SBIR/STTR Proposal Support
IPart’s pre-proposal services provide clients with critical feedback and microfunding to support winning federal Phase I and Phase II SBIR/STTR submissions.
The Innovation Partnership (IPart) is a statewide consortium of economic development, business assistance, and higher education organizations, providing early-stage technology companies with free proposal writing assistance, training, and financial assistance. The goal: Help Pennsylvania-based clients secure federal funding opportunities – Specifically, SBIR/STTR.
IPart’s pre-proposal services provide clients with critical feedback and microfunding to support winning federal Phase I and Phase II SBIR/STTR submissions.
Qualified IPart clients can be eligible for up to $1000 to help cover the cost of travel and training expenses directly related to their SBIR/STTR proposal submission.
An essential starting point to find solicitations and federal funding opportunities.
Agency/Program | Release Date | Open Date | Close Date | IPart Deadline Pre-Proposal (PPA) Due |
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DOT SBIR FY2024.2 Pre-Solicitation Notice DOT Tentatively Scheduled Webinar - March 21, 2024 | Feb 1 - March 1 Pre-Solicitation | 3/11/24 | 4/25/24 | Thrs 3/28/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 3/11/24 |
HHS Omnibus (NIH) Clinical Trails Not Allowed: PA-23-230 SBIR-NIH, CDC & FDA Parent SBIR [R43/R44] PA-23-232 NIH STTR - Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trials Required: PA-23-231 SBIR-NIH - Parent SBIR [R43/R44] PA-23-233 STTR-NIH - Parent STTR [R41/R42] PHS 2023-2 Program Descriptions & Research Topics Document 2023 SBA approved topics list for budget waivers NIH SBIR/STTR GRANT FORMS | FY23-24 Released 7/12/23 | 7/12/23 | 4/5/24 | Fri 3/8/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 2/19/24 |
Dept. Education FY 2024 Direct to PhII | 1/5/24 | 1/5/24 | 4/5/24 | Fri 3/8/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 2/19/24 |
DOE SBIR/STTR PHI Release 2, FY24 PhI Release 2 TOPICS *Certain Dates Subject To Change Phase 0 Application Assistance | Topics 11/6/23 FOA Release 1/18/24 LOI Due: 2/2/24 by 5pm ET | After LOI Due 2/2/24 Accepted Response | 3/12/24 | Tues 2/13/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 1/29/24 |
NASA FY 2024 SBIR & STTR Pre-Solicitation | 1/9/24 | 1/9/24 | 3/11/24 | Mon 2/12/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 1/29/24 |
DOT SBIR FY2024.1 Pre-Solicitation Q&A DOT SBIR FAQs | Jan 4 - Feb 6 Pre-Solicitation | 2/8/24 | 3/7/24 | Tues 2/8/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 1/29/24 |
National Science Foundation (NSF) (Project Pitch Required) SBIR&STTR PhI 2023 Solicitation - nsf23515 SBIR&STTR PhII 2023 Solicitation - nsf23516 The submission deadline has been extended for NSF FY23 Solicitation, to March 4, 2024 @ 5pm NSF SBIR/STTR Program Page NSF Events Online Project Pitch Form *PHI Max Award Amt. $275k, PHII Max Award Amt. $1m Project Pitch submission has been extended to 3/4/24 | 11/22/22 | 11/22/22 | Window dates: 7/6/23 - 3/4/24 on Rolling Submissions | PPA 1st Draft sent to IPart 6-5 weeks before planned submission PPA Submission Deadline is 4 Weeks before planned federal submiss. PPA DRAFT due 6 weeks before submission (rolling deadlines) |
DOD SBIR 2024.1/STTR 2024A BAAs & Topics | 10/29/23 Pre-Release | 1/3/24 | 2/7/24 | Wed 1/10/24 Draft PPA Due Week of 12/25/23 |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)24.1 SBIR Pre-Release Pre-Release 24.1 Webinar 12/5/23 @2pm ET | 11/8/23 Pre-Release | 12/15/23 | 1/17/24 by 1pm ET | Wed 12/20/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 12/4/23 |
DOC NIST SBIR - 2024-NIST-SBIR-01 NIST NOFO FAQs | 10/24/23 | 10/24/23 | 12/22/23 CLOSED | Fri 11/24/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 11/6/23 |
NOAA FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) SBIR NOAA NOFO SBIR Recorded Webinar | 9/28/23 | 11/22/23 LOI DUE | 12/20/23 CLOSED | Wed 11/22/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 11/6/23 |
FY24 NIH & CDC Contract Funding Opportunity (NIH) Solicitation (PHS-2024-1) Contract Proposals Must Be Submitted via Electronic Proposal Contract Submission (eCPS) | FY24 Released 8/25/23 | 8/25/23 | 11/14/23 CLOSED | Tues 10/17/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 10/2/23 |
USDA SBIR & STTR PHI FY24 Release | 7/12/23 | 7/12/23 | 9/19/23 CLOSED | Tues 8/22/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 8/7/23 |
EPA SBIR PHI Release #68HERC23R0249 | 6/28/23 | 6/28/23 | 8/23/23 CLOSED | Wed 7/26/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 7/10/23 |
Dept. of Education SBIR Phase IA 2023 Dept. of Education SBIR Phase IB 2023 Dept. of Education SBIR Direct to Phase II 2023 | 1/12/23 | 1/12/23 | 3/13/23 CLOSED | Mon 2/13/23 Draft PPA Due Week of 1/30/23 |
NIH SBIR/STTR Contracts Release PHS-2023-1 | 7/20/22 | 7/20/22 | 11/4/22 CLOSED | Fri 10/7/22Draft PPA Due Week of 10/24/22 |
NASA Ignite | 7/12/22 | 7/12/22 | 9/1/22 CLOSED | Thr 8/4/22 Draft PPA Due Week of 7/18/22 |
Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42- Clinical Trial Optional) | 1/5/22 | 3/4/22 *LOI Due 3/5/22 | 4/5/22 CLOSED | Tues 3/8/22 Draft PPA Due Week of 2/21/22< |
NIH SPECIAL SOLICITATIONS New – Direct Phase II will be added as an allowable Application Type either by Notice or in the solicitation in Part II Section II if SBIR Direct Phase II will be accepted. See the current list of Notices that have added Direct Phase II to SBIR solicitations:http://bit.ly/2P0lm1H | VARIES | VARIES | VARIES | VARIES ask IPart |