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FY2026 ED/IES SBIR Direct to Phase II Solicitation #91990026R0005 is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
This solicitation requests proposals from for-profit small businesses for $1,000,000 awards over 2 years for the research and development and evaluation of new education technology products to ready existing researcher-developed evidence-based innovations for use at scale, and to plan for commercialization. Projects that focus on advancing innovations that are not evidence-based are not eligible.
The existing education innovation must have originally been created by researchers at universities (or other academic institutions) or non-profit education research organizations.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: For-profit small businesses or partnerships. Must focus on scaling and commercializing existing researcher-developed evidence-based innovations. At least one member of the original research team must participate. Must be registered on SAM.gov and list Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in the proposal. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1,000,000 for 2 years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
FY2026 ED/IES SBIR Direct to Phase II Solicitation #91990026R0005 is funded by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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