Zeke Topolosky, the Army’s program manager for the SBIR and STTR programs, said the service released five new topics to kick off the 2026 program.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The reauthorization of two federal small business innovation programs is ...

After a brief lapse, Congress has reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs through ...

After a six-month lapse, these federal grants are available again — with new rules on foreign ties, proposal limits and opportunities for additional money.

On April 13, 2026, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (the Act) was signed into law, reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology ...

Startups should engage even as SBIR funding is at risk Even as Johnson and Detweiler encouraged Nebraska startups to apply for SBIR funding, the program is in dire straits. The current administration ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was created in 1982 through the ...

The Defense Department’s Small Business Innovation Research program enables firms to develop experimental technologies that meet military needs. By providing connections and cash, the program is an ...

One of the federal government’s most effective tools for solving the toughest technological challenges is at risk of being sabotaged by Congress. I spent nearly four decades in the Navy, first as a ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Army’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has been around for some time, but Program Executive Office (PEO) Enterprise recently created some buzz with its ...

SBIR reform should be judged by one question: does it turn grants into a launchpad toward real markets and customers, or lock firms into permanent, grant-dependent life support? Washington is treating ...

Today’s knowledge economy is driven in large part by the nation’s capacity to innovate. One of the defining features of the U.S. economy is a high level of entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs in ...