National Aeronautics and Space Administration: NASA SBIR/STTR
Overview: NASA explores space and aeronautics, seeking innovative technologies to support its missions.
Funding Focus Areas: Aerospace, robotics, space technology.
Seventeen (17) technology areas, including:
- Propulsion Systems,
- Flight Computing and Avionics,
- Aerospace Power and Energy Storage,
- Robotic Systems,
- Communications,
- Navigation, and
- Orbital Debris Tracking/Characterization Systems.
The 2025 NASA SBIR Ignite Phase I Solicitation is scheduled to open in Summer 2025.
SBIR Ignite is a pilot initiative for high-growth, product-oriented entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses to use NASA as a stepping stone in their path towards commercial success. SBIR Ignite funds U.S. small businesses in their early-stage, high-risk technology development to help make them and their technologies more attractive to private sector investors, customers, and partners.
STTR 2022_Appendix D - List of NASA STTR Phase I Clauses, Regulations and Certifications.pdf