STMD Solicitations and Opportunities
This page provides information about ways to engage with STMD through current and forthcoming solicitations or opportunities. Please also view STMD’s Tipping Point and Announcement of Collaboration Opportunities page. To see what STMD opportunities might be best suited for you, visit TechPort.
Open Solicitations and Opportunities
FUTURE SOLICITATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES – upcoming solicitation release dates are pending and are subject to change.
NASA SBIR/STTR Solicitations
January 2025 – The NASA SBIR and STTR Phase I solicitations are open to small businesses with 500 or fewer employees. To apply for an STTR, a small business must partner with a non-profit research institution such as a university or a research laboratory. SBIR Phase I contracts last for six months and STTR Phase I contracts last for 13 months, both with a maximum funding of $150,000. Phase II solicitations are released on the SBIR/STTR Phase II page; only Phase I awardees are eligible to apply. SBIR and STTR Phase II contracts last for 24 months and have a maximum funding amount of $850,000. See the individual solicitations for deadlines. Post-Phase II funding opportunities are only open to small businesses with Phase I or II awards. See the NASA SBIR/STTR program website for more information.
Space Tech Industry Partnerships
The Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) uses partnerships to expand important space technologies and capabilities.
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