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SBIR program renewed, but NIH's strict security rules may hurt medtech funding. President Trump signed S. 3971 on April 13, ...

WHAT: On September 30, 2022, President Biden signed the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022, reauthorizing the SBIR/STTR programs to continue through fiscal year 2025. The SBIR/SSTR programs were set ...

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are structured in phases and funding is available for the first two phases. This phase information ...

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, established in 1982, sets aside a portion of an agency’s external research and development (R&D) funding for awards to small businesses, with the ...

WASHINGTON – Due diligence plays a vital role in defending national security and safeguarding the integrity of the U.S. Army’s innovation ecosystem. As the Army Small Business Innovation Research and ...

NASA has selected 295 research and technology proposals from 216 American small businesses for negotiations that may lead to contract awards worth a combined $38.7 million. The proposals are part of ...

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has ...

Act Seeks to Cut Strings Between U.S. Small Businesses and China, Russia, and Other Countries of Concern Small businesses that rely on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business ...

The SBIR and STTR programs provide non-dilutive funding to small businesses and startups to drive technological innovation, particularly in fields like defense, health, energy and space.