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 · Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
NOAA SBIR
The SBIR programme of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, funding US small businesses through one funding cycle a year.
Status unknown Run by U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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
- Climate, Deep tech
- Open to founders from
- United States
- Perks
- not published
Award sizes are set in each annual funding opportunity.
Application dates
Status unknown
Dates not published. NOAA's FY27 SBIR funding cycle begins in autumn 2026; exact dates are not yet published.
Usual timing: NOAA's FY27 SBIR funding cycle begins in autumn 2026; exact dates are not yet published.
Who can apply
- US small business (SBIR rules)
- Technology addressing a topic in NOAA's annual funding opportunity
- 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. NOAA's FY27 SBIR funding cycle begins in autumn 2026; exact dates are not yet published.
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