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 Director 2-3 weeks PRIOR to the noted IPart Deadline.
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 |