works, why a January 2026 rule change made this possible, and what a company sitting on a DOE Phase II award should do about it.
Read articleOn July 22, 2026 the White House committed more than $5 billion to expand the Genesis Mission — the government-wide 'AI for science' effort — announcing 278 first projects and 14 National Science and Technology Challenges spanning health, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, and national security. More than 15 federal agencies are contributing awards, datasets, and facilities. Here is how the pieces fit, why it reorganizes the science-funding map, and how to position for the awards flowing out of it.
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