SBIR/STTR Program
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!
2025 NASA SBIR/STTR Phase I Solicitations
The 2025 NASA SBIR/STTR Phase I Solicitations have been amended and reopened. All proposals are due by 5:00 pm ET on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Learn More on our Phase I page
Program Phases
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Program Schedule
Find recent & future opportunities across the program
Last Updated: 5/19/25 | All dates are subject to change | Schedule organized by Close Date
| Opportunity | Open Date | Close Date | Selection Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Phase II | 2025 Phase II Sequential Submissions | — | — | May/June 2025 |
| Post Phase II | 2025 CCRPP Submissions | 11/12/24 | 1/24/25 | May/June 2025 |
| Phase II | 2024 NASA SBIR Phase II Solicitation | 12/19/24 | 2/14/25 | 5/14/25 |
| Post Phase II | Phase II-E Submissions | — | 5/16/25 | June 2025 |
| Phase I | 2025 NASA SBIR/STTR Phase I Solicitations | 1/7/25 (Reopened 5/19/25) | 5/21/25 | Summer 2025 |
| SBIR Ignite | 2024 NASA SBIR Ignite Phase II Solicitation | — | 5/27/25 | Summer 2025 |
| SBIR Ignite | 2025 NASA SBIR Ignite Phase I Solicitation | Early Summer 2025 | Mid Summer 2025 | Summer/Fall 2025 |
Sustainable Business Model Challenge
Entrepreneurs, researchers, startups, and innovators are invited to apply for a brand-new opportunity— sponsored by the NASA SBIR/STTR program— to use NASA's publicly available climate and Earth systems science data sources to create sustainable business models to address climate challenges. Applications are due by June 13, 2025.
Learn more on the challenge website
News and Success Stories
Read recent web features, newsletters, and stories about the impact our awardees are having on NASA and the country.
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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.
Learn More on SBIR.gov
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