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Strategic Breakthrough Award (High-Impact Innovation)

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The Strategic Breakthrough Award is a subcontract opportunity issued by the National Science Foundation focused on high-impact research and development projects. These initiatives are designed to address critical national challenges in fields such as artificial intelligence, climate science, health, and advanced manufacturing. The project falls under NAICS code 541710 and is specifically designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, requiring participants to adhere to SBIR/STTR mandates and maintain a staff of fewer than 500 employees. The solicitation was posted on May 22, 2026, with a response deadline set for July 7, 2027. Interested small businesses can find further details and application instructions through the official SBIR portal.

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NSF Strategic Breakthrough Award: small business set-aside for high-impact R&D research projects.

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541710 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesView NAICS

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Documents

This scope was carved out of NSF 26-510.

The full solicitation package (6 documents), including the RFP, is on the prime solicitation, not on this scope.

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Large-scale, high-impact R&D projects addressing national challenges in areas such as AI, climate, health, or advanced manufacturing.

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