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NSF I-Corps Training for Phase I Awardees is sponsored by NSF SBIR/STTR. This program provides NSF I-Corps training specifically for Phase I SBIR and STTR awardees. It offers updated, in-depth course material covering the entire business model canvas and minimum viable product testing, designed to enhance customer discovery and strengthen Phase II proposals.
Awardees can allocate a portion of their Phase I funding for customer discovery tools, salary for time and effort, and travel and conference fees. Participants are required to complete a minimum of 100 customer discovery interviews.
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Search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: All Phase I SBIR and STTR awardees funded under NSF 23-515 and NSF 24-579 solicitations are eligible. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $25,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NSF I-Corps Training for Phase I Awardees is funded by NSF SBIR/STTR. 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.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is sponsored by NOAA. This program provides seed funding to small businesses for research and development of innovative technologies across NOAA's mission areas, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, coastal resilience, and extreme weather events. Phase I awards fund a six-month period for conducting feasibility and proof of concept research.
SBIR/STTR Phase I Programs is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF SBIR/STTR programs provide non-dilutive funding for cutting-edge technology innovations that address societal challenges. The Space (SP) topic seeks transformative technologies for sustainable space exploration, habitation, or industrialization, which could include in-space research or manufacturing systems, microgravity applications, and photonic devices and materials.
On May 31, NSF announced the restart of its SBIR and STTR programs with a \$250 million FY26 allocation, a Project Pitch portal reopening June 2, a first full-proposal deadline of July 27, 2026, and additional windows on November 4 and March 4, 2027. Phase I tops out at \$305K, Phase II at \$1.25M, and a new Strategic Breakthrough lane extends invited Phase II companies up to \$30M. A separate \$40M instrumentation pilot (NSF 26-511) funds next-generation scientific tools. Here is what changed from prior cycles, who the program actually fits, and how to position a Project Pitch for the July deadline.
Read articleNSF's relaunched SBIR/STTR program under solicitation 26-510 commits $250 million for deep-tech startups, opens Project Pitches June 2, 2026, and sets the first full-proposal deadline for July 27. The Strategic Breakthrough Awards tier — up to $30M per company — is the largest single-company commitment in NSF SBIR history.
Read articleNSF's late-May 2026 SBIR/STTR relaunch under solicitation NSF 26-510 deploys $250M for deep-tech startups, opens Project Pitches on June 2, sets the first full-proposal deadline for July 27, 2026, and carves out a $40M pilot for next-generation scientific instrumentation that rewires what kinds of small businesses NSF wants to fund.
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