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Find similar grantsThe Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program provides opportunities for small businesses to participate in federal R&D. DARPA releases research topics monthly under the Department of War (DoW) SBIR Broad Agency Announcement.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Small business concerns (SBCs) that meet the SBIR/STTR eligibility requirements outlined on the Department of War SBIR/STTR website. The prime must be more than 50% U. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows phase I: ~ $250K over ~6 months; Phase II: ~ $1.8M over 24-36 months, may include co-funding. Follow-on Enhancement projects may receive up to $500K in matching funds. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (various topics) is funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (SBIR) — R43 Phase I is a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that funds early-stage scientific innovation by small businesses aiming to bring biomedical breakthroughs to the commercial marketplace. The Phase I award supports feasibility research, evaluating technical merit and commercial potential of proposed innovations. Eligible applicants are U.S. small business concerns, particularly new entrepreneurs, applying under PAR-24-131. Awards cover up to approximately $306,872 in total costs for Phase I. The most recent deadline is September 5, 2026.
SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Clinical Trial Optional) is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH). Operating under the NIH SBIR/STTR Solicitation 2026, the Commercialization Readiness Pilot program provides funding for high-value technical assistance and late-stage product development activities for small businesses that have completed a Phase II SBIR or STTR project.
DPA26BZ06-DV023 is a Direct-to-Phase-II SBIR paying $700,000 over 18 months plus a $500,000 option. The physics demands 256x more transmit power than the systems that qualify you to compete, and DARPA will not accept modeling alone as proof. Here is the eligibility wall, the five engineering problems, and who can realistically win it before the October 21 close.
Read articleRelease 6's SBIR topics got the attention. Its three STTR topics — SHIELDER, fuel-flexible electric propulsion, and hypersonic wind tunnel noise diagnostics — are all Direct-to-Phase-II, all require a research institution to perform at least 30 percent of the work, and all close October 21, 2026. The feasibility gates are the real filter.
Read articleDPA26BZ06-DV026 offers $300,000 at Phase I or $1,800,000 as a single Direct-to-Phase-II tranche with no options. The deliverable is a simulated auction market that measures whether AI agents deceive, collude, or manipulate the humans they serve — measured entirely from the outside. Here is the 90% efficiency gate, the team composition most bidders will get wrong, and why this topic sits in DARPA's biology office.
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