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NIST SBIR Program

Status

Closed for now

SBIR/STTR statutory authorisation lapsed on 30 September 2025 and was reauthorised on 13 April 2026 through 30 September 2031; the six-month lapse halted new awards and compressed the 2026 solicitation calendar.

Closed
Amount
Not published

NIST runs a small SBIR programme with Phase I awards historically around $100,000 over 6 months and Phase II around $400,000 over 2 years, tied to NIST laboratory mission areas.

Funder

U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — No active NIST SBIR notice of funding opportunity at present; NIST issues an annual Phase I NOFO. Monitor the NIST SBIR page and newsletter.

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

Topics align with NIST laboratory programmes: measurement science, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, communications technology, physical infrastructure and bioscience.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.nist.gov/tpo/small-business-innovation-research-program-sbir

"Currently, the SBIR Program at NIST has no active Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.nist.gov

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