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NASA SBIR Ignite commercial space technology solicitation

NASA SBIR Ignite

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Commercially oriented branch of NASA SBIR. Phase I awards have been up to around USD 150,000 with Phase II follow-on funding; check the current solicitation for exact caps.

Funder

NASA Small Business Innovation Research programme

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — NASA SBIR Ignite runs a separate annual solicitation from the main NASA SBIR/STTR cycle, historically opening in the spring or summer.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

US small business (majority US-owned, under 500 employees). Ignite prioritises a clear commercial market beyond NASA.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained · SBIR vs STTR: what actually differs

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.nasa.gov/sbir_sttr/

Not yet re-checked against the official page — this record was extracted on 14 August 2026 and may be out of date. Check the source before you rely on it.

Source: www.nasa.gov

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