{"id":38203,"date":"2026-05-29T00:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/?p=38203"},"modified":"2026-05-29T00:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:46:18","slug":"nsf-relaunches-250-mln-sbir-sttr-programs-unveils-40-mln-pilot-for-next-gen-scientific-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/nsf-relaunches-250-mln-sbir-sttr-programs-unveils-40-mln-pilot-for-next-gen-scientific-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"NSF relaunches $250 mln SBIR\/STTR programs, unveils $40 mln pilot for next-gen scientific instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-1100x588.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38204\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-1100x588.webp 1100w, https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-675x361.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-768x410.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-1536x820.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-2048x1094.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-150x80.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WASHINGTON, May 29<\/strong> \u2013 The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Tuesday it is deploying $250 million to restart its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, including a new $40 million pilot focused on next-generation scientific instrumentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The relaunch will prioritize startups and small businesses developing \u201cdeep-tech\u201d innovations, with the new emphasis area targeting experimental platforms and advanced equipment that could open entirely new fields of scientific discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScientific breakthroughs cannot have transformative impacts without the tools to develop further and pursue them,\u201d said Erwin Gianchandani, NSF assistant director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. He said the initiative aims to ensure U.S. small businesses are at the forefront of building instruments that define the next generation of discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NSF SBIR\/STTR programs provide non-dilutive funding to early-stage companies, many of which are spun out of federally funded research, to help commercialize scientific and engineering breakthroughs. Funding opportunities include Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track, Supplements, and Strategic Breakthroughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entrepreneurs must first submit a project pitch to NSF before being invited to file a Phase I proposal. Proposals are reviewed three times annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NSF piloted the SBIR program in the late 1970s before Congress formally established it in 1982. Between fiscal 2016 and 2025, NSF invested more than $2 billion in over 1,600 startups, which later raised nearly $36 billion in private capital, including about 380 exits, according to Pitchbook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, May 29 \u2013 The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Tuesday it is deploying $250 million to restart its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, including a new $40 million pilot focused on next-generation scientific instrumentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-scaled.webp",2560,1367,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-200x200.webp",200,200,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-675x361.webp",675,361,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-768x410.webp",750,400,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-1100x588.webp",750,401,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-1536x820.webp",1536,820,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-2048x1094.webp",2048,1094,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-1200x800.webp",1200,800,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-870x570.webp",870,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-600x900.webp",600,900,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-600x600.webp",600,600,true],"newspaper-x-single-post":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-760x490.webp",760,490,true],"newspaper-x-recent-post-big":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-550x360.webp",550,360,true],"newspaper-x-recent-post-list-image":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-95x65.webp",95,65,true],"web-stories-poster-portrait":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-640x853.webp",640,853,true],"web-stories-publisher-logo":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-96x96.webp",96,96,true],"web-stories-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-150x80.webp",150,80,true]},"author_info":{"info":["RevoScience"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38205,"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38203\/revisions\/38205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}