Environmental Technologies

Funder
National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)
Award amount
Not specified
Deadline
July 7, 2027
Eligible countries
United States
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Summary

SBIR/STTR topic (National Science Foundation), Phase I and II. Open to U.S. small businesses; STTR projects partner with a U.S. research institution. Opens: May 22, 2026. Closes: July 7, 2027. Environmental Technologies cover a range of innovations focused on sustainability, high commercial impacts and societal and environmental benefits. The topic covers a variety of technology areas of current and emerging commercial significance that improve environmental and or environmental health outcomes. Sensing, data, and advanced analytics technologies relevant to these fields are also appropriate. Please highlight any aspects of the proposed technology or approach that address a problem without a current solution, or one which is underdeveloped. Official solicitation: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/small-business-innovation-research-small-business-technology/nsf26-510/solicitation

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What U.S. National Science Foundation reviewers look for

  • Intellectual Merit: the potential to advance knowledge.
  • Broader Impacts: the potential to benefit society, with named partners, numbers and a way to assess them.
  • For both, reviewers weigh the quality of the plan, the team's qualifications and resources, and how success will be measured.

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