A--SBIR FY26 Phase I Broad Agency Announcement
EPA SBIR FY26 Phase I funds small businesses to develop and demonstrate innovative environmental technologies.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ SBIR Phase I solicitation; small business must be the applicant/awardee, universities may participate only as partners/subawardees if permitted by the small business proposal structure · Federal contract solicitation · EPA Water, Tribal & Science Division
This is an EPA SBIR solicitation for applied technology development, which is primarily a small-business innovation mechanism rather than an academic social-science research program. The team’s strengths are in risk perception, policy evaluation, warning communication, and environmental public opinion, not product-oriented water/environmental technology commercialization.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-09-26
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 | 45 partial | portfolio topics: environment, water_resources (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; university can only partner, not lead; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
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.