SBIR Funding Opportunities
Notice of Intent
EPA intends to release its 2024-2025 SBIR Phase I Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)/solicitation in June with a close date in August.
EPA will hold an informational webinar prior to the release on June 5, 2024 at 2 p.m. EDT. For more information and to register visit the event page.
The proposed topics for this year’s solicitation are listed here. Given EPA’s modest budget we ask that proposals be responsive to these topics.
Proposed 2024-2025 EPA SBIR Topics
CLEAN AND SAFE WATER
- Nature-based Solutions for Water Reuse
- Technologies for the Treatment of PFAS in Wastewater Sewage Sludge and Biosolids
- Treatment for Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water at the Household Scale
AIR QUALITY & CLIMATE
- Technologies and Tools to Monitor and Reduce Air Toxics Exposures
- Air Pollution Control Technologies for Small Sources
HOMELAND SECURITY
- Scenario-Based Training for Disaster Response
CIRCULAR ECONOMY/SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
- Preventing and Recycling Food Waste
- Source Reduction and Reuse
- Lowering Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment
SAFER CHEMICALS
- Rubber Anti-Degradants that are Lower Concern for Human Health and the Environment
- Next Generation Fertilizers
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Past SBIR Solicitations
- 2024 SBIR Phase I - Open: June 28, 2023 - Closed: August 23, 2023
- 2023 SBIR Phase I - Open: June 15, 2022 - Closed: August 23, 2022
- 2022 SBIR Phase I - Open: June 16, 2021 - Closed: August 3, 2021
- 2021 SBIR Phase I - Open: June 23, 2020 - Closed: September 4, 2020
- 2020 SBIR Phase I - Open: June 13, 2019 - Closed: July 31, 2019
- 2019 SBIR Phase I - Open: June 13, 2018 - Closed: July 31, 2018
- 2018 SBIR Phase I - Open: Oct. 21, 2017 - Closed: Dec. 19, 2017
- 2017 SBIR Phase I - Open: Aug. 30, 2016 - Closed: Oct. 20, 2016
- 2016 SBIR Phase I - Open: Nov. 18, 2015 - Closed: Jan. 14, 2016
- 2015 SBIR Phase I - Open: July 16, 2014 - Closed: Sept. 11, 2014
- 2014 SBIR Phase I - Open: June 27, 2013 - Closed: Aug. 13, 2013
- 2013 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 15, 2012 - Closed: May 03, 2012
- 2012 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 15, 2011 - Closed: May 03, 2011
- 2011 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 25, 2010 - Closed: May 11, 2010
- 2010 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 19, 2009 - Closed: May 20, 2009
- 2009 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 20, 2008 - Closed: May 21, 2008
- 2008 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 15, 2007 - Closed: May 23, 2007
- 2007 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 23, 2006 - Closed: May 24, 2006
- 2006 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 24, 2005 - Closed: May 25, 2005
- 2005 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 25, 2004 - Closed: May 25, 2004
- 2005 Special SBIR Phase I: Hazardous Waste Minimization - Open: March 25, 2004 - Closed: May 25, 2004
- 2005 Special SBIR Phase I: Pollution Prevention - Open: March 25, 2004 - Closed: May 25, 2004
- 2005 Special SBIR Phase I: Technology Solutions for Pacific Southwest Environmental Problems - Open: March 25, 2004 - Closed: May 25, 2004
- 2004 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 27, 2003 - Closed: May 23, 2003
- 2004 Special SBIR Phase I: Air Pollution Monitoring - Open: March 27, 2003 - Closed: May 23, 2003
- 2004 Special SBIR Phase I: Safe Buildings And Water Security - Open: March 27, 2003 - Closed: May 23, 2003
- 2004 Special SBIR Phase I: Technology Solutions For Western Usa Environmental Problems - Open: March 27, 2003 - Closed: May 23, 2003
- 2003 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 28, 2002 - Closed: May 23, 2002
- 2003 Special SBIR Phase I: Control and Monitoring of Mobile Source Emissions - Open: Jan. 31, 2002 - Closed: March 21, 2002
- 2003 Special SBIR Phase I: Treatment Of Arsenic In Small Drinking Water Systems, Stormwater Runoff, Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), Urban River Sediments And Infrastructure Rehabilitation - Open: Jan. 31, 2002 - Closed: March 21, 2002
- 2002 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 24, 2001 - Closed: May 25, 2001
- 2001 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 24, 2000 - Closed: May 25, 2000
- 2000 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 25, 1999 - Closed: May 25, 1999
- 1999 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 25, 1998 - Closed: May 25, 1998
- 1998 SBIR Phase I - Open: Sept. 18, 1997 - Closed: Nov. 18, 1997
- 1997 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 25, 1996 - Closed: May 25, 1996
- 1996 SBIR Phase I - Open: March 25, 1995 - Closed: May 25, 1995