SBIR/STTR - America's Seed Fund - Powered by SBA
America's Seed Fund
Powered by the Small Business Administration
Federal innovation, scientific achievement, and entrepreneurship through small business innovation and research. Through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, America’s Seed Fund awards non-dilutive funding to develop your technology and chart a path toward commercialization. The federal government invests in your solution and gives you the freedom to run your business according to your vision.
Keep your equity and IP.
Change the World.
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4,000
Average number of companies funded per year
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$4 Billion
Funds invested each year
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0%
Equity or IP ownership taken by the government
How It Works
Participating in America's Seed Fund happens in three phases.
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Phase
I. Proof of Concept
6-12 months
$50,000 - $275,000 -
Phase
II. Technology Development
24 months
$750,000 - $1.8 million -
Phase
III. Commercialization
Take your product to the commercial market or sell in the multi-billion dollar federal contracting marketplace
How To Apply
Do you have an idea for a specific scientific or technology solution? Explore opportunities for funding to take your idea from concept to commercialization.
Identify Opportunities
With help from organizations that support technology entrepreneurs like you
Apply
With the help of supporting organizations
Develop Your Idea
America's Seed Fund provides funding with the freedom to manage your business your way.
Success Stories
SBIR-STTR-Tibbetts Award Winner - re: 3D, Inc.
re:3D, Inc. Gigabot platform's onsite manufacturing provides disaster response via industrial strength, large-scale, affordable 3D printing.
SBIR-STTR-Tibbetts Award Winner - SIMBA Chain
SIMBA Chain is making it easy for organizations to integrate blockchain to bolster trust, security, and risk mitigation – with no blockchain experience required.
Small Businesses. Huge Impact.
Our mission is to foster a culture of innovation in the United States by providing technology-focused entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses with funding to develop their ideas and a pathway to commercialization.
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Empowering Startups
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Helping American Businesses Succeed
Awards given in all 50 states and U.S. Territories
In 2021, nearly 7,000 awards have been given to more than 4,000 recipients
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Job Growth Where It Counts
65,578 jobs added to the United States economy per year.
Learn more about the SBIR/STTR process
Breaking down barriers by increasing access to funding
The SBIR and STTR programs fund a portfolio of startups and small businesses across technology areas and markets to stimulate technological innovation, meet Federal research and development (R&D) needs, and increase commercialization to transition R&D into impact.