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STTR DON26TZ01-NV016: Nudging Behaviors for Better Sleep is a grant from U.S. Navy (Office of Naval Research) that Funding Database We hear regularly from founders and companies that just missed the perfect multi-million dollar opportunity for. Innovation Funding Database We hear regularly from founders and companies that just missed the perfect multi-million dollar opportunity for them.
Broad topics cover wide areas of interest where the government wants solutions. Eligible applicants include Small business concerns (SBCs) organized for profit, with a place of business in the United States; at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more U. S.
citizens or permanent resident aliens. Awards up to up to $1,750,000 (Phase II) with a deadline of 2026-06-03 00:00:00+00.
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Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic - SBIR Topic DPA26BZ01-NP001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop interoperable medical products usable for both humans and military working dogs, enabling shared medical devices, therapeutics, and monitoring technologies that improve battlefield care while reducing equipment and logistics burdens.
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Strengthening Agricultural Systems – USDA NIFA Deadline : March 26, 2026 (April 23, 2026 for AI for K-12 projects) Funding Award Size: $1 Million to $10 Million Description : Funding for large-scale, integrated research, education, and extension projects that strengthen U.S. agricultural systems, expand markets, combat pests and diseases, improve nutrition and health outcomes, and enhance farmer prosperity.
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$2 to $5 million Description : The U.S. Army Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate (MED CDID) is seeking innovative concepts, technologies, and solutions that enable tactical-level Army medical units (Corps and below) to clear the battlefield, maximize return to duty, and overcome contested medical logistics in the 2040 Future Operational Environment.
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Funding supports clinical operations, manufacturing, regulatory work, patient outreach, mechanism and potency studies, access and affordability planning, and data-sharing infrastructure. The AFWERX & SpaceWERX Open Topic Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Deadline : Estimated: Q4 2025, Q1 2026 Funding Award Size: $75K to $1.
8 million Description : A flexible SBIR/STTR vehicle for technologies with commercial value that could provide similar value to the Space Force or Air Force.
USSOCOM BAA for Extramural Biomedical and Human Performance Research and Development Funding Award Size: $2 Million to $10 Million Description: Funding for research and development that advances biomedical solutions, human performance optimization, and medical readiness technologies supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces.
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Funding Award Size: Typically varies by project scope; proposers should request only what is necessary to reach a meaningful technical milestone—often $2 million or more for high-impact efforts. Description : Funding for revolutionary solutions that expand equitable access, affordability, and rapid deployment of health innovations across the U.S. healthcare landscape.
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Funding Award Size: Typically varies by project scope; proposers should request only what is necessary to reach a meaningful technical milestone—often $2 million or more for high-impact efforts. Description : Funding for transformative health system innovations that strengthen the resilience, adaptability, and interoperability of U.S. healthcare.
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Funding Award Size: $2 million+ Description : Funding for transformative biology-enabled capabilities for national security.
Specific Topic Opportunities: Either the deadline is approaching or there is a competitive reason for applying early (such as funds that will be awarded on a first come first serve basis) Low Power Seawater Converter for Aircrew Survival - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV014 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a lightweight, rugged, low-power device that converts seawater to safe drinking water for downed naval aircrew.
Must fit NACES survival kit constraints, minimize human effort, deliver ≥1 gallon/day, and achieve ≥95% salt rejection across harsh environmental and ejection conditions.
AI/ML Assisted Field Troubleshooting in Avionics Optical Network - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-DV003 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $2 Million (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a portable AI/ML-enabled diagnostic module that integrates with optical reflectometry tools to detect, classify, and troubleshoot faults in military avionics fiber-optic networks with centimeter-level precision, improving maintenance efficiency, predictive diagnostics, and aircraft mission readiness.
Flexible Printed Thermoelectric Cooling Film - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV013 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop low-cost, lightweight, flexible printed organic thermoelectric cooling films (tight bend radius <1”) for personal warfighter cooling or conformal cooling of curved military-platform surfaces.
Advanced Damage Criticality Analysis - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-DV005 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $2 Million (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a passive structural health monitoring system that detects, locates, and characterizes ship hull cracks in real time, providing automated severity/criticality insights beyond strain-gauge inference methods.
Synthetic Alkali Atom Vapor Density for Atom-Based Sensors - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV037 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop passive, thermal-equilibrium alkali atom sources (Rb/Cs) with synthetically controlled vapor density to simplify thermal management and improve stability/SWaP for practical atom-based quantum sensors.
Applied Neuroanalytics for Optimization of Naval Training and Operational Readiness - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV033 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop a neuro-enhanced AI platform that captures neural, physiological, and behavioral data during training to deliver real-time feedback, adaptive scenarios, and readiness insights to improve warfighter performance, decision-making, and training efficiency.
Bridge Environmental Light Pollution Mitigation and Control - SBIR Topic DON26BZ01-NV017 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop and deploy safe, sustainable bridge lighting mitigation that reduces ambient light pollution, preserves night vision, and provides adjustable task lighting at select ship bridge workstations while complying with MIL-STD-1472H and shipboard environmental constraints.
Nudging Behaviors for Better Sleep - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV016 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop AI-driven behavioral nudging software that integrates with commercial wearable devices to improve sleep quality, reduce fatigue, and enhance human performance through personalized, adaptive interventions.
Advancing Human Modeling Tools for Enhanced Performance and Survivability in Austere Environments - STTR Topic DON26TZ01-NV015 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated) Description : Develop advanced digital human modeling tools using aircrew anthropometric data, posture datasets, and 3D scans to improve the design, fit, and evaluation of aviation equipment, clothing, and workspaces, enabling population-level accommodation modeling and better safety, performance, and readiness outcomes.
Development of Wearable Device for Detecting Biomarkers and Treating Viral and Bacterial Infections - SBIR DHA26BZ01-NV004 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop a non-invasive wearable that continuously monitors validated non-blood biomarkers to discretely detect viral vs. bacterial infection and deliver initial broad-spectrum treatment in austere environments, with data reporting to higher echelons of care.
Detection and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Working Dogs - SBIR DHA26BZ01-NV002 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated) Description : Funding to assess and adapt existing traumatic brain injury (TBI) detection tools and treatment approaches for military working dogs after battlefield injury—leveraging evidence from rodent/canine/large-animal research.
Military Working Dog Whole Blood Product or Substitute - SBIR DHA26BZ01-NV001 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated) Description : Develop a shelf-stable (≥3 years), thermally robust (-9°C to 60°C) canine whole blood product or oxygen-carrying substitute for Military Working Dogs to treat traumatic hemorrhage from point-of-injury through definitive care, improving oxygen delivery and survival without canine testing.
Development of Small Molecules with Antifungal Properties for Safe Use in Human Patients (Direct to Phase II) - SBIR DHA26BZ01-DV005 Deadline : April 29, 2026 (Estimated) Funding Award Size: $1.
3 Million (Estimated) Description : Funding to develop small-molecule antifungal compounds from existing libraries that show nanomolar activity against resistant fungi such as Candida auris, Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Mucorales while maintaining low human toxicity.
Chemical and Biological Technologies Fundamental Research BAA – Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Funding Award Size: $300K to $5 Million+ Description : Funding for research advancing chemical and biological defense technologies to counter weapons of mass destruction threats. Compact Oxygen Generation Medical Devices (COGM / COGM-A) – Defense Health Agency (DHA) Funding Award Size: Est.
$1M to $2M Description : Funding to develop FDA-cleared compact medical oxygen generation devices for expeditionary and aeromedical military environments under a Defense Health Agency OTA. Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program (MJFF) Deadline : Rolling Pre-Proposal Deadline.
Funding Award Size: $250,000 to $2,000,000+ Description : Nondilutive funding to advance pre-clinical and early clinical Parkinson’s disease therapeutics with strong translational rationale and commercialization potential. ARPA-H BioStabilization Systems (BoSS) Deadline : February 19, 2026.
Funding Award Size: Likely $10M+ Description : ARPA-H’s BoSS program funds breakthrough technologies that stabilize, manufacture, and distribute live cell-based therapies at ambient temperatures—eliminating the need for ultra-cold storage.
Selected teams will build a scalable bioprocessing platform capable of producing thermally stable cells for biologics, gene and cell therapies, regenerative medicine, biosurveillance, blood products, and large-scale genetic testing.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Small business concerns (SBCs) organized for profit, with a place of business in the United States; at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more U. S. citizens or permanent resident aliens. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates up to $1,750,000 (Phase II) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is June 3, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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