The Senate has (finally) voted to reauthorize the small business SBIR/STTR program.
Not reauthorized yet, but this was likely the biggest hurdle.
Not reauthorized yet, but this was likely the biggest hurdle.
March 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The Senate has (finally) voted to reauthorize the small business SBIR/STTR program.
Not reauthorized yet, but this was likely the biggest hurdle.
Not reauthorized yet, but this was likely the biggest hurdle.
The SBIR & STTR programs fuel America’s innovation engine. Cutting successful small businesses out would be like cutting your top scorer before a big game.
We can’t decimate science, jobs, & security—Congress must reauthorize SBIR/STTR now.
youtube.com/shorts/hl-3B...
We can’t decimate science, jobs, & security—Congress must reauthorize SBIR/STTR now.
youtube.com/shorts/hl-3B...
Senator Markey Defends Small Businesses From Cuts to STTR and SBIR Programs
YouTube video by Senator Markey
youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The SBIR & STTR programs fuel America’s innovation engine. Cutting successful small businesses out would be like cutting your top scorer before a big game.
We can’t decimate science, jobs, & security—Congress must reauthorize SBIR/STTR now.
youtube.com/shorts/hl-3B...
We can’t decimate science, jobs, & security—Congress must reauthorize SBIR/STTR now.
youtube.com/shorts/hl-3B...
hey has anyone reauthorized the SBIR/STTR program yet or nah
Kelly Loeffler: "I don't think small business owners have ever been so excited to pay their taxes thanks to President Trump."
December 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
hey has anyone reauthorized the SBIR/STTR program yet or nah
The President's signed the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill yesterday!
Good news for investigators looking for support for start-up companies.
spacenews.com/president-tr...
Good news for investigators looking for support for start-up companies.
spacenews.com/president-tr...
President Trump signs legislation reauthorizing SBIR
President Trump signs legislation reauthorizing SBIR
spacenews.com
April 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The President's signed the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill yesterday!
Good news for investigators looking for support for start-up companies.
spacenews.com/president-tr...
Good news for investigators looking for support for start-up companies.
spacenews.com/president-tr...
Had a call this am with my friend @joannapenabickley.bsky.social, who is running this research.
She had a $1.2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the feds for 2025 for her non-profit team to pursue this critical work.
On 1/23/2025, all grants from SBIR were frozen. ALL.
She had a $1.2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the feds for 2025 for her non-profit team to pursue this critical work.
On 1/23/2025, all grants from SBIR were frozen. ALL.
I have a friend (the smartest person I know, and an ethical AI pioneer) currently working in Alzheimer's research.
Her latest project has been on an innovative AI model that uses speech patters to identify cognitive decline up to 7 years before clinical symptoms appear—with accuracy rates over 80%.
Her latest project has been on an innovative AI model that uses speech patters to identify cognitive decline up to 7 years before clinical symptoms appear—with accuracy rates over 80%.
May 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Had a call this am with my friend @joannapenabickley.bsky.social, who is running this research.
She had a $1.2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the feds for 2025 for her non-profit team to pursue this critical work.
On 1/23/2025, all grants from SBIR were frozen. ALL.
She had a $1.2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the feds for 2025 for her non-profit team to pursue this critical work.
On 1/23/2025, all grants from SBIR were frozen. ALL.
SBIR
Seem Bad In Retrospect
Seem Bad In Retrospect
June 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
SBIR
Seem Bad In Retrospect
Seem Bad In Retrospect
Notice of early expiration of NIH SBIR/STTR funding announcements.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
If anyone knows the backstory, please share.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
If anyone knows the backstory, please share.
NOT-OD-26-006: Notice of Early Expiration of NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Notices of Funding Opportunity and Guidance for Existing Recipi...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Early Expiration of NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STT...
grants.nih.gov
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Notice of early expiration of NIH SBIR/STTR funding announcements.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
If anyone knows the backstory, please share.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
If anyone knows the backstory, please share.
Slowly, slowly. Front wall SBIR absorption panel now in place as well as the ceiling cloud.
Next up: tackling the rear wall and some side wall absorption.
Next up: tackling the rear wall and some side wall absorption.
March 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Slowly, slowly. Front wall SBIR absorption panel now in place as well as the ceiling cloud.
Next up: tackling the rear wall and some side wall absorption.
Next up: tackling the rear wall and some side wall absorption.
SBIR/STTR grants are essential, help get nascent projects off the ground.
"Seed" grants foster interdisciplinary collaboration between universities & small biotech companies. Innovative tech such as DNA sequencing platforms (Illumina), mRNA delivery benefitted from early support.
🧪 bit.ly/49PT0jl
"Seed" grants foster interdisciplinary collaboration between universities & small biotech companies. Innovative tech such as DNA sequencing platforms (Illumina), mRNA delivery benefitted from early support.
🧪 bit.ly/49PT0jl
The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark
Congressional inaction has led to the expiration of the federal government’s SBIR/STTR program, cutting off a biotechnology lifeline.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
SBIR/STTR grants are essential, help get nascent projects off the ground.
"Seed" grants foster interdisciplinary collaboration between universities & small biotech companies. Innovative tech such as DNA sequencing platforms (Illumina), mRNA delivery benefitted from early support.
🧪 bit.ly/49PT0jl
"Seed" grants foster interdisciplinary collaboration between universities & small biotech companies. Innovative tech such as DNA sequencing platforms (Illumina), mRNA delivery benefitted from early support.
🧪 bit.ly/49PT0jl
Shoutout to @27unihted.bsky.social for all their advocacy on the SBIR/STTR program.
The Senate has (finally) voted to reauthorize the small business SBIR/STTR program.
Not reauthorized yet, but this was likely the biggest hurdle.
Not reauthorized yet, but this was likely the biggest hurdle.
March 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Shoutout to @27unihted.bsky.social for all their advocacy on the SBIR/STTR program.
Don't we already have SBIR and STTR mechanisms for this?
tech capture of the NSF: “it allows NSF to make awards to nontraditional recipients such as a limited partnership or a venture capital firm, some of which might have been created solely for the purpose of receiving the NSF award.”
Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
June 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Don't we already have SBIR and STTR mechanisms for this?
In April, I reauthorized the SBIR/STTR programs to support our innovators. Since then, more than $39 million went to Bay State small businesses through the NIH SBIR/STTR programs to develop treatments for Alzheimer's, technologies to help detect early-stage cancers, and more.
July 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
In April, I reauthorized the SBIR/STTR programs to support our innovators. Since then, more than $39 million went to Bay State small businesses through the NIH SBIR/STTR programs to develop treatments for Alzheimer's, technologies to help detect early-stage cancers, and more.
It's official! We got an NSF SBIR phase II grant!
I'm so so so so happy!
I'm so so so so happy!
September 20, 2023 at 6:31 PM
It's official! We got an NSF SBIR phase II grant!
I'm so so so so happy!
I'm so so so so happy!
@altnih4science.bsky.social
Received email from SRO with NIMHD. March review focused on health disparities for SBIR/STTRs is proceeding.
Received email from SRO with NIMHD. March review focused on health disparities for SBIR/STTRs is proceeding.
NEW from inside NIH: I am hearing that a “young” DOGE staffer now has access to eRA, the software system used to track/administer all NIH grants.
February 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
@altnih4science.bsky.social
Received email from SRO with NIMHD. March review focused on health disparities for SBIR/STTRs is proceeding.
Received email from SRO with NIMHD. March review focused on health disparities for SBIR/STTRs is proceeding.
Korelis Labs just submitted its first NASA SBIR.
Most systems fail in the real world—not the lab.
We’re building tech that stabilizes computation as it runs, not after it breaks.
From idea → testable system.
This is where it gets real
🌙
🏹
Most systems fail in the real world—not the lab.
We’re building tech that stabilizes computation as it runs, not after it breaks.
From idea → testable system.
This is where it gets real
🌙
🏹
May 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Korelis Labs just submitted its first NASA SBIR.
Most systems fail in the real world—not the lab.
We’re building tech that stabilizes computation as it runs, not after it breaks.
From idea → testable system.
This is where it gets real
🌙
🏹
Most systems fail in the real world—not the lab.
We’re building tech that stabilizes computation as it runs, not after it breaks.
From idea → testable system.
This is where it gets real
🌙
🏹
Plus: innovations in health-tech and mental health care. I just lost my NIH SBIR award
February 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Plus: innovations in health-tech and mental health care. I just lost my NIH SBIR award
The only publicly available data that I know of are for SBIR/STTR grants from 2016-2024. Here is an aggregate graph of funding versus the number of applications by state.
Hint: It's the number of applications submitted...
Hint: It's the number of applications submitted...
February 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The only publicly available data that I know of are for SBIR/STTR grants from 2016-2024. Here is an aggregate graph of funding versus the number of applications by state.
Hint: It's the number of applications submitted...
Hint: It's the number of applications submitted...
"The company, which won a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force in May, says its future constellation will deliver light on demand after sunset and before sunrise to paying customers on Earth"
whyyyy
whyyyy
A US tech bro corp in the US has decided the night sky should go away. They've made that decision for everyone on Earth.
Naturally they've named the first searing orbital array (many times brighter than the moon) after Eärendil, the light bearer, from Tolkien's work
www.space.com/space-explor...
Naturally they've named the first searing orbital array (many times brighter than the moon) after Eärendil, the light bearer, from Tolkien's work
www.space.com/space-explor...
Company's plan to launch 4,000 space mirrors alarms scientists
Reflect Orbital says their light-on-demand idea has generated significant interest from commercial and government customers.
www.space.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"The company, which won a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force in May, says its future constellation will deliver light on demand after sunset and before sunrise to paying customers on Earth"
whyyyy
whyyyy
People have a really bad understanding of just how much it costs to bring a drug to market (billions) and what NIH funding actually looks like (SBIR grants or similar, maybe a couple million at the top end.)
April 19, 2026 at 4:26 AM
People have a really bad understanding of just how much it costs to bring a drug to market (billions) and what NIH funding actually looks like (SBIR grants or similar, maybe a couple million at the top end.)
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A lot of the cuts in NSF funding were predictable (and awful), but one thing that stands out is cutting SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) by 57%.
This program supports small businesses and entrepreneurs at turning laboratory discoveries into cutting-edge marketable products.
This program supports small businesses and entrepreneurs at turning laboratory discoveries into cutting-edge marketable products.
May 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A lot of the cuts in NSF funding were predictable (and awful), but one thing that stands out is cutting SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) by 57%.
This program supports small businesses and entrepreneurs at turning laboratory discoveries into cutting-edge marketable products.
This program supports small businesses and entrepreneurs at turning laboratory discoveries into cutting-edge marketable products.
Also I doubt the data is incomplete. It probably stops last fall due to disruptions with the SBIR funding pool.
March 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Also I doubt the data is incomplete. It probably stops last fall due to disruptions with the SBIR funding pool.
Massachusetts small businesses are leaders in emerging tech like clean energy and life sciences. The SBIR program is critical to our innovation economy.
We must continue to empower our most capable and competitive small businesses to keep innovating.
We must continue to empower our most capable and competitive small businesses to keep innovating.
March 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Massachusetts small businesses are leaders in emerging tech like clean energy and life sciences. The SBIR program is critical to our innovation economy.
We must continue to empower our most capable and competitive small businesses to keep innovating.
We must continue to empower our most capable and competitive small businesses to keep innovating.
🧪Senate Agreement Reached to Restart SBIR, STTR Innovation Programs.
6 years of re-authorization and language to limit high volume SBIR "mills".
Bill is not signed into law yet, but looks hopeful.
www.nsbaadvocate.org/post/nsba-sb...
6 years of re-authorization and language to limit high volume SBIR "mills".
Bill is not signed into law yet, but looks hopeful.
www.nsbaadvocate.org/post/nsba-sb...
March 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
🧪Senate Agreement Reached to Restart SBIR, STTR Innovation Programs.
6 years of re-authorization and language to limit high volume SBIR "mills".
Bill is not signed into law yet, but looks hopeful.
www.nsbaadvocate.org/post/nsba-sb...
6 years of re-authorization and language to limit high volume SBIR "mills".
Bill is not signed into law yet, but looks hopeful.
www.nsbaadvocate.org/post/nsba-sb...