Stacy L ChinFounder, KeepYourEquity · I get the government to write you checks

SBIR Reauthorization Act 2025: SBIR Funding Increase Sparks Opportunity!

29 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker highlights the massive financial potential unlocked by the SBIR Reauthorization Act of 2025, noting that billions of dollars in grant funding could become available from major agencies such as the Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, and Department of Energy. The NIH’s SBIR and STTR budgets reached $1.3 billion in FY 2023, underscoring the scale of existing support. Founders are urged to proactively investigate which agencies are expanding their budgets and to prioritize proposals in those growth areas, as upcoming funding increases could create new opportunities. The speaker also introduces a new micro‑grant mechanism designed to lower entry barriers and mentions upcoming changes to Phase 1 awards that aim to make the program more accessible for early‑stage innovators.

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that could result in billions of dollars and more in potential grant funding, especially from large agencies like the DOD, NIH, and DOE. For example, NIH's SBIR and STTR budgets topped at $1.3 billion in the 2023 fiscal year. Founders should proactively research agency growth areas and prioritize submissions where funding might soon expand. So that means founders should proactively research areas and prioritize submissions may soon be expanding. 3, a new microgrant could make it easier to get started in the program. A new Phase 1