NSF call for SBIR/STTR Phase I proposals for COVID-19

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has windows of opportunity to hear "Project Pitches" for Phase I SBIR or STTR programs.

The Division of Innovation and Industrial Partnerships (IIP) of the Engineering Directorate invites US-based small businesses to submit Phase I proposals focused on the development and deployment of new technologies, products, processes, and services with the potential to positively impact the nation’s and world’s ability to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Areas of research that might be considered include, but are not limited to: artificial intelligence, digital health, diagnostics, distributed ledger, environmental technologies, medical devices, pharmaceutical technologies, disinfection and sterilization, and filtration and separations. Interested proposers are invited to submit to the NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Program.

Learn more from the Dear Colleague Letter (DCL): https://nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20065/nsf20065.jsp

Proposal pitch submission windows for 2020 are: June 5, 2020 - September 3, 2020; September 4, 2020 - December 3, 2020; Full proposal by invitation only.