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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fri 4/12/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 3/25/24 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) (Project Pitch Required) SBIR&STTR PhI 2023 Solicitation - nsf23515 SBIR&STTR PhII 2023 Solicitation - nsf23516 The submission deadline has been extended for NSF FY23 Solicitation, to March 4, 2024 @ 5pm NSF SBIR/STTR Program Page NSF Events Online Project Pitch Form *PHI Max Award Amt. $275k, PHII Max Award Amt. $1m 2024 Proposal Submission Deadline - submission has been extended to 5/15/24 by 5pm | 11/22/22 | 11/22/22 | 5/15/24 by 5pm | PPA 1st Draft sent to IPart 6-5 weeks before planned submission PPA Submission Deadline is 4 Weeks before planned federal submiss. PPA DRAFT due 6 weeks before submission (rolling deadlines) |
| Air Force (AF) SBIR CSO X24.6 | 4/24/24 | 4/24/24 | 5/23/24 | Wed 5/15/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 5/6/24 |
| DOC - NIST 2024-SBIR-CHIPS-01 | 4/16/24 | 4/16/24 | 6/14/24 | Fri 5/17/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 4/29/24 |
| DOD SBIR 2024.2/STTR 2024B BAAs & Topics | 4/17/24-5/15/24 Pre-Release | 5/15/24 | 6/12/24 | Wed 5/15/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 5/6/24 |
| 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 |
| EPA SBIR PHI Release #68HERC23R0249 * Anticipated | June 2024 | June 2024 | August 2024 | July 2024 Draft PPA Due Week of July 2024 |
| DOT SBIR FY2024.2 Pre-Solicitation Notice DOT Tentatively Scheduled Webinar - March 21, 2024 | Feb 1 - March 1 Pre-Solicitation | 3/11/24 | 4/25/24 CLOSED | Thrs 3/28/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 3/11/24 |
| 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 |
| HHS Omnibus (NIH) Clinical Trails Not Allowed: PA-23-230 SBIR-NIH, CDC & FDA Parent SBIR [R43/R44] PA-23-232 NIH STTR - Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trials Required: PA-23-231 SBIR-NIH - Parent SBIR [R43/R44] PA-23-233 STTR-NIH - Parent STTR [R41/R42] PHS 2023-2 Program Descriptions & Research Topics Document 2023 SBA approved topics list for budget waivers NIH SBIR/STTR GRANT FORMS | FY23-24 Released 7/12/23 | 7/12/23 | 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 |
| FY24 NIH & CDC Contract Funding Opportunity (NIH) Solicitation (PHS-2024-1) Contract Proposals Must Be Submitted via Electronic Proposal Contract Submission (eCPS) | FY24 Released 8/25/23 | 8/25/23 | 11/14/23 | Tues 10/17/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 10/2/23 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Dept. of Commerce (DOC) |
||
| (NIST & NOAA) | Jan | Mar |
| Nov | Feb | |
Dept. of Defense (DOD) |
||
| 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) |
||
| Release 1 | Aug | Oct |
| Release 2 | Nov | Feb |
Dept. of Health/Human Services (NIH, CDC, FDA) |
||
| 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) |
||
| (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) |
||
| Release 1 | Oct | Dec |
| Release 2 | Apr | Jun |
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | Jul | Oct |
