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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (Phase IA, IB, and Direct to Phase II) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). This program provides funding for small businesses to develop innovative education technology (EdTech) products. It supports projects from rapid prototype development (Phase I) to full-scale development and evaluation (Phase II).
The program emphasizes rigorous research and commercialization potential. It also encourages the use of AI functionalities in EdTech.
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Search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: For-profit small businesses with no more than 500 employees, independently owned, operated, and U.S. based, and at least 51 percent owned by U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted residents. The principal investigator must be primarily employed by the small business during the award period. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $250,000 for Phase IA/IB; up to $1,000,000 for Phase II; up to $1.25M total across both phases. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (Phase IA, IB, and Direct to Phase II) are due June 29, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (Phase IA, IB, and Direct to Phase II) is funded by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Robotics Grant Program is a grant from the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) that funds school-based robotics programs for elementary, middle, and high school students. Awarded through a competitive application process, the program provides up to $3,500 to eligible local education agencies (LEAs) in Alabama. Applicants must be public school systems submitting on behalf of schools with K–12 students. The grant supports the purchase of robotics equipment and program development aligned with AMSTI guidelines. Applications are submitted online through the AMSTI Robotics Grant portal. The Fiscal Year 2026 application deadline was September 30, 2025. Questions should be directed to robotics@amsti.org. The program is managed by the Alabama State Department of Education under State Superintendent Eric G. Mackey.
The Institute of Education Sciences released its FY26 SBIR solicitations on April 30 with a single hard deadline of June 29. The triple-track structure — Phase IA for novel concepts, Phase IB for new components, and Direct-to-Phase-II for evidence-based scale-up — codifies a sharper theory of how federal dollars should move education technology from research bench to classroom.
Read articleED/IES released its FY2026 SBIR solicitations on April 30, 2026, with Phase IA and Phase IB closing June 29 at 11AM EDT for \$250,000 nine-month feasibility awards, and Direct-to-Phase-II closing the same day at 2PM EDT for \$1,000,000 two-year commercialization awards. The program funds edtech for special education, general education, and education research tools — a structurally underserved category that most SBIR-active founders never consider. Direct-to-Phase-II requires evidence-based innovations originally developed by universities or non-profit research organizations, which makes it one of the cleanest IP-licensing-to-commercialization paths in the federal portfolio. Here is the eligibility analysis, the phase structure, the question deadline that already closed, and how to position for the June 29 windows.
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