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Calendar

October 2026

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7 DSIP drop	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

November 2026

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4 DSIP drop	5	6	7
8 EPA: SAFER CHEMICALS EPA: CIRCULAR ECONOMY/SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS EPA: AIR QUALITY +1 more	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25 USAF: High Speed, Low Temperature Hyperspec... USAF: Cyber Resiliency for Fog and Edge Com... NavalX: ONR Open Topic for Low-Cost Heads Up ... +22 more	26	27	28
29	30

December 2026

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2 DSIP drop	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23 DIU: Ground-Based Affordable Mass (G-BAM) Army: xTech\|Kinetic Reach Competition Army: xTech\|Kinetic Reach Competition	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

January 2027

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					1	2
3	4	5	6 DSIP drop	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

February 2027

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	1	2	3 DSIP drop	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28

March 2027

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	1	2	3 DSIP drop	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

April 2027

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1	2	3
4	5	6 HHS: SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness... HHS: NIH Small Business Technology Transfe... NIH: NIH Small Business Innovation Researc... +1 more	7 DSIP drop	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

May 2027

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2	3	4	5 DSIP drop	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

June 2027

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		1	2 DSIP drop	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22 Army: xTech\|Search 10 Competition Army: xTech\|Search 10 Competition	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

July 2027

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7 DSIP drop NSF: Semiconductors NSF: Power Management NSF: Other Topics +265 more	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

August 2027

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1	2	3	4 DSIP drop	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

September 2027

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 DSIP drop	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30 ARPA-H: Universal Platform for Living Adaptiv... ARPA-H: Development of an annual test to info... ARPA-H: ARPA-H Lineage Topic +5 more

Upcoming deadlines

Showing the soonest 50 of 314 deadlines. Browse all open opportunities or subscribe via .ics for the full set.

Close date	Topic	Agency / component	Program	Add
2026-11-08	SAFER CHEMICALS (4)	EPA	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-08	CIRCULAR ECONOMY/SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS (3)	EPA	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-08	AIR QUALITY (2)	EPA	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-08	CLEAN AND SAFE WATER (1)	EPA	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	High Speed, Low Temperature Hyperspectral Imager for High Enthalpy Ground Testing (DAF27BZ01-NV006)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Cyber Resiliency for Fog and Edge Computing Devices (DAF27TZ01-DV002)	USAF	STTR	.ics
2026-11-25	ONR Open Topic for Low-Cost Heads Up Displays (HUDs) for Virtual & Augmented Reality (VR/AR) (DON27BX01-NP001)	NavalX	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Advanced Reserve Power Source Technologies (DAF27BZ01-DV013)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Low SWaP, 2-micron Fiber Amplifiers (DAF27BZ01-DV010)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	US Production of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic-Yielding Preceramic Polymers (DAF27BZ01-DV009)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Technical Data Package Modernization for Information Assurance and Secure Data Exchange (DAF27BZ01-DV008)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Multiple Telemetry Site Signal Source Synchronization (DAF27BZ01-NV003)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Input-Output Unit (IOU) for Secure Processing and Routing of Hull, Mechanical, & Electrical (HM&E) and Navigation Signals (DON27BZ01-NV004)	NavalX	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Fire Resistant Joiner Bulkhead (DON27BZ01-NV002)	NavalX	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Fusion of Cooperative Information Sharing for Uncrewed Air Systems (FOCISAUS) (DAF27TZ01-DV003)	USAF	STTR	.ics
2026-11-25	G-TEAD USAREUR-AF ACE 27-02: Spectrum Enabled Warfare Powered by xTech (ARM27BX01-DP001)	Army	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation (OSW27BZ01-DV002)	OSD	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Intermediate Temperature Cooling Unit (DON27BZ01-NV005)	NavalX	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	AI-Enabled Computed Vision Air-to-Air Refueling Performance Assessment and Automated Pilot Debrief System (DAF27TZ01-DV001)	USAF	STTR	.ics
2026-11-25	Agile Wire Harness Manipulation and Installation for Unmanned Aerial Systems (DAF27BZ01-DV011)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Luminescence-Based Surface Measurement Technique for Simultaneous Pressure and Temperature Measurements within Non-Oxygen Based Hypersonic Ground Test Facilities (DAF27BZ01-NV005)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Long Rod Delivery System (DAF27BZ01-NV004)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Shallow Jet Spurt Engineering Model (DAF27BZ01-NV001)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Improved Cargo Door Actuator (DON27BZ01-NV003)	NavalX	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Agile Autonomous Technical Data Package to Path Robotic Task Specification (DAF27BZ01-DV012)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Reusable Illumination System (DAF27BZ01-DV007)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Optimally Packaged Assembly for Laser Systems (OPALS) (DAF27BZ01-NV002)	USAF	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation (OSW27BZ01-NV001)	OSD	SBIR	.ics
2026-11-25	Cleaner for the Time Domain Reflectometer Tank Level Indicator (DON27BZ01-NV001)	NavalX	SBIR	.ics
2026-12-23	Ground-Based Affordable Mass (G-BAM) (ARM26BX04-DV010)	DIU	SBIR	.ics
2026-12-23	xTech\|Kinetic Reach Competition (ARM26BX03-DP007)	Army	SBIR	.ics
2026-12-23	xTech\|Kinetic Reach Competition (ARM26BX03-DP007)	Army	SBIR	.ics
2027-04-06	SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-27-098)	HHS	SBIR	.ics
2027-04-06	NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-27-102)	HHS	SBIR	.ics
2027-04-06	NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award (Parent [R44] Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-27-101)	NIH	SBIR	.ics
2027-04-06	NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-27-100)	HHS	SBIR	.ics
2027-06-22	xTech\|Search 10 Competition (ARM26TX05-NP002)	Army	STTR	.ics
2027-06-22	xTech\|Search 10 Competition (ARM26BX05-NP011)	Army	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Semiconductors (S)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Power Management (PM)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Other Topics (OT)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Medical Devices (MD)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Internet of Things (I)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Instrumentation and Hardware Systems (IH)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Digital Health (DH)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Biological Technologies (BT)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Artificial Intelligence (AI)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Scalability Solutions and Accumulators (DL13)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Distributed Consensus and Fault Tolerance Mechanisms (DL7)	NSF	SBIR	.ics
2027-07-07	Other Digital Health Technologies (DH7)	NSF	SBIR	.ics

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When do new DoD SBIR/STTR topics drop?

DoD SBIR/STTR (DSIP) topics are released on a recurring monthly cycle. The calendar marks the first Wednesday of each month as the recurring DSIP drop so you know when to check for new topics.

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4 DSIP drop	5	6	7
8 EPA: SAFER CHEMICALS EPA: CIRCULAR ECONOMY/SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS EPA: AIR QUALITY +1 more	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25 USAF: High Speed, Low Temperature Hyperspec... USAF: Cyber Resiliency for Fog and Edge Com... NavalX: ONR Open Topic for Low-Cost Heads Up ... +22 more	26	27	28
29	30

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2 DSIP drop	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23 DIU: Ground-Based Affordable Mass (G-BAM) Army: xTech\|Kinetic Reach Competition Army: xTech\|Kinetic Reach Competition	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1	2	3
4	5	6 HHS: SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness... HHS: NIH Small Business Technology Transfe... NIH: NIH Small Business Innovation Researc... +1 more	7 DSIP drop	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2 DSIP drop	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22 Army: xTech\|Search 10 Competition Army: xTech\|Search 10 Competition	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7 DSIP drop NSF: Semiconductors NSF: Power Management NSF: Other Topics +265 more	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 DSIP drop	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30 ARPA-H: Universal Platform for Living Adaptiv... ARPA-H: Development of an annual test to info... ARPA-H: ARPA-H Lineage Topic +5 more