Solicitation Dates

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Open Solicitations

Agency/Program	Release	Open	Close
HHS Omnibus Clinical Trials not allowed: PA-18-272 PHS 2019-02 SBIR-NIH, CDC & FDA PA-19-270 PHS 2019-02 STTR-NIH Clinical Trials required: PA-19-273 PHS 2019-02 SBIR-NIH PA-19-271 PHS 2019-02 STTR-NIH	7-May ’19	7-May ’19	5-Apr ’20
Nat’l. Science Foundation (Project Pitch Required) SBIR 20-527 STTR 20-528	18-Dec ’19	Submission windows: Mar 6, 2020 – Jun 4, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 – Sep 3, 2020 Sep 4, 2020 – Dec 3, 2020
National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) SBIR FY 2020		18-Feb	22-April
NASA SBIR and STTR 2020 Program Solicitations	January	January	20-April

Open = Earliest Submission Date Close = Final Submission Date
Updated 3.30.20

Agency/Program	Release*	Close*
Dept. of Commerce (DOC) NIST NOAA	January November	March February
Dept. of Defense (DOD) Release.1/.A Release .2/.B Release .3/.C	December April August	February June October
Dept. of Education (DOEd)	December	March
Dept. of Energy (DOE) Release 1 Release 2	August November	October February
Dept. of Health/Human Services (NIH, CDC, FDA) Omnibus Stnd Date 1 Omnibus Stnd Date 2 Omnibus Stnd Date 3 Special Topics Contracts NIDILRR	June June June Varies August May	Sep Jan Apr Varies October June
Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) S&T and DNDO joint	November	January
Dept. of Transportation (DOT)	October	March
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	June ’20
Nat’l. Aeronautics and Space Admin. (NASA)	January	March
Nat’l. Science Foundation (NSF) Release 1 Release 2 Release 3 Release 4	December March June September	March June September December
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)	July	October

*Estimated based on past schedules. All dates subject to change without notice. Updated 2.17.20