Solicitation Dates
Open Solicitations
| Agency | Solicitation | Release | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HHS Omnibus | Clinical Trials not allowed: PA-20-260 PHS 2020 SBIR-NIH, CDC & FDA PA-20-265 PHS 2020 STTR-NIH Clinical Trials required: PA-20-262PHS 2020-2 SBIR-NIH PA-20-261 PHS 2020-2 STTR-NIH | Jul. 14 '20 | Sept. 25 '20 | April 5 '21 |
| NIH |
| Varies | Varies | Varies |
| DOD | Dec. 8 '20 | Jan. 14 '21 | Feb. 18 '21 | |
| Air Force | X21.1 CSO X21.A CSO | Dec. 8 '20 | Jan. 14 '21 | Feb. 18 '21 |
| DOE | FY 2021
| Nov. 9 '20 | Dec. 14 '20 | Feb. 22 '21 |
| Dept. Education | SBIR Phase I | Dec.1 '20 | Jan. 21 '21 | |
| DHS | FY21.1 | Nov. 12 '20 | Dec. 11 '20 | Jan. 15 '21 |
| NSF | (Project Pitch Required) | Submission windows: Jun. 5 '20 - Sep 3 '20 Sep. 4 '20 - Dec 3 '20 |
Open = Earliest Submission Date
Close = Final Submission Date
Updated 1.12.21
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