America's Seed Fund powered by NSF (SBIR/STTR) - Distributed Ledger (DL) topic
Submit a Project Pitch at seedfund.nsf.gov; if invited, submit a full proposal via Research.gov under solicitation NSF 26-510 by the deadlines: 27 Jul 2026, 4 Nov 2026, 4 Mar 2027, 7 Jul 2027 (then first Wed of Jul/Nov and first Thu of Mar annually). Non-dilutive; NSF takes no equity. Offered by U.S. National Science Foundation; awards $50K – $2.0M; applications due November 4, 2026.
Key Facts
- Funder
- U.S. National Science Foundation
- Award amount
- $50K – $2.0M
- Deadline
- November 4, 2026
- Geography
- US only
- Status
- Open
About This Grant
Submit a Project Pitch at seedfund.nsf.gov; if invited, submit a full proposal via Research.gov under solicitation NSF 26-510 by the deadlines: 27 Jul 2026, 4 Nov 2026, 4 Mar 2027, 7 Jul 2027 (then first Wed of Jul/Nov and first Thu of Mar annually). Non-dilutive; NSF takes no equity. Eligibility: US small business <500 employees, >50% US-citizen/permanent-resident owned (not majority VC/PE-owned), all work in the US, PI employed >=20 hrs/week. Includes TABA and I-Corps funding.
Full requirements and application instructions: official listing.
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