NASA Special Notice: Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Fiscal Year 2025 Research Subtopics and Ask Me Anything Webinars Scheduled

Notice ID: 80NSSC25Ph1SBIRSN1

To help our community of small businesses and research institutions prepare for the upcoming NASA SBIR Phase I Solicitation, The NASA SBIR Program Office has elected to release the SBIR Research Subtopics.

In addition, NASA will hold a series of Ask Me Anything webinars the week of December 9, 2024, to introduce the research subtopics and help firms prepare to submit a Phase I proposal. These webinars will include live Q&As with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). This will be an opportunity to not only hear the perspective of NASA SMEs but also ask them questions about the research subtopics. The AMAs are being organized according to the 2024 NASA Technology Taxonomy. Once the subtopics for the 2025 SBIR/STTR Phase I solicitations are released on December 2, we will update this page with the subtopics that correspond to each Taxonomy Area (TX).

The SBIR subtopics are organized by NASA’s Mission Directorates and thus identify subtopics where your research and development capabilities may be a good match. Appendix B contains a list of the subtopics as they align to the 2024 NASA Technology Taxonomy to help you identify subtopics based on technology areas.    In addition, there are some SBIR subtopics that may be closely aligned with the NASA STTR program. Consider both programs when planning to apply.   NASA uses the same subtopic numbering convention for the SBIR program each year:

For SBIR Subtopics:

A – Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)

H – Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) and Space Operations Mission   Directorate (SOMD)

S – Science Mission Directorate (SMD)

Z – Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)

Think of the subtopic lead mission directorates and lead/participating centers as potential customers for your technical proposals. Multiple mission directorates and centers may have interests across the subtopics within a Technology Taxonomy area.

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