Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation Now Open

EPA is seeking small businesses to develop innovative technologies that will help protect human health and the environment.

Explore this year’s research topics and learn how to apply.
EPA Awards Over $3 Million in Funding to Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

Learn about the 30 U.S. small businesses awarded EPA SBIR Phase I funding.
EPA SBIR Supports Technologies to Monitor Air Quality from Wildland Fires

Read more here.
EPA's SBIR Addresses Climate Change

Read about the technologies EPA SBIR small businesses are developing to address climate change.

Are you an entrepreneur with an idea for environmental technology? EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program may be an opportunity to help advance your innovation. Learn About SBIR.

SBIR Program Overview

EPA is one of 11 federal agencies that participate in the SBIR Program established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982. EPA issues annual solicitations for Phase I and Phase II research proposals from science and technology-based firms. Phase II contracts are limited to small businesses that have successfully completed their Phase I projects.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation Now Open

EPA Awards Over $3 Million in Funding to Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

EPA SBIR Supports Technologies to Monitor Air Quality from Wildland Fires

EPA's SBIR Addresses Climate Change