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NSF Webinar 6/9/26 – NEW Pilot SBIR/STTR Opportunity Focused on Scientific Instrumentation

Please join America’s Seed Fund, powered by the U.S. National Science Foundation,
for a virtual webinar and Q&A session, NSF SBIR/STTR New Funding Opportunity for Scientific Instrumentation:

Tuesday, June 9, 2-3 p.m. EDT

In this session, NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (NSF SBIR/STTR) program directors will go over the new pilot initiative focused on enabling technologies that include next-generation instrumentation, novel experimental platforms, and other scientific equipment.

The new NSF SBIR/STTR scientific instrument emphasis will prioritize investing in the necessary infrastructure to support entirely new fields of scientific discovery, making new technological breakthroughs and transformative applications possible.

Before joining the webinar, we recommend you review the full solicitation:

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America’s Seed Fund, powered by the U.S. National Science Foundation, awards more than $250 million annually to startups and small businesses, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact. Startups working across virtually every discipline of science and technology can receive up to $2 million in non-dilutive funds to support research and development (R&D), helping de-risk technology for commercial success. America’s Seed Fund is congressionally mandated through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.