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EPA FY26 SBIR Phase I (68HERW26R0102)
Deadline: November 8th, 2026 (11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time)
Award Type: Firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contracts of up to $100,000
EPA plans about 25 Phase I awards for small businesses developing PFAS, water, battery recycling, critical mineral and safer chemical technologies. This page covers the topics, award terms, eligibility, how to apply and what happens after you submit.
ARPA-E UNLOCK (DE-FOA-0003630 / DE-FOA-0003631): Executive Summary for Startups
Deadline: Concept papers November 20th, 2026, 9:30 AM ET
Budget: About $45M across two NOFOs, 9-12 awards
ARPA-E funds stimulation, recovery fluid, proppant and sensing technologies that double recovery from low-permeability rock. Categories, cost share, eligibility and how to submit.
Rockefeller Cities Deliver AI Grants
Deadline: November 29th, 2026 (Round 1)
Budget: $500,000 - $2,000,000 per grant
The Rockefeller Foundation and the OpenAI Foundation are funding AI projects that nonprofits, university labs and public benefit corporations build with city governments. This page covers eligibility, the city-partner rule, deadlines and how to apply.
DOE SiC Cladding Lead Test Rod (DE-FOA-0003577)
Deadline: December 7th, 2026
Budget: $50,000,000 in program funding, 1 expected award
DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy is funding one cooperative agreement to develop and fabricate silicon carbide cladding fuel rods for research reactor irradiation and post-irradiation exams by 2030. This page covers the scope, eligibility, cost share and teaming.
Vulcan Expeditionary Basing Power Call
Deadline: October 30th, 2026
Award Type: Scouting call (market research, demonstration, OTA prototype, CRADA)
A Vulcan call seeks expeditionary power generation and distribution technology that cuts reliance on bulk fuel. This page covers the five technical interest items, how to submit and the catch.
ARPA-E SCALEUP Ready (DE-FOA-0003467)
Deadline: Rolling, closes September 29th, 2029
Budget: $5M - $20M federal share per award
ARPA-E funds pre-commercial scale-up of energy technologies invented under a prior ARPA-E award, including licensees. This guide covers eligibility, cost share, how to apply and what happens next.
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial Solutions Opening (SP4701-27-S-C001): Executive Summary for Startups
Deadline: Rolling through October 1st, 2031 (each Area of Interest sets its own date)
Award Type: Fixed-price prototype OT or FAR-based commercial contract
DLA opened a five-year CSO for logistics, supply chain, energy and disposition solutions. This summary covers how submissions work, how DLA screens for funding and price, and the path to production.
Army Red River Army Depot OIB Modernization CSO (W911RQ-27-S-C001): Executive Summary for Startups
Deadline: Rolling through September 30th, 2027
Award Type: Fixed-price commercial contracts (FAR Part 12)
Red River Army Depot is buying commercial automation, robotics, manufacturing analytics, warehouse and surface-finishing solutions under 10 continuously open areas of interest. This summary covers the areas, the five-page solution brief, evaluation and next steps.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research Program (NSF SBIR/STTR)
Deadline: November 4th, 2026 (then March 4th and July 7th, 2027)
Funding Award Size: $305K + $1.25M+ in follow-on funding
Description: Apply for NSF SBIR/STTR funding for high-risk, high-impact technologies. U.S. startups can receive up to $305K in Phase I funding and up to $1.25M in Phase II. Project Pitch submissions begin June 2, 2026.
DOE // The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI (DE-FOA-0003612)
Deadline: Closed
Funding Award Size: $4.5m
Description: Apply for DOE’s Genesis Mission funding by April 28, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern. Phase I awards of $500K–$750K for AI-driven science and energy innovation with multi-institution teams.
DARPA Promethean Clay – DARPA-PS-26-16
Deadline: Closed
Funding Award Size: $500k - $2m
Description: DARPA’s Promethean Clay program (DARPA-PS-26-16) funds breakthrough electrical energy storage systems designed through mechanical and electrochemical co-design. Proposal deadline: April 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) – Rapid Response to Weather Events Across Food & Agricultural Systems (A1712) – USDA NIFA
Deadline: Rolling (within 45 days of a qualifying weather event) until December 31, 2026
Funding Award Size: Up to $300,000 (12-month project period)
Description: Rolling USDA funding for rapid extension and applied research projects that mitigate agricultural production, supply chain, and community impacts from recent weather-related disasters, including droughts, floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and extreme temperature events.
National Defense Stockpile (NDS) Research & Qualification BAA – DLA
Deadline: Rolling until May 1, 2028 (white papers)
Funding Award Size: $250k to $10 million
Description: Funding for research, development, and qualification of strategic and critical materials to strengthen domestic supply chains and support Department of Defense requirements.
Installation Energy & Water - Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
Deadline: Rolling through August 20th, 2027
Funding Award Size: $300K to $5M+
Description: Funding for demonstration and validation of mature energy, water, cybersecurity, and building technologies that improve resilience, efficiency, and mission assurance at DoD installations.
ERDC BAA - ARMY
Deadline: Rolling until January 1, 2027
Funding Award Size: Est. $2-$10 Million
Description: Funding for research and development supporting military engineering, environmental science, infrastructure resilience, geospatial systems, computing, materials, energy, and related defense and civil works technologies.
Emerging Weapons, Munitions Systems, and Soldier Lethality BAA
Deadline: Rolling through March 4th, 2031
Funding Award Size: Est. $1 to $10 million
Description: This BAA funds new, innovative research concepts that advance the state of the art across the full spectrum of Army armaments, munitions, fire control, autonomy, energetics, advanced materials, soldier lethality, logistics, AI/ML, sensors, and related technologies. Proposed efforts must be scientific studies or experimentation that increase knowledge within the DEVCOM Armaments Center technical community.
DARPA Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-Wide BAA
Deadline: Closed
Funding Award Size: Est. $2 million
Description: DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) is seeking high-risk, high-reward research ideas that revolutionize microelectronics, integrated circuits, photonics, quantum systems, biological circuits, and manufacturing ecosystems. This office-wide BAA targets breakthrough microsystems that create or prevent strategic surprise for national security.
DIU Project Janus – Advanced Nuclear Microreactor Power Plant Prototyping
Deadline: Closed
Funding Award Size: $20 Million+
Description: The U.S. Army and DIU seek commercial partners to design, prototype, and deliver first-of-a-kind (FOAK) and second-of-a-kind (SOAK) Microreactor Power Plants (MPP) capable of providing continuous, resilient, 30-year nuclear power for military installations and defense missions. Demonstrations must occur on a U.S. Army installation by 2030.
DARPA Strategic Technology Office-Wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Deadline: Rolling through December 18th, 2026
Funding Award Size: Est. $2 million
Description: DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office (STO) is seeking revolutionary, high-risk research ideas that can create new mission-level capabilities across air, space, sea, land, and the electromagnetic spectrum. This BAA supports disruptive systems, devices, or architectures that go beyond incremental improvements and are not already covered under existing STO programs.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – Mines & Metals Capacity Expansion – Piloting Byproduct Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic Industrial Facilities (DE-FOA-0003583)
Deadline: Closed
Funding Award Size: $10 Million to $75 Million
Description: This NOFO funds the design, construction, and operation of large pilot facilities in the United States to recover byproduct critical materials—including rare earth elements and other critical minerals—from coal-based and other industrial feedstocks, mine waste, and process wastes. The goal is to generate market-ready critical materials and de-risk commercial-scale deployment of these technologies for U.S. energy, defense, and economic security.