Grant · United States

DoD SBIR/STTR

The US defence department's SBIR and STTR programmes for US small businesses, run through annual Broad Agency Announcements and Commercial Solutions Openings with topics released monthly.

Status unknown Run by U.S. Department of War (formerly Department of Defense)

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding: not published
Instrument: Grant
Equity taken: None (equity-free)
Programme fee: not published
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Remote
Stages: Pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Deep tech, Hardware
Open to founders from: United States
Perks: not published

Award sizes are set per topic in each solicitation.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published. Topics are pre-released on the first Wednesday of every month under the 2027 SBIR and STTR BAAs and CSOs; no releases were open on 18 October 2026.

Usual timing: Topics are pre-released on the first Wednesday of every month under the 2027 SBIR and STTR BAAs and CSOs; no releases were open on 18 October 2026.

Who can apply

US small business (SBIR/STTR rules)
Proposals answer specific topics released under the current BAA or CSO
Stage: pre-seed, seed

What founders should check

The programme says it takes no equity. Still read the agreement for warrants, revenue shares or rights in a later round.
It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
It runs remotely. Check the time zone of live sessions.
Dates for the next cohort are not published. Topics are pre-released on the first Wednesday of every month under the 2027 SBIR and STTR BAAs and CSOs; no releases were open on 18 October 2026.

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