Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II
- Posted
- July 16, 2025
- Closed
- September 23, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $650,000
- Award floor
- $600,000
- Program funding
- $22,750,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 10.212
- Category
- Agriculture
- Archives
- October 23, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.212 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $21.2M
- FY2026 obligated
- $31.6M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 307
Top recipients: Membrane Protective Technologies, Inc., Universal Schedule & Booking Llc, Giner, Inc., Poplar Innovations Inc, L5 Automation Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Small Business Administration (SBA), through the SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, provides policy guidance for these programs. A main purpose of the legislation is to stimulate technological innovation and increase private sector commercialization among small business concerns and enable them to undertake and to obtain the benefits of research and development in order to maintain and strengthen the competitive free enterprise system and the national economy. The goal of Phase II is to continue research and development while increasing the focus on commercialization. The STTR program aims to foster technology transfer through formal cooperative R&D between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. The USDA SBIR/STTR programs Assistance Listing 10.212, is therefore in a unique position to meet both the goals of USDA and the purpose of the SBIR/STTR legislation by transforming scientific discovery and innovation both social and economic benefit, and by emphasizing private sector commercialization.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Eligibility Requirements SBIR/STTR Phase I awardees are eligible to apply for Phase II support through this FY 2025 RFA. This includes those awardees identified via a “novated” or “successor-in-interest” revised funding agreement. Each applicant must qualify as an SBC through registration with the SBA for R/R&D purposes at the time of selection (see Definitions in Appendix III of this RFA). Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. SBIR/STTR program eligibility requirements are in place to ensure that the funds go only to small, independent U.S. businesses. The regulations include restrictions about (1) the type of firm, (2) its ownership structure, and (3) the firm’s size in terms of the number of employees.
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