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SBIR/STTR Eligibility Pre-Screener GovCon

For founders eyeing federal R&D seed money: ten questions checked against 13 CFR 121.702 and the SBA Policy Directive, with the blockers named, the 2026 award caps, and what to do next.

One question per screen. Answers stay in this browser only. Rules apply at the time of award for Phase I and Phase II; agencies add their own solicitation terms on top.

Eligible on paper? Now pick the topics worth writing for. Downselect scores open SBIR/STTR topics and other federal opportunities against your capabilities, past awards and team so you spend proposal hours where they can win.

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Built by an SDVOSB founder who has done this paperwork. Not legal, accounting or contracting advice — signals to check against the solicitation and your counsel. Rules verified 2026-09-15; tell us if something changed. Privacy · nothing you type leaves your browser unless you email yourself a result.

Data & rules last verified 2026-09-15. Sources: 13 CFR 121.702 (eCFR); SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive (May 2023 — still the operative directive; no post-reauthorization update located as of Sept 2026); sbir.gov/about (Phase I cap $323,090 and Phase II cap $2,153,927, April 2026 inflation adjustment); Public Law 119-83, Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, approved April 13, 2026 (govinfo; authorization through Sept 30, 2031); SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 § 4 (foreign-risk disclosures); NIH/NSF eligibility pages for PI-employment practice. Detailed PL 119-83 provisions (Strategic Breakthrough terms, TABA caps) come from law-firm summaries of the enacted text.