Open federal SBIR/STTR opportunities — week of May 17, 2026
All open federal SBIR/STTR solicitations we tracked this week across SAM.gov, SBIR.gov, and Grants.gov. Newest first. ITAR/CUI dropped.
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Limited Competition: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers 2027 (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11) · closes 2026-10-02
This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see Section III. Eligibility for additional information. The purpose of this NOFO is to seek applications in a limited competition for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental…
→ Full topic / applyEDU Core Research
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) · closes 2026-10-01
The EDU Core Research (ECR) program offers this ECR:Core solicitation and invites proposals for fundamental research (curiosity-driven basic research and use-inspired basic research) that contributes to the general, explanatory knowledge that underlies STEM education in one or more of the three broadly conceived Research Areas: Research onSTEM Learning…
→ Full topic / applyUnderstanding and Promoting Resources and Opportunities for People with Autism and Fragile X and their Families Across the Lifespan
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD (HHS-CDC-NCBDDD) · closes 2026-06-15
The goal of this NOFO is to gather unique information not collected by other federal programs to gain a better understanding of the resources (e.g., services, supports) and opportunities (e.g., education, employment, housing, social participation) needed to reduce morbidity, mortality, and economic impacts and improve other long-term outcomes for people…
→ Full topic / applyNASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II
NASA Headquarters (NASA-HQ)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters anticipates release of a solicitation, titled “NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), Phase II,” as an Appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) NASA Research Announcement (NRA), titled “Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and…
→ Full topic / applyStandards Coordination Office Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program
National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC-NIST) · closes 2026-07-13
The NIST Standards Coordination Office Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program (SCOCD CAP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for activities to develop undergraduate and/or graduate level curricula to incorporate documentary standards, standards development, and standardization of information and content into seminars, modules,…
→ Full topic / applySpecial Research Grants Program for Aquaculture Research
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) · closes 2026-06-15
The purpose of the Special Research Grants Program for Aquaculture Research (Assistance Listing Number 10.200) is to support the development of a vibrant, robust, and profitable aquaculture industry in the United States by generating new, science-based information and technology to address industry constraints. Applied research is needed to develop…
→ Full topic / applyUSACE Kansas City District: Management of Undesirable Plants, St. Charles County, Missouri
Kansas City District (DOD-COE-KC) · closes 2026-06-15
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District (NWK) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a state agency responsible for the administration or implementation of undesirable plants laws of the state, who will provide professional services to assist USACE with the management of undesirable plants on federal lands managed by…
→ Full topic / applyUSACE Kansas City District: Management of Undesirable Plants, Multiple Counties, Missouri
Kansas City District (DOD-COE-KC) · closes 2026-06-15
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District (NWK) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a state agency responsible for the administration or implementation of undesirable plants laws of the state, who will provide professional services to assist USACE with the management of undesirable plants on federal lands managed by…
→ Full topic / applyCooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Geological Survey (DOI-USGS1) · closes 2026-06-14
The U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) seeks to provide financial assistance for a research project to help build a program to use new remote sensing platforms to improve understanding of how southwestern U.S. ecosystems work and for management options that can best provide ecosystem services in these challenging…
→ Full topic / applyINCLUDE Project: Clinical Trials Phased Awards for Down syndrome Research (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11) · closes 2028-06-15
The NIH INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project seeks to improve health and quality-of-life for individuals with Down syndrome. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages Exploratory/Developmental Phased Innovation (R61/R33) grant applications to support…
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