Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II
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- Posted
- September 25, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Award ceiling
- $287,500
- Award floor
- $280,000
- Program funding
- $1,150,000
- Expected awards
- 4
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.433
- Archives
- September 30, 2027
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.433 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $112M
- FY2026 obligated
- $0
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 174
Top recipients: University of Washington, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, University of Illinois, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation. The specific purpose of NIDILRR's SBIR program is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through R/R&D products generated by small businesses, and to increase the commercial application of NIDILRR-supported research results and development products. All SBIR projects funded by NIDILRR must address the needs of people with disabilities and promote their health and function, community living, or employment outcomes. Phase II projects expand on the results of and further pursue the development of Phase I projects. NIDILRR will make four grants under this opportunity. Grants will have a 24-month project period with two 12-month budget periods.
Who can apply
- Small businesses
SBIR Phase I grantees who successfully completed their Phase I grant between October 1, 2024 and December 31, 2026 are eligible to apply. Phase I grantees with funding from NIDILRR or from other agencies are eligible to apply, as long as their applications describe research projects that aim to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Applicants must also continue to be small business concerns. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
How to apply
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