Critical Information
Please regularly check this page for critical updates and information, especially regarding potential disruptions or changes related to our program and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Project Pitch pause
Effective Dec. 22, 2025, NSF has temporarily paused the submission of new Project Pitches to the SBIR/STTR programs due to the lapse in congressional authorization.
Program Directors will continue to process Project Pitches that were previously received.
Please direct any questions to sbir@nsf.gov.
Recent phishing attempts
Learn about NSF's implementation of recent executive orders.
Read here for updates to Indirect Cost Rate Adjustments for NSF SBIR/STTR solicitations
On June 20, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in No. 1:25-cv-11231-IT, vacated NSF’s 15% Indirect Cost Rate policy (NSF 25-034). In compliance with the court’s decision, NSF will not implement the policy at this time.
Section 174 updates: Tax treatment for Research and Experimentation (R&E) expenditures.