Submission Deadline 07/22/2026
Fiscal Capacity $9,000,000
SBA Grant — Key Facts
Opportunity Number SB-OIIFT-26-001
Agency SBA
Application Deadline 07/22/2026
Award Amount $9,000,000
Status Posted
Sector Default
Award Floor $1
Cost Sharing Required

Fiscal Parameters & Taxonomy

Authority SBA
Status Posted

Who Can Apply

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Eligibility Intelligence

•Be a public or private entity, organization, or individual that intends to use funding awarded under this Announcement to provide outreach, technical and business assistance, and/or financial support to small businesses to increase SBIR/STTR proposals and awards; and •Be endorsed by the appropriate State governor or their authorized designee as the only approved applicant from that State. •Be a public or private entity, organization, or individual that is in one of the following states or U.S. territories: •American Samoa •Connecticut •District of Columbia •Guam •Maryland •Massachusetts •Nevada •Northern Mariana Islands •Oregon •South Carolina •Washington •Vermont •U.S. Virgin Islands

Program Description

The primary mission of the FAST program is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses in the United States. The FAST program provides yearly funding to eligible organizations to execute state-based programs, which may also collaborate regionally, that raise awareness of the SBIR/STTR programs, educate small businesses on new and ongoing program requirements, increase application submission and awards, and reach all eligible small businesses.

CFDA Programs

59.058 Federal and State Technology Partnership Program

Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

✉ support@grants.gov

📞 202 619 0603

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