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FY26 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Solicitation is sponsored by U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). The U.S. DOT SBIR program funds early-stage technology development from small businesses, focusing on feasibility research on defined government problems. Topics include artificial intelligence applications, transportation safety analytics, hazardous materials packaging, battery safety, and transit planning.
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Search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: American-owned for-profit small businesses with fewer than 500 employees; principal researcher must be employed by the business; SAM.gov registration required. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows typically $200,000–$300,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for FY26 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Solicitation are due July 7, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
FY26 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Solicitation is funded by U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (Phase I) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit in agriculturally-related areas. This can include app development for agricultural technology, rural development, and smart farming. Phase I aims to demonstrate technical feasibility.
Developer Grants is sponsored by Circle. Circle's Developer Grant initiative supports projects leveraging USDC to create practical solutions. While the 2025 applications are closed for reimagining, they will place greater emphasis on Arc-specific grants and evaluate projects based on alignment with Circle products, team strength, innovation, and impact on the USDC network in 2026.
U.S. DOT's FY26 SBIR Phase I solicitation opens June 3 and closes July 7 with awards in September. Ten topics across FHWA, FRA, FTA, NHTSA, and PHMSA at $200K–$300K each. Why the topic distribution telegraphs DOT's three-year R&D priorities and how niche specialists can win against generalist competitors.
Read articleDOT's FY26 SBIR Phase I opened June 3 and closes July 7 at 3:00 PM ET. Ten topics across FTA, PHMSA, FRA, FHWA, and Volpe span AI trip planning, thermochromic hazmat coatings, lithium-ion fire suppression, and V2X congestion mitigation — a tighter, more product-focused topic list than any of the bigger-name agencies.
Read articleThe Department of Transportation's FY26 SBIR Phase I solicitation opened June 3 and closes July 7 — a 34-day window across FHWA, FRA, FTA, NHTSA, and PHMSA topics ranging from AI trip planning to thermochromic hazmat coatings to high-voltage battery discharge for rail. Awards land in September. The strategy for which topic to chase depends on infrastructure most teams underestimate.
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