Nanotechnology

The contract under the Nanotechnology topic focuses on the development of functional materials, devices, and systems by precisely controlling matter at the nanoscale, ranging from fractions of a nanometer to approximately 100 nanometers. It encompasses a broad spectrum of nanomaterials including hierarchical nanostructures, nanolayered systems, nanowires, nanotubes, quantum dots, nanoparticles, nanofibers, and their composite forms, as well as related biomaterials. The solicitation encourages innovative research that leverages nanoscale properties to achieve novel functionalities with potential applications across science and engineering disciplines. This opportunity is issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under the SBIR/STTR mandate, exclusively for small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. The National Science Foundation is the sponsoring agency, and the solicitation was posted on May 22, 2026, with a response deadline of July 7, 2027. There is no designated place of performance specified, and no point of contact is listed directly in the data, but additional details can be accessed via the provided UI link. The NAICS code is not provided, indicating the flexibility in classification for proposed research efforts.