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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (NASA) is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The NASA SBIR/STTR program funds small businesses to build, mature, and commercialize technologies that advance NASA missions and address important problems, including areas like in-space manufacturing and advanced battery technologies.
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) - NASA International Space Station NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA Upcoming Launches and Landings Communicating with Missions James Webb Space Telescope International Space Station Earth Science Researchers Asteroids, Comets & Meteors The Search for Life in the Universe Astrophysics & Space Science Biological & Physical Sciences Human Space Travel Research Flight Research Innovation Technology Transfer & Spinoffs Manufacturing and Materials For Colleges and Universities Requests for Exhibits, Artifacts, Speakers & Flyovers Upcoming Launches & Landings NASA Brand & Usage Guidelines NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations Efforts Continue to Stabilize LINK Spacecraft for NASA’s Swift Boost NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures NASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay Establishing Crew Exposure Limits of Martian Dust NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon The Paradox of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park August 2026 Satellite Puzzler NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon NASA’s PUNCH Sharpens Solar Storm Forecasting in First Test What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA’s PUNCH Sharpens Solar Storm Forecasting in First Test NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon The Paradox of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park NASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits Update to A.
1 Earth Science Research Overview: Earth Science proposals that include NASA high-end computing resources must include costs NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay Space Out This Summer with Variety of NASA STEM Activities NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia La NASA anuncia la cobertura de la misión lunar Artemis II Agenda diaria de la misión a la Luna de Artemis II de la NASA La NASA refuerza Artemis: añade una misión y perfecciona su arquitectura general The NASA Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program is part of America’s Seed Fund, the nation’s largest source of early-stage non-dilutive funding for innovative technologies.
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!
Learn more by visiting the applicable page on the Opportunities menu dropdown Find recent & future opportunities across the program Last Updated: 8/4/26 | Schedule organized by Close Date Opportunity Open Date Close Date Selection Announcement SBIR Ignite | 2025 NASA SBIR Ignite Phase I Solicitation 6/2/25 7/22/25 April 2026 Phase II | 2024 NASA STTR Phase II Solicitation 7/25/25 9/8/25 April 2026 Post Phase II | Phase II-E Submissions — 6/5/26 July 2026 Phase II | 2025 NASA SBIR Phase II Solicitation 4/15/26 5/15/26 July 2026 Phase I | 2026-2027 BAA Appendix 26A-I SBIR 4/21/26 5/21/26 Aug.
2026 Phase I | 2026-2027 BAA Appendix 26B-I SBIR 4/21/26 5/21/26 Aug. 2026 Phase I | 2026-2027 BAA Appendix 26B-I STTR 4/21/26 5/21/26 Aug. 2026 CCRPP | CCRPP Submissions 6/24/26 8/19/26 Dec.
2026 Phase II | 2025 NASA STTR Phase II Solicitation 9/15/26 10/28/26 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: Entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses with less than 500 employees. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $150,000 for Phase I, up to $850,000 for Phase II. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (NASA) is funded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Quantum Computing (SBIR/STTR) is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This NASA SBIR/STTR subtopic aims to develop and improve quantum, quantum-inspired, and hybrid quantum-classical workflows to demonstrate utility or advantage over existing classical algorithms for high-utility Science Mission Directorate (SMD) problems. It supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes, with a focus on near-to-mid-term technology needs for leveraging quantum computing advances.
NASA SBIR 2026 Phase I Solicitation (Human Systems) is a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that funds small businesses developing innovative technologies with strong commercial potential in the area of human space systems. NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a competitive, phased program supporting R&D with potential for commercialization, and Phase I awards establish the technical merit and feasibility of proposed research. The Human Systems focus area includes technologies supporting crew health, performance, habitation, and safety for space exploration missions. Phase I awards provide up to $150,000 in funding. Eligible applicants must be for-profit small business concerns registered in the United States. The application deadline is May 21, 2026.
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.
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.
In January 2026, DOE Policy Flash PF-2026-30 wiped out every 15% and 10% indirect cost cap the administration had imposed in 2025 — because H.R. 6938 ordered it to. The same law froze indirect policy at NSF, Commerce and NASA. But OMB's sweeping new grants rule quietly reopens the fight through the back door. Here is what changed, what money recipients can claw back, and how to protect your indirect recovery going forward.
Read articleFor Program Year 2026, NASA replaced its single January SBIR/STTR solicitation with a Broad Agency Announcement that releases topics in appendices throughout the year — with proposal limits resetting each time. Phase I awards now run up to $225,000. Here is what the structural shift means, why it favors prepared companies, and how to build a year-round SBIR strategy around it.
Read articleNASA 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.
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