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AFWERX Open Topic. What, Where, When?
Do you have an innovation that the Department of Air Force (DAF) needs, but they don’t have a specific topic that fits your technology? The Air Force has released their tentative schedule for Open Topics. Open Topics allow small businesses to submit their technology...
Think Twice About Your NIH SBIR/STTR Project Title
You may already have a title for your SBIR/STTR project, but I’d like to suggest that you take another look at what you have, and make sure that it really tells the full story of your project. The title of your project is important and when your project is funded you...
NIH UPDATES: FORMS-H
Applicants applying to NIH funding opportunities with due dates on or after January 25, 2023 must use updated application forms and instructions identified with a Competition ID of “FORMS-H.” Key changes include: R&R Budget and associated R&R Subaward Budget...
The Army SBIR CATALYST Program is Coming Soon!
The Army SBIR/STTR Program is set to launch its Army SBIR CATALYST Program. A Request for Proposal is expected on February 20th, and proposals for the Army SBIR CATALYST Program will be due March 15th. CATALYST-eligible small businesses this year will have been...
DOE Phase I-Release 2 Funding Opportunity
Topics for the FY 2023 SBIR/STTR Phase I-Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) are available at science.osti.gov/sbir/Funding-Opportunities. The following DOE program offices are participating: Office of Cyber Security, Energy Security, and Emergency...
DOD FY23 Opportunities
DOD-WIDE FY23 Solicitatation SBIR 23.1 and STTR 23.A Pre-release: January 11, 2023 Open: February 8, 2023 Close: March 8, 2023 Air Force unveils new schedule for small business research open topic solicitations The Air Force Research Laboratory’s technology...
NIH SBIR/STTR Omnibus Budget Guidelines for FY23 & Showcase opportunities
Increase in NIH SBIR/STTR Omnibus Budget Guidelines for FY23 The U.S. Small Business Administration has increased the National Institutes of Health (NIH) statutory budget guidelines for all SBIR/STTR applications coming through the Omnibus FOAs to the following...
DOE Funding Alert
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its current FY23 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Phase I- Release I applicants. The funding opportunity number is: DE-FOA-0002783 and the document may be downloaded from the DOE SBIR/STTR funding opportunity schedule on...
DOD releases New Topics
The Department of the Air Force (including Space Force) has released 49 new SBIR topics and 6 STTR topics. DTRA released 7 new SBIR topics and 2 STTR topics. There are now 91 topics at the Department of Defense! It is anticipated that all proposals will be evaluated...
NIH releases new SBIR contract solicitation
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are soliciting proposals from small business concerns with the research and development (R&D) expertise to conduct innovative research that will contribute to NIH or...

