SBIR|STTR Innovation Funding Opportunities | Edition #1 | October 31
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In this edition, we’ve curated ongoing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding opportunities for small businesses, academia, and nonprofits.
Active This Month
$175,000 Available for Feasibility Research | Dec. 20, 2023 | SBIR Phase I | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invites small businesses to submit research proposals to conduct research and development (R&D) in any of the research topic areas — Extreme Events and Cascading Hazards, Coastal Resilience, Changing Ocean, Water Availability, Quality, and Risk, Effects of Space Weather, Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud Computing.
Application deadline is due December 20, 2023
$100,000 Available for R&D | Dec. 18, 2023 | SBIR Phase I | Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (HHS)
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research invites small businesses to submit research proposals with the specific purpose of increasing the commercial application of research and development results and improve the return on investment from research and development that can be used to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities
Application deadline is due December 18, 2023
$100,000 Available for R&D | Dec. 22, 2023 | SBIR Phase I |Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology invites small businesses to submit research proposals from eligible applicants to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an innovative idea or technology with the aim of developing a viable product or service that will be introduced to the commercial marketplace. The research topics include Advanced Communications, Networks, and Scientific Data Systems; Advanced Manufacturing and Material Measurements, Cybersecurity and Privacy, Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and Measurement Dissemination, Health and Biological Systems Measurement and Physical Infrastructure and Resilience.
Application deadline is due December 22, 2023
$100,000 Available for Administrative Supplements to Promote Diversity | Sep. 9, 2024 | SBIR Phase I |Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Program invites small businesses to submit proposals to enhance the diversity of the research and entrepreneurial workforce by recruiting and supporting students, post doctorates, and eligible investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research, women, and socially or economically disadvantaged individuals.
Application deadline is due September 9, 2024
$295,000 Available for Technical Feasibility | Jan. 9, 2024 | SBIR Phase I | National Science Foundation (NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR/STTR program encourages startups and small businesses to submit proposals across nearly all areas of science and engineering. The Program is intended to specifically focus on challenges associated with technological innovation; that is, on the creation of new products, services, and other scalable solutions based on fundamental science or engineering.
Application deadline is due January 9, 2024
$306,872 Available for Technical Feasibility | Jan. 9, 2024 | SBIR Phase I | NIH, CDC and FDA
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), invites eligible United States small businesses to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications to develop promising technologies and products that align with their mission to improve health and save lives.
Application deadline is due January 5, 2024
$306,872 Available for Technical Feasibility | Jan. 5, 2024 | STTR Phase I | NIH, CDC and FDA
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), invites eligible United States small businesses to submit Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications to develop promising technologies and products that align with their mission to improve health and save lives.
This Funding Opportunity requires that at least 1 clinical trial be proposed.
Application deadline is due January 5, 2024
$100,000 Available for Technical Feasibility | Dec. 31, 2023 | SBIR Phase I | DoD
Department of Defense (DoD) invites eligible United States small businesses to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications that stimulates technological innovation, fosters and encourages participation by minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation, and increasing the commercial application of DoD-supported research or research and development results. Critical technology areas include: Trusted AI and Autonomy • Biotechnology • Advanced Computing and Software • Integrated Sensing and Cyber • Directed Energy (DE) • Hypersonics Microelectronics • Integrated Network Systems-of-Systems • Quantum Science • Space Technology • Renewable Energy Generation and Storage • Advanced Materials • Human-Machine Interfaces.
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