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Find similar grantsSBIR/STTR Phase I (NASA) is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA's SBIR/STTR Phase I solicitation supports innovative research and development by small businesses in areas including AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data systems relevant to aerospace missions. These awards are for establishing the merit and feasibility of innovations.
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Through this program, entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses with less than 500 employees can receive funding and non-monetary support to build, mature, and commercialize their technologies, advancing NASA missions and helping solve important problems facing our country. Whether your destination is the Moon, Mars, or the marketplace, the NASA SBIR/STTR program wants to help get you there!
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2026 Post Phase II | Phase II-E Submissions — 6/5/26 Aug. 2026 CCRPP | CCRPP Submissions 6/24/26* 8/19/26* Dec. 2026* 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. The NASA SBIR/STTR Program has joined the SBIR Partnering Platform! We are excited to announce an opportunity for our small businesses to connect with other innovators and partners.
NASA SBIR/STTR has joined the SBIR Partnering Platform. This public, multi-agency platform facilitates partnering between Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) applicants/awardees and all those who can contribute to their success (investors, subject matter experts, research institutes, service providers, industry stakeholders, etc.) in their respective ecosystems.
Instructions on how to register with the platform and begin making those partnerships are available on the platform. Explore the SBIR Partnering Platform Here Read recent web features, newsletters, and stories about the impact our awardees are having on NASA and the country.
Learn More about News and Success Stories We are one piece of the SBIR/STTR pie America’s Seed Fund is coordinated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), which provides resources and support to the NASA SBIR/STTR program and 10 other participating Federal agencies.
The SBA tracks SBIR/STTR awards across the government, provides helpful program information, hosts frequent virtual and in-person events, and offers connections to others in the innovation ecosystem who may be able to help you if you need support outside of the NASA SBIR/STTR program. NASA SBIR/STTR representative (center) sitting on a panel with other agency SBIR/STTR representatives at a recent SBA Road Tour event.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Small business concerns with no more than 500 employees combined with affiliates. The Principal Investigator must be primarily employed with the small business for SBIR or with the small business or research institution for STTR. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $225,000 (SBIR), Up to $225,000 (STTR). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
SBIR/STTR Phase I (NASA) is funded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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SBIR/STTR Phase I is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA's SBIR program supports the development of innovative technologies with NASA mission potential, including AI/ML processors and automation systems, emphasizing strong commercial potential. Phase I establishes the scientific, technical, and commercial merit and feasibility of the proposed innovation.
2026-2027 BAA Appendix 26A-I SBIR Solicitation (Phase I) is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This is a Phase I solicitation under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, part of America's Seed Fund. NASA seeks technology ideas for space and Earth to address its wide-ranging goals. Phase I awards aim to establish the scientific, technical, commercial merit and feasibility of proposed innovations.
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.
NASA STRIDE (Science Transport and Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration) is a grant program from NASA that solicits proposals from U.S. industry to conduct design studies of advanced robotic surface and aerial mobility systems with payload transportation and deployment capability for Mars surface operations. The program supports innovation in robotic mobility systems that could enable future Mars science missions. U.S.-based universities and nonprofit research organizations may also be eligible per the grant record. The application deadline for this cycle was March 31, 2026.
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.
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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