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October 1, 2025:
The NASA SBIR/STTR program is currently closed due to a lapse in government funding. The Proposal Submissions and Awards Management System (ProSAMS) remains available to firms for proposal submissions and contract deliverables.


All critical updates pertaining to the government closure and its impact to the NASA SBIR/STTR program will be provided here. For questions, please contact the NASA SBIR/STTR Help Desk at agency-sbir@mail.nasa.gov. The Help Desk operates from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ET, Monday through Friday.

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!

Program Phases

Learn more by visiting the applicable page on the Opportunities menu dropdown

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Program Schedule

Find recent & future opportunities across the program

Last Updated: 10/1/25 | Schedule dependent on government reopening date | Schedule organized by Close Date

OpportunityOpen DateClose DateSelection Announcement
SBIR Ignite | 2024 NASA SBIR Ignite Phase II SolicitationSelections Recently Announced!5/27/257/25/25
Post Phase II | Phase II-E Submissions7/21/25August 2025
SBIR Ignite | 2025 NASA SBIR Ignite Phase I Solicitation6/2/257/22/25October 2025
Phase II | 2024 NASA STTR Phase II SolicitationNow Open!7/25/259/8/25November 2025

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