F-01 / FUNDING SOURCE RECORD
NSF 26-510 — SBIR/STTR
Federal small-business R&D solicitation for high-risk technology commercialization. The applicant must meet SBIR/STTR small-business requirements; a proposed institute alone is not automatically eligible.
NOV 04, 2026
Issuing agency and original source
U.S. National Science Foundation. Read the original government or program announcement. MACRI’s summary is independent commentary and must not be mistaken for the authoritative instructions.
Program facts as of the cited source
Phase I
Up to $305,000 under this solicitation
Phase II
Up to $1,250,000
Fast-Track
Up to $1,555,000
Next listed date
November 4, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., submitting organization's local time
How this could fit the founder’s projects
Potentially relevant to a separately eligible U.S. small business pursuing defensible new measurement, instrumentation, packaging, sensing or research-platform technology—not to general institute operating expenses. STTR requires a qualifying nonprofit research institution subaward.
Eligibility and next-actions gate
Verify small-business eligibility and ownership rules, project PI eligibility, technical innovation and commercial potential. Identify the actual applicant entity, research plan, proposal instructions, deadlines, and any collaborating institution. No application is claimed to have been submitted.
Recordkeeping checklist
- Record the official URL, opportunity number, publication date, amendments and last review date.
- Save the current notice and attachments in a restricted proposal folder, retaining the exact version used.
- Verify applicant ownership, registration and eligible project costs with the issuing agency.
- Track submission requirements, named responsible official, budget, collaborations, approvals and evidence of submission.
Return to the funding library • Source reviewed October 28, 2026.