NOAA SBIR
The SBIR programme of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, funding US small businesses through one funding cycle a year.
Funding not published · equity-free
Status unknown
Grant · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
DOE SBIR/STTR
Department of Energy grants for US small businesses working on energy and science technologies, in phases from feasibility (Phase I) to development and prototyping (Phase II).
Status unknown Run by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Technology Commercialization
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Terms
- Funding
- not published Phase I funds feasibility work and Phase II funds development; award sizes are set in each funding opportunity
- 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
- Energy, Climate, Deep tech
- Open to founders from
- United States
- Perks
- not published
The programmes were reauthorised through fiscal year 2031 by a law signed on 13 April 2026; DOE SBIR/STTR is now run by the Office of Technology Commercialization.
Application dates
Status unknown
Dates not published. A broader FY26 Phase I funding opportunity is expected later in autumn 2026; the Genesis Mission Phase I call that opened on 22 July 2026 is closed.
Usual timing: A broader FY26 Phase I funding opportunity is expected later in autumn 2026; the Genesis Mission Phase I call that opened on 22 July 2026 is closed.
Who can apply
- US small business (SBIR/STTR rules)
- Phase II open to eligible DOE Phase I recipients
- 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. A broader FY26 Phase I funding opportunity is expected later in autumn 2026; the Genesis Mission Phase I call that opened on 22 July 2026 is closed.
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