Open Federal Agency Funding Dates & Deadlines
Clients interested in receiving Innovation Partnership (IPart) assistance, should be contacting an IPart Partner Organizational Representative OR the IPart Program Exec. Director 1-2 months PRIOR to the noted IPart Deadline. IPart PPA 1st Draft is due to IPart 6-5 weeks PRIOR to the FEDERAL Deadline! If the physical address of your company is not in Pennsylvania, you do not qualify for IPart Assistance.
| Agency/Program | Release Date | Open Date | Close Date | IPart Deadline Pre-Proposal (PPA) Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOD ARMY SBIR 2024.4 Release 21 | 7/9/24 *Topics Pre-Release | 9/10/24 | 10/15/24 by 12pm ET | Tues 9/17/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 9/2/24 |
| DOE SBIR & STTR Phase 1, Release 1 Register for Topic Webinars @ Hyperlink | 7/8/24 *Topics Released | 8/5/24 *LOI Due 8/24/24 by 5pm ET | 10/8/24 | Tues 9/10/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 8/26/24 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) (Project Pitch Required) SBIR&STTR PhI 2024 Solicitation - nsf24-579 SBIR&STTR PhII 2023 Solicitation - nsf24-580 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 | 9/18/24 11/6/24 3/5/25 7/2/25 11/5/25 all due by 5pm | PPA 1st Draft sent to IPart 6 weeks before planned submission PPA Submission Deadline - 4 Weeks before planned federal submission Wed 8/21/24 Wed 10/9/24 Wed 2/5/25 Wed 6/4/25 Wed 10/8/25 |
| 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 | Tues, 8/20/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 8/5/24 |
| HHS Omnibus (NIH) 2025 | 7/2/24 | 7/2/24 | 9/5/24 1/6/25 4/7/25 | Thurs 8/8/24 Mon 12/2/24 Mon 3/10/25 Draft PPA Due Week of 7/22/24 Week of 11/18/24 Week of 2/24/25 |
| DOD ARMY SBIR 2024.4 Release 20 | 7/9/24 *Topics Pre-Release | 8/1/24 | 9/4/24 by 12pm ET | Tues 8/7/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 7/22/24 |
| EPA SBIR PHI Release #68HERC23R0249 | 6/26/24 | 6/26/24 | 8/21/24 | 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 | Tues 7/23/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 7/18/24 |
| DOT SBIR FY2024.2 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 Draft PPA Due Week of 3/25/24 |
| 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 by 1pm ET CLOSED | Wed 12/20/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 12/4/23 |
| DOC NIST SBIR - 2024-NIST-SBIR-01 NIST NOFO FAQs | 10/24/23 | 10/24/23 | 12/22/23 | Fri 11/24/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 11/6/23 |
| NOAA FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) SBIR NOAA NOFO SBIR Recorded Webinar | 9/28/23 | 11/22/23 LOI DUE | 12/20/23 | Wed 11/22/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 11/6/23 |
| Dept. of Education SBIR Phase IA 2023 Dept. of Education SBIR Phase IB 2023 Dept. of Education SBIR Direct to Phase II 2023 | 1/12/23 | 1/12/23 | 3/13/23 | Mon 2/13/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 1/30/23 |
| 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 |
Release – Agency Announces Topics | Open – Earliest Federal Proposal Submission Date | Close – Final Federal Submission Date
- Other HHS-NIH Funding Opportunities multiple opportunities & deadlines
& at this NIH Link - Targeted SBIR/STTR Solicitation Topics multiple opportunities & deadlines
- Open & Closed Solicitation TOPIC SEARCHES can be found at: Current Open, Closed, & Future SOLICITATION LISTINGS
For future and anticipated proposal submissions, please note the following GENERALIZED
SCHEDULE. This is based on previous years’, Phase I typical release/close timeframes.
ALL Open & Closed dates should be double checked against each Agency’s ACTUAL SOLICITATION when released and available.
As with typically all IPart deadlines to receive assistance, IPart Pre-proposal Applications (PPAs) [MicroGrant, MicroVoucher (Phase I PPAs)], or Federal Marketing Assistance (FMA – Phase II PPAs (IPart does not assist with Fast-Track or Direct to PHASE II Proposals!) need to be in reviewable form, a minimum of 4 weeks prior to a federal submission deadline. IPart Director or Partner Sponsor should see client’s PPA 1st Draft 6-5 weeks PRIOR to the FEDERAL Deadline!
Typical Phase I Release and Close Dates By Federal Agency
| Agency/Program | Release | Close |
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Dept. of Commerce (DOC) |
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| (NIST & NOAA) | Jan | Mar |
| Nov | Feb | |
Dept. of Defense (DOD) |
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| Release.1/.A | Dec | Feb |
| Release .2/.B | Apr | Jun |
| Release .3/.C | Aug | Oct |
Dept. of Education (DOEd) | Dec | Feb |
Dept. of Energy (DOE) |
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| Release 1 | Aug | Oct |
| Release 2 | Nov | Feb |
Dept. of Health/Human Services (NIH, CDC, FDA) |
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| Omnibus Stnd Date 1 | Jun | 1 st Week Sep |
| Omnibus Stnd Date 2 | Jun | 1 st Week Jan |
| Omnibus Stnd Date 3 | Jun | 1 st Week Apr |
| Special Topics | Varies | Varies |
| Contracts | Aug | Oct |
Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) |
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| (S&T & DNDO) | Nov | Jan |
Dept. of Transportation (DOT) | Oct | Dec |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Has Varied | Has Varied |
Nat’l. Aeronautics and Space Admin. (NASA) | Nov | Jan |
Nat’l. Science Foundation (NSF) |
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| Release 1 | Oct | Dec |
| Release 2 | Apr | Jun |
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | Jul | Oct |
