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Types of Opportunities
Broad Topics
Broad topics cover wide areas of interest where the government wants solutions. They’re open-ended and give you room to define how your idea fits the mission.
Specific Topics
Specific topics describe clearly defined needs with exact technical goals or outcomes. They’re focused requests for solutions that meet specific requirements.
Broad Topic Opportunities:
Start Applying ASAP:
Either the deadline is approaching or there is a competitive reason for applying early (such as funds that will be awarded on a first come first serve basis)
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting alcohol-related cardiovascular biomarkers, AI diagnostics, precision cardiology, stroke risk prediction, digital health, and cardiovascular analytics innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting developmental biology, healthy aging, resilience science, AI health analytics, neurodevelopment, biomarkers, and life-course precision health innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements, maternal-child health, biomarker discovery, precision nutrition, metabolomics, and pregnancy health innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting nutrition science, dietary supplements, organoids, AI nutrition modeling, metabolomics, precision nutrition, and human-relevant NAMs innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting unexplained anemia of aging research, precision hematology, AI diagnostics, biomarker discovery, geriatric health, and aging-related therapeutic innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting neuroimmunology, Alzheimer’s disease research, AI biomarkers, neurodegeneration, immunotherapy, aging brain science, and precision neuroscience innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting healthcare chatbots, conversational AI, AI safety, digital therapeutics, clinical decision support, responsible AI, and behavioral health technology innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH funding opportunity supporting bioethics research, AI governance, informed consent, healthcare data privacy, trustworthy biomedical AI, community engagement, and ethical digital health innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting climate health, environmental monitoring, AI risk prediction, disaster resilience, telehealth, wearable sensors, and extreme weather healthcare innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting quantum computing, biomedical imaging, quantum diagnostics, biosensing, AI healthcare systems, biomolecular simulation, and quantum medicine innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting scientific rigor, reproducibility, biomedical AI, metadata standards, open science, research transparency, and data interoperability innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting GLP-1 research, metabolic health, nutrition science, AI health analytics, dietary supplements, obesity treatment, and precision medicine innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting school mental health, behavioral health interventions, AI risk screening, digital therapeutics, telehealth, substance use prevention, and student wellness innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting late talking research, pediatric speech development, AAC technologies, AI developmental assessment, digital therapeutics, and language intervention innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting electromagnetic radiation research, bioelectronic medicine, EMR sensing, AI dosimetry, wearable exposure monitoring, biomedical imaging, and environmental health innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting computational biology, multiscale modeling, AI simulation, systems biology, digital twins, predictive analytics, and biomedical data science innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting pediatric and AYA cancer research, AI oncology, precision medicine, survivorship technologies, decentralized clinical trials, and pediatric healthcare innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH funding opportunity supporting dissemination and implementation science, workforce training, healthcare adoption, implementation analytics, digital health, and evidence-based care innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting psilocybin research, psychedelic therapeutics, neuropharmacology, AI biomarkers, precision medicine, cancer symptom management, and substance use disorder innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting hidradenitis suppurativa research, dermatology innovation, biomarkers, AI diagnostics, wearable health technologies, immunology, and precision medicine.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting hidradenitis suppurativa research, dermatology innovation, biomarkers, AI diagnostics, wearable health technologies, immunology, and precision medicine.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting acquired neuropathy research, biomarkers, regenerative medicine, neurotechnology, AI diagnostics, neuromodulation, and peripheral nerve therapeutics.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting rare skin disease research, gene therapy, dermatology diagnostics, regenerative medicine, organoids, biomarker discovery, and precision medicine innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting science of science research, biomedical analytics, AI research tools, workforce development, translational science, and research ecosystem innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting HIV prevention, digital health, telehealth, AI healthcare systems, treatment adherence, implementation science, and integrated HIV care innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting neurotechnology, brain-computer interfaces, neural therapeutics, optogenetics, neuromodulation, AI neuroscience, and precision brain therapy innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting PROTACs, targeted protein degradation, molecular glues, RNA degraders, synthetic biology, AI drug discovery, and next-generation therapeutic innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting genomics, sequencing technologies, multiomics, computational biology, synthetic biology, AI bioinformatics, and precision medicine innovation.
Deadline: September 5th, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300k - $2m
Description: NIH SBIR funding opportunity supporting HIV and aging research, digital health, behavioral health technologies, biomarkers, remote monitoring, chronic disease management, and healthcare innovation.
Specific Topic Opportunities:
Start Applying ASAP:
Either the deadline is approaching or there is a competitive reason for applying early (such as funds that will be awarded on a first come first serve basis)
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated)
Description: Funding to develop a lightweight, rugged, low-power device that converts seawater to safe drinking water for downed naval aircrew. Must fit NACES survival kit constraints, minimize human effort, deliver ≥1 gallon/day, and achieve ≥95% salt rejection across harsh environmental and ejection conditions.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated)
Description: Funding to develop low-cost, lightweight, flexible printed organic thermoelectric cooling films (tight bend radius <1”) for personal warfighter cooling or conformal cooling of curved military-platform surfaces.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $2 Million (Estimated)
Description: Funding to develop a passive structural health monitoring system that detects, locates, and characterizes ship hull cracks in real time, providing automated severity/criticality insights beyond strain-gauge inference methods.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated)
Description: Develop a neuro-enhanced AI platform that captures neural, physiological, and behavioral data during training to deliver real-time feedback, adaptive scenarios, and readiness insights to improve warfighter performance, decision-making, and training efficiency.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated)
Description: Funding to develop SWaP-optimized silicon carbide MOSFETs (10kV+ blocking, 5–10kA pulsed current, <30ns low-jitter turn-on) with advanced packaging for high-power microwave pulsed switching.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated)
Description: Funding to develop and deploy safe, sustainable bridge lighting mitigation that reduces ambient light pollution, preserves night vision, and provides adjustable task lighting at select ship bridge workstations while complying with MIL-STD-1472H and shipboard environmental constraints.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated)
Description: Funding to develop AI-driven behavioral nudging software that integrates with commercial wearable devices to improve sleep quality, reduce fatigue, and enhance human performance through personalized, adaptive interventions.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $240,000 (Estimated)
Description: Develop advanced digital human modeling tools using aircrew anthropometric data, posture datasets, and 3D scans to improve the design, fit, and evaluation of aviation equipment, clothing, and workspaces, enabling population-level accommodation modeling and better safety, performance, and readiness outcomes.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated)
Description: Funding to develop a non-invasive wearable that continuously monitors validated non-blood biomarkers to discretely detect viral vs. bacterial infection and deliver initial broad-spectrum treatment in austere environments, with data reporting to higher echelons of care.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated)
Description: Funding to assess and adapt existing traumatic brain injury (TBI) detection tools and treatment approaches for military working dogs after battlefield injury—leveraging evidence from rodent/canine/large-animal research.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $250K (Estimated)
Description: Develop a shelf-stable (≥3 years), thermally robust (-9°C to 60°C) canine whole blood product or oxygen-carrying substitute for Military Working Dogs to treat traumatic hemorrhage from point-of-injury through definitive care, improving oxygen delivery and survival without canine testing.
Deadline: April 29, 2026 (Estimated)
Funding Award Size: $1.3 Million (Estimated)
Description: Funding to develop small-molecule antifungal compounds from existing libraries that show nanomolar activity against resistant fungi such as Candida auris, Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Mucorales while maintaining low human toxicity.
Deadline: Within 45 calendar days of a qualifying weather event or disaster
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.
Deadline: March 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Funding Award Size: $300K to $5 Million+
Description: Funding to prototype a handheld system that eliminates cold-chain logistics by stabilizing chemical and biological molecules at ambient conditions, integrating barcode-based lifecycle tracking, and automating sample collection for CBRN defense applications.
Deadline: March 2, 2026
Funding Award Size: $300K to $5 Million+
Description: Funding for research advancing chemical and biological defense technologies to counter weapons of mass destruction threats.
Deadline: March 6, 2026
Funding Award Size: Est. $1M to $2M
Description: Funding to develop FDA-cleared compact medical oxygen generation devices for expeditionary and aeromedical military environments under a Defense Health Agency OTA.
Deadline: Rolling Pre-Proposal Deadline.
Funding Award Size: $250,000 to $2,000,000+
Description: Nondilutive funding to advance pre-clinical and early clinical Parkinson’s disease therapeutics with strong translational rationale and commercialization potential.
Deadline: February 19, 2026.
Funding Award Size: Likely $10M+
Description: ARPA-H’s BoSS program funds breakthrough technologies that stabilize, manufacture, and distribute live cell-based therapies at ambient temperatures—eliminating the need for ultra-cold storage. Selected teams will build a scalable bioprocessing platform capable of producing thermally stable cells for biologics, gene and cell therapies, regenerative medicine, biosurveillance, blood products, and large-scale genetic testing.
Deadline: July 27th
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.