Program

NSF SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund)

Award: Up to $2 million in seed funding, no equity source

Terms from the program's own pages

2026 terms

Open to tech entrepreneurs in nearly all technology areas; small businesses; details on Project Pitch page not retrieved source
Equity-free source
Funding up to: $2,000,000 source
Amount: Up to $2 million, zero equity source

Opened in June this year; not confirmed for next year

2026 solicitations
Site says Project Pitches accepted in response to new solicitations starting 2026-06-02 (date is pitch intake start); closing dates and Phase I/II amounts not found on retrieved pages.
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Applications opened Jun 2, 2026