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).
Funding not published · equity-free
Status unknown
Grant · United States
EPA SBIR
The Environmental Protection Agency's annual SBIR solicitation for US small businesses developing and commercialising environmental technologies.
Open · closes 8 Nov 2026 Run by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Terms
- Funding
- not published Phase I and Phase II awards; amounts are set in each solicitation. Nine 2025-2026 Phase II awardees shared US$3.6 million.
- 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
- Climate
- Open to founders from
- United States
- Perks
- not published
Application dates
Open · closes 8 Nov 20262026 Phase I solicitation
2026 Phase I solicitation: applications opened 24 September 2026 and close 8 November 2026.
Who can apply
- US small business (SBIR rules)
- Technology that addresses an environmental topic in the annual solicitation
- 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.
- Applications are open until 8 November 2026. That is less than a month away, so start the form now.
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