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NSF Wireless Technologies SBIR/STTR Program is a Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer funding opportunity from the National Science Foundation focused on next-generation wireless communication technologies.
The program supports small businesses developing innovations in high data rate systems, MIMO antenna concepts, spectrum efficiency, modulation and demodulation techniques, RF pollution mitigation, and signal processing. NSF seeks proposals across four subtopics: Communication and Networking Technologies, Networked Sensors and Sensing, Wireless Devices and Components, and Other Wireless Technologies.
Eligible applicants must be U.S.-based small businesses with fewer than 500 employees, at least 50% U.S. citizen or permanent resident owned, and not majority-owned by venture capital or private equity firms. NSF invests up to $2 million in seed funding and takes zero equity.
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Wireless Technologies Grant – Apply Today | NSF SBIR Check recent critical alerts! (Last updated 4/16/2026) NSF will resume the submission of new Project Pitches to the SBIR/STTR programs in the coming weeks. Program Directors will continue to process Project Pitches that were previously received.
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Wireless Technologies (W) The Wireless topic involves next-generation wireless communication technologies requiring systems with high data rates, low costs and that support a wide variety of applications and services while maintaining full mobility, minimum latency, and long battery life.
Devices and subsystems that increase data throughput rates via cell density; increased spectrum; multiple input, multiple output (MIMO); and new “antenna” concepts are encouraged.
NSF welcomes proposals involving modulation and demodulation techniques for signal generation and reception through spectral efficiency, noise immunity, jamming immunity, and power efficiency; radio frequency (RF) pollution: devices and circuits; processing algorithms/3D spatial control; and high efficiency devices such as micro-TWT (traveling-wave tube), smart dust and inductive couplers.
NSF seeks proposals in the areas of spectrum-related research and development activities that improve the efficiency by which the radio spectrum is used, and the ability of all members of the public to access spectrum-related services.
Mobile and automotive radar, smart solar panels, on-panel DC-AC converters, openRAN (Radio Access Networks)-related devices and applications and self-testing and self-networking devices are also of interest. W1. Communication and Networking Technologies W2.
Networked Sensors and Sensing W3. Wireless Devices and Components W5. Other Wireless Technologies Application process for Wireless Technologies (W) funding Eligibility for Wireless Technologies (W) funding + Your company must be a small business (fewer than 500 employees) located in the United States.
At least 50% of your company’s equity must be owned by U.S. citizens or permanent residents. NSF does not fund companies that are majority-owned by multiple venture capital firms, private equity firms, or hedge funds, to participate in SBIR and STTR. All funded work, including work done by consultants and contractors, needs to take place in the United States.
The project’s principal investigator (tech lead) must be legally employed at least 20 hours a week by the company seeking funding. The principal investigator doesn’t need any advanced degrees. The principal investigator needs to commit to at least one month (173 hours) of work on a funded project per six months of project duration.
Evaluation Criteria: What We Look for When Evaluating Wireless Technologies (W) proposals + Take our project assessment to see if your work might be a good fit for NSF funding. We invest up to $2 million in seed funding and take zero equity. We’re looking for companies that are transformative, high-risk, have a market pull, and are scaleable.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Small Businesses Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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