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Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:2025-NIST-SBIR-01 Funding Opportunity Title:FY 2025 NIST Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Science and Technology and other Research and Development Expected Number of Awards:10 Assistance Listings:11.
620 -- Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Oct 29, 2024 Original Closing Date for Applications:Dec 27, 2024 Current Closing Date for Applications:Dec 27, 2024 Archive Date:Jan 26, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding: Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Applicants must qualify as a Small Business Concern for Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) purposes, as defined in Section 1.
05 of this NOFO, at the time of award. In addition, the primary employment of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of the award and during the conduct of the proposed research. Primary employment means that more than one-half of the principal investigator's time is spent working with the small business.
Primary employment with a small business precludes full-time employment with another organization.
## Additional Information Agency Name:National Institute of Standards and Technology Description:The NIST Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is seeking applications from eligible applicants to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an innovative idea or technology with the aim of developing a viable product or service, and/or a standard, that will be introduced to the commercial marketplace.
Link to Additional Information:[](https://grants. gov/search-results-detail/356882) Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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