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It is known as the “idea generation” phase, during which small businesses (and their research institution partners in STTR) establish the scientific, technical, commercial merit and feasibility of the proposed innovation. You can discover the types of technologies NASA is looking for by reading through the most recent Phase I solicitations. The 2026 Appendix A SBIR and 2026 Appendix B SBIR & STTR solicitations are now live!
Submissions are open until May 21, 2026. See the links below to view the solicitations. Learn the basics of Phase I on SBIR.
gov about SBIR/STTR Phase I SBIR Period of Performance STTR Period of Performance 2026-2027 BAA Appendix 26A-I SBIR Solicitation 2026-2027 BAA Appendix 26B-I SBIR Solicitation 2026-2027 BAA Appendix 26B-I STTR Solicitation Program Year 2026 Information Hub This year, the NASA SBIR/STTR program is undergoing a change from our traditional solicitation cycle to a Broad Agency Announcement, or BAA. Click the link below to learn more.
Latest SBIR/STTR Phase I Selections July 7, 2025 | 2025 SBIR/STTR Phase I NASA selected 299 small business teams to develop new technologies to address agency priorities. The new awards from NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program invest in a varied portfolio of American small businesses and research institutions to support NASA’s future missions.
About 32% of the companies selected are first-time NASA SBIR/STTR recipients. Each proposal team will receive $150,000 to establish the merit and feasibility of their innovations for a total agency investment of $44. 85 million.
The complete list of this year’s SBIR and STTR awardees are available below (2025 NASA SBIR Phase I Selections & 2025 NASA STTR Phase I Selections).
2025 NASA SBIR Phase I Selections 2025 NASA SBIR Phase I Solicitation (Opened January 7, 2025) 2025 NASA STTR Phase I Selections 2025 NASA STTR Phase I Solicitation (Opened January 7, 2025) 2024 NASA SBIR Phase I Selections 2024 NASA SBIR Phase I Solicitation (Opened January 9, 2024) 2024 NASA STTR Phase I Selections 2024 NASA STTR Phase I Solicitation (Opened January 9, 2024) 2023 NASA SBIR Phase I Selections 2023 NASA SBIR Phase I Solicitation (Opened January 10, 2023) 2023 NASA STTR Phase I Selections 2023 NASA STTR Phase I Solicitation (Opened January 10, 2023) 2022 NASA SBIR Phase I Selections 2022 NASA SBIR Phase I Solicitation (Opened January 6, 2022) 2022 NASA STTR Phase I Selections 2022 NASA STTR Phase I Solicitation (Opened January 6, 2022) On June 7, 2024, NASA selected 299 proposals from small businesses across the country to receive nearly $45 million in Phase I awards.
On June 5, 2023, NASA selected 300 proposals from 249 small businesses and 39 research institutions to receive a total of $45 million in Phase I awards. Looking for awardees prior to 2022? Search for them on SBIR.
gov Resources for Phase I Proposers 2025 Phase I Subtopic AMAs For the 2025 SBIR/STTR Phase I Solicitation, the Program hosted Ask Me Anything webinars the week of December 9. On August 14, 2024, the NASA SBIR/STTR program hosted a webinar to welcome the 2024 NASA SBIR and STTR Phase I awardees, who were selected in June 2024. Watch the recording here.
Watch videos from STTR subject matter experts about the topics included in the 2024 STTR Phase I Solicitation Learn the meanings of many commonly used words and phrases in the NASA SBIR/STTR program As part of your Phase I submission, you can apply for additional funding to create a repeatable and scalable business model through the NASA I-Corps program As part of your Phase I submission, you can apply for an additional $6,500 in funding to support your commercialization strategy through the Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) program Discover More Topics From NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Deep tech startups. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $225,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NASA SBIR/STTR Phase I Topics is funded by NASA. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.
NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that funds small businesses with innovative research and technology ideas in advanced manufacturing and robotics.
NASA shifted its SBIR/STTR program from a single-cycle solicitation to a Broad Agency Announcement on April 17, 2026 — valid through September 30, 2027 — with subtopics released in rolling appendices. The structural change ends 41 years of predictable January-to-March deadlines and forces space startups to rebuild their proposal pipelines around continuous monitoring rather than annual sprints.
Read articleOn April 17, 2026, NASA released a SBIR/STTR Broad Agency Announcement valid through Sept 30, 2027 — replacing the legacy annual solicitation cycle with rolling appendices. The first two appendices closed May 21. A complete strategic analysis for space-tech founders adapting to the new model.
Read articleNASA selected 15 small businesses for SBIR Ignite Phase I awards on April 14 in AI, robotics, and radar. The $150K Phase I gates a $1.275M Phase II — and the commercialization-first framing is reshaping who should apply where.
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