Opportunity Information: Apply for 2023 NIST SBIR 01
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), within the U.S. Department of Commerce, is a discretionary federal funding opportunity designed to support early-stage, high-impact research and development led by small businesses. The program is aimed at science and technology-based firms that can propose innovative research ideas aligned with NIST mission needs. This is a Phase I competition, which typically focuses on feasibility, proof-of-concept work, and establishing the technical merit of an idea before larger-scale development in later phases.
NIST is seeking Phase I research applications that directly connect to one of the institute's defined technical program areas. Applicants are expected to clearly identify the specific NIST technical topic their proposal addresses, and that topic must fall within the research areas described in Section 9.0 of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In practical terms, this means proposals cannot be broad or only loosely related to NIST priorities; they must be anchored to a concrete NIST program area and make a clear case for relevance. As an alternative path, proposals may also center on a NIST-patented technology that is available for licensing, meaning small businesses can build R&D plans around advancing, adapting, or commercializing NIST-owned intellectual property where licensing is possible.
The funding instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which generally implies a more substantial level of federal involvement than a standard grant. While specific project management details depend on the NOFO terms, cooperative agreements often include collaboration, coordination, or technical input from the agency during the performance period. The activity category is science and technology and other research and development, reflecting that the primary goal is R&D rather than service delivery, training, or infrastructure.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified as "Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I" with Funding Opportunity Number 2023 NIST SBIR 01 and CFDA (Assistance Listing) number 11.620. The opportunity was created on March 23, 2023, with an original closing date of May 22, 2023. NIST indicated an expectation of roughly 200 awards under this announcement, suggesting a relatively broad portfolio of funded Phase I projects across the topic areas in the NOFO. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data provided, which usually indicates that the ceiling was not captured in that field rather than that no cap exists; the actual Phase I funding amount and limits would be defined in the NOFO itself.
Eligibility is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which signals that applicants must rely on the NOFO's eligibility section for the precise requirements. In most SBIR contexts, eligibility is limited to qualified U.S. small business concerns meeting SBIR program rules, but the controlling requirements are whatever NIST specifies in this specific NOFO. Overall, the opportunity is best suited for small businesses with strong in-house research capability that can articulate a focused, technically credible Phase I plan tied tightly to NIST program needs or to the advancement of a licensable NIST patent.Apply for 2023 NIST SBIR 01
- The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.620.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 23, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 200 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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