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Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs : A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation. | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs : A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.
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Supports startups and small businesses developing next-generation scientific instruments, experimental platforms and enabling technologies that strengthen the U.S. research enterprise and accelerate new discoveries, including AI-driven scientific advances.
Supports startups and small businesses developing next-generation scientific instruments, experimental platforms and enabling technologies that strengthen the U.S. research enterprise and accelerate new discoveries, including AI-driven scientific advances.
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improve the lives of Americans and people around the world. Our ability to support that mission requires a robust scientific and engineering (S&E) enterprise in the United States that allows scientists to innovate at the frontier.
In addition to funding scientists, America needs next-generation scientific instrumentation that allows scientists to pursue new innovations. In many fields, it is critical that this new scientific instrumentation is developed in the United States.
In support of this mission, NSF is initiating a pilot emphasis area for its SBIR/STTR programs to invest in startups and small businesses that are specifically developing enabling technologies that include next-generation instrumentation, novel experimental platforms, and other scientific equipment to advance the frontiers of scientific discovery and strengthen the American scientific and engineering enterprise.
This encompasses novel instrumentation necessary for the coming era of AI-driven discoveries. This pilot will prioritize investing in the necessary infrastructure to support entirely new fields of scientific discovery, making new technological breakthroughs and transformative applications possible. Through this approach, NSF will continue to lead in propelling the scientific enterprise to new frontiers.
This pilot emphasis area for the NSF SBIR/STTR programs funds across enabling technology areas and market sectors in alignment with the above goals; the programs do not solicit specific technologies for the purpose of procuring goods and services for the agency from startups and small businesses. NSF will continue to invest in other deep-tech ventures through the historic NSF SBIR/STTR programs available here.
Expanding Participation in STEM and Gold Standard Science: NSF prioritizes cutting-edge discovery science and engineering research, advancing technology and innovation, and creating opportunities for all Americans. NSF also expects the highest standards of scientific rigor, integrity and adherence to tenets of Gold Standard Science in proposals, as appropriate for the field of science and research modality.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Small businesses. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation are due November 4, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation is funded by NSF Directorate for Engineering. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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