The NSF has recently announced a freeze on funding as the agency is beginning a search through all currently awarded grants to find those that may have been banned by recent executive orders.
February 12, 2025
Agency Specific
February 10, 2025
Notice of NIH indirect rate decrease to 15%
Historically the NIH has allowed a 40% indirect rate on SBIR and STTR grants without requiring backing evidence.
November 15, 2024
DOE announces FY25 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 2
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the topics for the FY 2025 Phase I Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
October 21, 2024
NCI STEP – SBIR/STTR Training and Entrepreneurship Program
The National Cancer Institute has created a new Phase 0 program for interested US-based businesses to use.
October 1, 2024
NIH Grants vs. NIH Contracts (SBIR/STTR)
The NIH is unique amongst SBIR/STTR granting agencies in that it offers both grants and contracts.
July 23, 2024
NSF debuts Fast-Track grants
The NSF has recently debuted a new Fast-Track program for its SBIR and STTR programs.
July 3, 2024
DoE Phase I 2024 topics now open
The Department of Energy has officially issued its Release 1 Phase I topics, with letters of intent due on August 26, 2024.
July 2, 2024
DOD SBIR Open Topic 2024 – AI/ML
The Department of Defense (DoD) is mandated to have SBIR/STTR open topics for many of their component organizations now; largely based on the exceptionally successful Air Force program.
June 13, 2024
Kindling Connections: Dr. Robert Lochhead
Robert Lochhead PhD., Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Founder of Lochhead Scientific.
June 11, 2024
DoE offers ‘vouchers’ to work with national labs
Have you ever wanted to work with a national lab? Are you working on a thorny energy-related problem? Maybe you should consider the Department of Energy’s upcoming American-made Challenge.