Department of Education Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase II 2026: Solicitation   2

Background
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences administers the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, which aims to foster the development of new, commercially viable education technology products.

The 2026 Direct to Phase II solicitation seeks proposals that focus on readying existing evidence-based innovations for widespread use in educational settings and planning for their commercialization.

Work Details
Projects must adhere to specific requirements:
1) Focus on readying existing evidence-based innovations (e.g., products, programs, practices) for use at scale;
2) Innovations must have been originally conceptualized and developed by academic researchers or non-profit education research organizations;
3) Researchers involved in the original development must be part of the project team;
4) Duplicate proposals across different solicitations will be rejected;
5) Offerors can submit multiple proposals with different focuses.

Proposals should include a comprehensive project narrative, team qualifications, budget details, letters of support for commercialization pathways, and plans for intellectual property management.

Period of Performance
The contract will be performed from October 5, 2026, to October 4, 2028.