FY 2025 NIST Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I
- Posted
- October 29, 2024
- Closed
- December 27, 2024
- Expected awards
- 10
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 11.620
- Archives
- January 26, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 11.620 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $56M
- FY2025 obligated
- $76.3M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $41.6M
- Awards in window
- 172
Top recipients: The Regents of the University of Colorado, University of Maryland, College Park, The Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University (the), Association of University Technology Managers Inc
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The NIST Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is seeking applications from eligible applicants to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an innovative idea or technology with the aim of developing a viable product or service, and/or a standard, that will be introduced to the commercial marketplace.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Applicants must qualify as a Small Business Concern for Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) purposes, as defined in Section 1.05 of this NOFO, at the time of award. In addition, the primary employment of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of the award and during the conduct of the proposed research. Primary employment means that more than one-half of the principal investigator's time is spent working with the small business. Primary employment with a small business precludes full-time employment with another organization.
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