SBIR FY26 Phase I Broad Agency Announcement
EPA SBIR Phase I funds small-business-led early-stage R&D under EPA topics, with universities able to participate only as partners.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ SBIR Phase I; small business must be the applicant/lead · Federal contract solicitation · EPA topic-specific solicitation; university cannot apply directly
This is an EPA SBIR solicitation for small-business applied technology development, not the kind of PI-led social-science, survey, or policy-evaluation research this team typically pursues. Even though it touches environmental/water topics, it is primarily innovation commercialization and product development rather than the team’s public opinion, risk communication, or education-policy lines.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-09-25
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 90 strong | SBIR/STTR — core Hub pipeline (faculty founders + small-business partners); funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topics: environment, water_resources (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research; university can only partner, not lead |
Description
EPA Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) FY26 Phase I Solicitation
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY / ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY / WATER, TRIBAL & SCIENCE DIVISION.
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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.