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ED/IES Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education

NontraditionalPilot / seed funding

Contracts for small businesses to develop and evaluate education technology. Includes a Direct to Phase II track specifically for commercialising evidence-based innovations originally created by university or non-profit researchers.

Indicative award
$250k–$1M (total award)Phase IA and Phase IB awards are $250,000 for 9 months; Direct to Phase II awards are $1,000,000 for 2 years, per the FY2026 solicitation page.
Timing
Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Apr, May, JunNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The FY2026 solicitations closed 29 June 2026 (Phase IA/IB at 11:00 am ET; Direct to Phase II at 2:00 pm ET). The programme solicits annually; the FY2027 solicitation had not been posted as of 7 Aug 2026.
Who can apply
Practitioner, Any faculty rank, Community organisation
Eligibility
Only eligible US small businesses may hold the award — a university researcher must partner with or license to a small business rather than apply directly. A Unique Entity Identifier and SAM.gov registration are required or the proposal is rejected without review.
SSWR clusters
Topics
education technology · research commercialisation · product development and evaluation
Apply at
https://ies.ed.gov/funding/research/programs/small-business-innovation-research-sbir/solicitation-information
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