SBIR/STTR Proposal Support
IPart’s pre-proposal services provide clients with critical feedback and microfunding to support winning federal Phase I and Phase II SBIR/STTR submissions.
The Innovation Partnership (IPart) is a statewide consortium of economic development, business assistance, and higher education organizations, providing early-stage technology companies with free proposal writing assistance, training, and financial assistance. The goal: Help Pennsylvania-based clients secure federal funding opportunities – Specifically, SBIR/STTR.
IPart’s pre-proposal services provide clients with critical feedback and microfunding to support winning federal Phase I and Phase II SBIR/STTR submissions.
Qualified IPart clients can be eligible for up to $1000 to help cover the cost of travel and training expenses directly related to their SBIR/STTR proposal submission.
An essential starting point to find solicitations and federal funding opportunities.
Agency/Program | Release Date | Open Date | Close Date | IPart Deadline Pre-Proposal (PPA) Due |
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Fiscal Year 2025 ED/IES SBIR Solicitation for PhIA, PhIB, & Direct to PhII | 11/8/24 | 11/8/24 | 1/8/25 by 11am EST | PPA FINAL Due Wed 12/4/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 11/18/24 |
SBIR PhI Opportunity 2025-NIST-SBIR-01 | 10/29/24 | 10/29/24 | 12/27/24 | PPA FINAL Due Tues 11/25/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 11/11/24 |
DOE SBIR & STTR Phase 1, Release 2 PhI Release 2 Topics | Topics Issued 11/12/24 FOA Release 12/16/24 | 12/16/24 LOI Due 1/7/25 | 2/26/25 | PPA FINAL Due Wed 1/29/25 Draft PPA Due Week of 1/13/25 |
National Science Foundation (NSF) (Project Pitch Required) SBIR&STTR PhI 2024 Solicitation - nsf24-579 SBIR&STTR PhII 2024 Solicitation - nsf24-580 SBIR&STTR FastTrack Pilot 2024 Solicitation - nsf24-582 NSF SBIR/STTR Program Page NSF Events Online Project Pitch Form *PHI Max Award Amt. $305k, PHII Max Award Amt. $1.25m | 5/30/24 | 5/30/24 | 3/5/25 7/2/25 11/5/25 all due by 5pm | PPA FINAL Due: Wed 2/5/25 Wed 6/4/25 Wed 10/8/25 PPA Draft Due Week of 1/20/25 5/19/25 9/22/25 |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Omnibus FOAs Notice of Change to Award Budget NOT-OD-25-013 | 7/3/24 | 7/3/24 | 1/6/25 4/7/25 | PPA FINAL Due: Mon 12/2/24 Mon 3/10/25 PPA 1st Draft Due Week of: 11/18/24 & 3/24/25 |
USDA SBIR & STTR PHI Release CFDA #10.212 *PHI Max Award Amt. $181,500, Min Award Amt. $125,000 | 7/2/24 | 7/2/24 | 9/17/24 CLOSED | 8/20/24 CLOSED |
DOD ARMY SBIR 2024.4 Release 20 | 7/9/24 *Topics Pre-Release | 8/1/24 | 9/4/24 CLOSED | Tues 8/7/24 CLOSED |
EPA SBIR PHI Release #68HERC23R0249 | 6/26/24 | 6/26/24 | 8/21/24 CLOSED | Wed, 7/24/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 7/8/24 |
Army XtechScalable AI Direct to Phase II Open Topic * Anticipated | 7/18/24 | 7/18/24 | 8/20/24 CLOSED | Tues 7/23/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 7/18/24 |
DOT SBIR FY2025 Complete Streets AI Initiative: Generating, Integrating, and Activating Data for Mobility DOT SBIR FAQs | 3/11/24 | 3/11/24 | 5/10/24 CLOSED | Fri 4/12/24 CLOSED |
Air Force (AF) SBIR CSO X24.6 | 4/24/24 | 4/24/24 | 5/23/24 CLOSED | Wed 5/15/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 5/6/24 |
Dept. Education FY 2024 Direct to PhII | 1/5/24 | 1/5/24 | 4/5/24 CLOSED | Fri 3/8/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 2/19/24 |
NASA FY 2024 SBIR & STTR Pre-Solicitation | 1/9/24 | 1/9/24 | 3/11/24 CLOSED | Mon 2/12/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 1/29/24 |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)24.1 SBIR Pre-Release Pre-Release 24.1 Webinar 12/5/23 @2pm ET | 11/8/23 Pre-Release | 12/15/23 | 1/17/24 CLOSED | Wed 12/20/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 12/4/23 |
NIH SPECIAL SOLICITATIONS New – Direct Phase II will be added as an allowable Application Type either by Notice or in the solicitation in Part II Section II if SBIR Direct Phase II will be accepted. See the current list of Notices that have added Direct Phase II to SBIR solicitations:http://bit.ly/2P0lm1H | VARIES | VARIES | VARIES | VARIES ask IPart |