ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II
- Deadline
- Nov 17, 2026 (24 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $600,000 to $650,000
- Expected awards
- 50
- Total program funding
- $25 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-SBIR-012221
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 10.212
More on who can apply
Eligibility for the SBIR/STTR Phase II program is limited to only SBIR/STTR Phase I recipients. This includes recipients identified via a “novated” or “successor-in-interest” revised funding agreement. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Each applicant must qualify as an SBC through registration w
What it funds
The USDA SBIR/STTR programs, Assistance Listing number 10.212, support scientific excellence and technological innovation through investment of Federal research funds to build a strong national economy by stimulating technological innovation in the private sector; strengthening the role of small business in meeting Federal research and development needs; and increasing the commercial application of Federally supported research results. Further, the objective of the STTR program is to stimulate formal cooperative partnerships of ideas and technologies between small businesses and partnering research institutions (e.g., Universities and Federal laboratories).
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Nov 17, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.