Solicitation Dates
Open Solicitations
| Agency | Solicitation | Release | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HHS Omnibus | Clinical Trials not allowed: PA-21-259 PHS 2021 SBIR-NIH PA-21-262 PHS 2021 STTR-NIH Clinical Trials required: PA-21-260 PHS 2021-2 SBIR-NIH PA-21-261 PHS 2021-2 STTR-NIH | Sept. 8 '21 | Sept. 8 '21 | Jan. 5 '22 |
| NIH |
| Varies | Varies | Varies |
| DOD | 21.3/21.c | Aug.25 '21 | Sept. 21 '21 | Oct. 21 '21 |
| NCI | PHS 2022-1 | Sept. 8 '21 | Sept. 8 '21 | Oct. 28 '21 |
| NSF | (Project Pitch Required) Phase I SBIR 21-562 Phase I STTR 21-563 Phase II SBIR 21-565 Phase II STTR 21-566 | Submission windows: Feb. 16 '21 - March 4 '21 March 5 '21 - June 3 '21 June 4 '21 - Sept. 2 '21 Sep. 3 '21 - Dec. 2 '21 | ||
| DOE | FY22 Phase I, Release 1 FY22 Phase II, Release 1 | Aug. 9 '21 Oct. 18 '21 | Aug. 30 '21 LOI due Nov. 9 '21 LOI due | Oct. 12 '21 Dec. 7 '21 |
| USDA | FY22 Phase I | Sep. 14 '21 | Nov. 3 '21 |
Open = Earliest Submission Date
Close = Final Submission Date
Updated: October 2021
Typical Phase I Release and Close Dates
| Agency | Solicitation | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DOC | NIST | one | mid | end | |||||||||
| NOAA | mid | end | one | mid | |||||||||
| DOD | Release.1/.A | mid | end | one | |||||||||
| Release .2/.B | one | mid | end | ||||||||||
| Release .3/.C | one | mid | end | ||||||||||
| DOEd | mid | mid | end | one | |||||||||
| DOE | Release 1 | one | mid | end | |||||||||
| Release 2 | mid | end | one | mid | |||||||||
| DHHS | Omnibus 1 | one | mid | mid | end | ||||||||
| Omnibus 2 | end | one | mid | mid | mid | mid | mid | mid | |||||
| Omnibus 3 | mid | mid | mid | end | one | mid | mid | mid | mid | mid | mid | ||
| Special Topics (varies) | |||||||||||||
| Contracts | one | mid | end | ||||||||||
| NIDILRR | one | end | |||||||||||
| DHS | S&T and DNDO joint | end | one | mid | |||||||||
| DOT | mid | mid | end | one | mid | mid | |||||||
| EPA | mid | ||||||||||||
| NASA | one | mid | end | ||||||||||
| NSF | Release 1 | mid | mid | end | one | ||||||||
| Release 2 | one | mid | mid | end | |||||||||
| Release 3 | one | mid | mid | end | |||||||||
| Release 4 | one | mid | mid | end | |||||||||
| USDA | one | mid | mid | end |
*Estimated based on past schedules. All dates subject to change without notice. Updated 10.20.20