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NSF's SBIR/STTR Artificial Intelligence topic (America's Seed Fund) provides non-dilutive funding to U.S. small businesses translating cutting-edge AI research into commercial products and services for the public good. The topic emphasizes deep-learning-based AI systems and AI-based hardware that are safe, reliable, fair, robust, privacy-preserving, and efficient.
Eight subtopics are supported: cognitive-science-based technologies, computer-vision AI, conversational AI, language-based AI, novel AI hardware, sustainable AI for low-resource and edge environments, technologies for trustworthy AI, and other novel AI technologies. Applicants first submit a Project Pitch; if invited, they submit a full Phase I proposal.
Phase I awards up to $305,000 fund feasibility, and successful teams may apply for Phase II awards up to $1. 25 million plus matching and supplemental funds.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S.-based for-profit small businesses with fewer than 500 employees, at least 50% owned by U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and not majority-owned by multiple VC, private equity, or hedge funds. All funded work must occur in the United States. The principal investigator must be employed at least 20 hours per week by the company and commit at least 173 hours per six-month period. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows phase I awards up to $305,000 USD for feasibility-stage research; Phase II awards up to $1,250,000 USD for development and commercialization. Funding is non-dilutive (NSF takes zero equity). A company may receive up to roughly $2,000,000 USD across phases plus supplemental funding. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for NSF SBIR/STTR Artificial Intelligence Topic for Non-Dilutive Small Business AI Innovation are due July 27, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
NSF SBIR/STTR Artificial Intelligence Topic for Non-Dilutive Small Business AI Innovation is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), America's Seed Fund. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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TechAccess: AI-Ready America is a national NSF coordination program to accelerate AI literacy, workforce readiness, and deployment across all U.S. states and territories. The program supports three integrated funding mechanisms. State/Territory Coordination Hubs act as neutral convening entities connecting education, workforce, industry, and government stakeholders; they maintain AI resource inventories, develop strategic plans, provide deployment support, coordinate training initiatives, and facilitate sector-specific collaboration. A National Coordination Lead provides national strategy, supports hub operations, manages the AI Deployment Network, and coordinates across priority sectors. AI-Ready Catalyst Award competitions fund innovative pilot projects addressing high-priority AI readiness needs identified by the hubs. The program targets all Americans, with particular emphasis on supporting small businesses, local governments, community and technical colleges, and workforce development organizations across rural, tribal, and underserved communities. Letters of Intent are required and proposals submit in three rounds through 2027.
This U.S. Navy SBIR open topic (DON26BX03-NP002) solicits small-business innovation in counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), seeking AI- and machine-learning-driven capabilities for detecting, identifying, tracking, and neutralizing hostile drones. Areas of interest emphasize sensor fusion across radar, electro-optical/infrared, radio-frequency, and acoustic sensors; autonomous threat classification; and real-time decision support for layered drone defense. Phase I awards provide up to approximately $315,000 to establish feasibility, with a path to larger Phase II prototype development and potential transition to Navy programs of record. The topic is part of the DoD SBIR/STTR FY26 cycle with proposals due July 22, 2026.
NSF's rebuilt SBIR/STTR program (NSF 26-510) pairs a $305,000 Phase I with a brand-new Strategic Breakthrough award worth up to $30 million for the strongest Phase II companies. The next Project Pitch deadline is July 27, 2026. Here is how the non-dilutive funding ladder now works, why the Project Pitch gate decides everything, and how a founder should sequence the next twelve months.
Read articleAfter months dark, NSF's SBIR/STTR program relaunched with $250M, a July 27, 2026 Phase I deadline, and a new $30M Strategic Breakthrough escalator. This is the deep dive on NSF 26-510, the 26-511 instrumentation pilot, the mandatory Project Pitch on-ramp, and how to sequence a non-dilutive raise that starts at $305K and can reach eight figures.
Read articleAmerica's Seed Fund powered by NSF reopened for FY2026 with two parallel solicitations: NSF 26-510 for deep technologies and a new pilot, NSF 26-511, dedicated to scientific instrumentation. Project Pitch is the mandatory first gate, the first full-proposal deadline is July 27, 2026, and Phase I runs up to $305K. Here is how the topic-agnostic NSF model differs from agency-directed SBIR — and how to use the new pilot.
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