Federal Grants to Fund Your Business, Startup, or Laboratory Research Department

AUSTIN, Texas - Sept. 11, 2019 - PRLog -- A dozen major federal agencies offer grant opportunities under the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) that are designed to promote technology and science-based innovations.

Five of these federal agencies also offer a joint academic research variation of SBIR grants, known as Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) grants. Unlike SBIR grants, which are awarded directly to business organizations, STTR grants are jointly awarded to business – academic research institution partnerships working together to bring a new technology to market.

Which Agencies Offer Grants In Your Area Of Expertise?

1. Grants For Initiatives In Aerospace And Transportation Technology

From revolutionary new exotic materials to game-changing, AI-driven design technology, we are entering a new golden age of advancement in aerospace and space exploration.

Both NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD) solicit SBIR and STTR applications from private aerospace companies to help drive new innovation.

2. NIST Grants Related To Business Commerce And Trade

Take a closer look at a Department of Commerce agency that you may never have heard of – the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). It may have the grant opportunity you are looking for.

The scope of NIST's SBIR mandate is very broad; it touches on industries ranging from biomedical and cybersecurity to software and manufacturing — all in the name of advancing business commerce.

3. Grants For National Defense And Security

You're probably familiar with DARPA, which has famously funded initiatives ranging from early versions of the internet to the latest in advanced robot technology.

When it comes to defending our nation's borders, NOAA –with its satellite monitoring stations in space and tidal stations at sea – also plays a vital role in ocean and coastal monitoring, and in this role NOAA offers SBIR grants for promising commercial initiatives that fulfill this aspect of its mission.

4. Grants For Environmental Conservation And Managing Energy Resources

The mandate of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and the environment, so the EPA's SBIR program generally targets science and technology-based firms promoting environmentally-friendly green technologies.

The Department of Energy (DoE) also offers SBIR and STTR grants for technologies that promote greener energy solutions, such as alternative energy sources, including wind, solar, etc.

NASA has also offered SBIR and STTR grant solicitations for environmental science and alternative energy projects as well.

Finally, the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food & Agriculture offers SBIR grants that promote the use of biofuel.

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