Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II
Status: Open
Posted date: September 5, 2025
Archive date: September 30, 2026
Opportunity ID: 360495
Opportunity number: HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-BISB-0208
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Administration for Community Living
Agency code: HHS-ACL
Award floor: $280,000
Award ceiling: $287,500
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants
- Small businesses
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:hhs_acl
- category_of_funding_activity:science_and_technology_and_other_research_and_development
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:small_businesses
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:open
The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation. The specific purpose of NIDILRR's SBIR program is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through R/R&D products generated by small businesses, and to increase the commercial application of NIDILRR-supported research results and development products. All SBIR projects funded by NIDILRR must address the needs of people with disabilities and promote their health and function, community living, or employment outcomes. Phase II projects expand on the results of and further pursue the development of Phase I projects. NIDILRR will make four grants under this opportunity. Grants will have a 24-month project period with two 12-month budget periods.