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!
Phase I Solicitations Now Open
This is your invite to get started on your technology development journey with us and receive up to $1 million in funding in your first three years! We are accepting submissions to the 2024 NASA SBIR and STTR Phase I solicitations on ProSAMS through 5 p.m. ET on March 11, 2024. If you're proposing to STTR, be sure to check out the 2024 STTR subtopic videos available on the Phase I page under resources.
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NASA SBIR/STTR PHASES
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NASA SBIR/STTR Program Schedule
Find recent & future opportunities across the program
Last Updated: 2/22/24 | All dates are subject to change
| Opportunity | Open Date | Close Date | Selection Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase II | 2022 STTR Phase II Solicitation – Selection Feature now available | 7/14/23 | 8/25/23 | 11/20/23 |
| SBIR Ignite | 2023 SBIR Ignite Phase I Solicitation – Selection Feature now available | 8/1/23 | 9/23/23 | 12/20/23 |
| Phase II | 2023 SBIR Phase II Solicitation | 12/18/23 | 2/2/24 | April 2024 |
| I-Corps | Post Phase II and SBIR Ignite Submissions | 1/30/24 | 2/13/24 | Spring 2024 |
| Post Phase II | 2024 CCRPP Submissions | 12/13/23 | 2/20/24 | Spring/Summer 2024 |
| Post Phase II | Phase II-E Submissions – Open Now! | — | 3/6/24 | Spring 2024 |
| Phase I | 2024 NASA SBIR/STTR Phase I Solicitations – Open Now! | 1/9/24 | 3/11/24 | June 2024 |
| MPLAN | Pre-Phase I Opportunity for MSIs through MUREP (see below) – Open Now! | 2/12/24 | 4/15/24 | 5/17/24 |
| SBIR Ignite | 2023 NASA SBIR Ignite Phase II Solicitation | — | 6/21/24 | Fall 2024 |
| Phase II | 2023 NASA STTR Phase II Solicitation | 7/22/24 | 9/2/24 | Fall 2024 |
Calling all MSIs
NASA invites Principle Investigators (PIs) from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to apply for MPLAN 2024 with awards up to $50,000 per PI to engage in research and work with NASA to prepare for larger funding opportunities, such as the STTR Phase I solicitation. This opportunity is offered through NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP). Submissions are due April 15, 2024.
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SBIR/STTR News
Read recent press releases and articles about the program's awards, as well as stories of the success and 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.
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