SBIR/STTR Grant Deadlines 2025

Complete calendar of Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer grant deadlines from all federal agencies

⚠️ URGENT: 2 deadlines in the next 14 days!

NIH Phase I closes January 5 • DOD Phase I closes January 12

Agencies

$3.5B

Annual Funding

60+

Deadlines/Year

$150-275K

Phase I Awards

Upcoming SBIR/STTR Deadlines

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

URGENT

SBIR Phase I

Topics: Biomedical, Healthcare Tech, Medical Devices

Up to $275,000

6-12 months

Deadline: January 5, 2025(7 days)

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Department of Defense (DOD)

URGENT

SBIR Phase I

Topics: Defense Tech, Cybersecurity, AI/ML

Up to $250,000

6 months

Deadline: January 12, 2025(14 days)

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National Science Foundation (NSF)

SBIR Phase I

Topics: Deep Tech, Advanced Materials, Quantum

Up to $275,000

6-12 months

Deadline: February 6, 2025(39 days)

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NASA

SBIR Phase I

Topics: Space Tech, Aerospace, Robotics

Up to $150,000

6 months

Deadline: February 13, 2025(46 days)

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Department of Energy (DOE)

SBIR/STTR Phase I

Topics: Clean Energy, Climate Tech, Grid Tech

Up to $250,000

9 months

Deadline: February 20, 2025(53 days)

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USDA

SBIR Phase I

Topics: AgTech, Food Tech, Rural Tech

Up to $175,000

8 months

Deadline: March 6, 2025(67 days)

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2025 Annual SBIR/STTR Schedule

Q1 2025

January

8 deadlines

NIH, DOD, EPA

February

6 deadlines

NSF, NASA, DOE

March

5 deadlines

USDA, NOAA, DOT

Q2 2025

April

4 deadlines

NIH, NSF

May

7 deadlines

DOD, NASA

June

5 deadlines

DOE, EPA

Q3 2025

July

3 deadlines

USDA, DOT

August

4 deadlines

NIH, NSF

September

6 deadlines

DOD, NASA

Q4 2025

October

5 deadlines

DOE, EPA

November

3 deadlines

NOAA, DOT

December

4 deadlines

NIH, NSF

SBIR vs STTR

SBIR Requirements

• Small business with <500 employees
• 51% US owned and operated
• Principal investigator employed by company

STTR Requirements

• Partnership with research institution required
• 40% work by small business, 30% by institution
• PI can be from either organization

Funding Phases

Phase I

$50K-$275K for 6-12 months of feasibility research

Phase II

$750K-$1.5M for 2 years of development

Phase III

Commercialization with non-SBIR funding

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Last updated: 3/2/2026 | Source: SBIR.gov official announcements

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