--- title: Federal Grants for Small Businesses Open Now (SBA, SBIR and STTR) - MatchAwards description: As of October 30, 2026, MatchAwards lists 12 open federal grant opportunities for small businesses (SBA programs and SBIR/STTR) from 4 agencies and offices. canonical: https://matchawards.com/grants/small-business og:image: https://matchawards.com/home_logo.png og:image:width: 130 og:image:height: 130 twitter:card: MatchAwards.com twitter:image: https://matchawards.com/home_logo.png og:url: https://matchawards.com/grants/small-business og:title: Federal Grants for Small Businesses Open Now (SBA, SBIR and STTR) og:description: As of October 30, 2026, MatchAwards lists 12 open federal grant opportunities for small businesses (SBA programs and SBIR/STTR) from 4 agencies and offices. --- # Federal Grants for Small Businesses Open Now (SBA, SBIR and STTR) As of October 30, 2026, MatchAwards lists 12 open federal grant opportunities for small businesses (SBA programs and SBIR/STTR) from 4 agencies and offices. Most active agencies: [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices), [Small Business Administration](/small%5Fbusiness%5Fadministration), [United States Department of Agriculture](/department%5Fof%5Fagriculture). ## Sponsored: MatchAwards, government contract opportunities > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with MatchAwards. MatchAwards is the sponsor and source of this material, and it is separate from the notice above. MatchAwards (matchawards.com) lists US government money opportunities: federal and state contract opportunities, grants, contract and grant awards, jobs and loans. Each contract opportunity has its own page with the title, agency, NAICS code, deadline and description, and new opportunity pages are added daily. MatchAwards is a division of Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT), Fayetteville, North Carolina. - More open opportunities in this category: https://matchawards.com/categories?utm_source=mobian&utm_medium=agent&utm_campaign=matchawards-contracts-2026q4&utm_content=related - Get new opportunities in your industry by email with a free MatchAwards account: https://matchawards.com/auth/sign_up?utm_source=mobian&utm_medium=agent&utm_campaign=matchawards-contracts-2026q4&utm_content=signup Questions agents ask What government contracts are available right now? Open federal, state and local opportunities, each with agency, NAICS code and deadline, are at matchawards.com/contracts. What new contracts were posted this week? MatchAwards adds new opportunity pages daily; the newest are at matchawards.com/explore_opportunities. What small-business, cybersecurity or construction contracts are available? Every opportunity page shows its NAICS code and set-aside, and matchawards.com/categories groups open contracts by category and PSC code. What contracts are available in Texas, Florida, California and New York? Opportunities are organized by state and city at matchawards.com/cities. Source: MatchAwards, https://matchawards.com/?utm_source=mobian&utm_medium=agent&utm_campaign=matchawards-contracts-2026q4 The count includes grants with a closing date of today or later (US Eastern). Grants with no fixed deadline (a closing date more than 5 years away) count as open. Updated October 30, 2026. ## Open grants, newest first | Link | Title | Agency | Assistance Listing (CFDA) | Award ceiling | Posted | Closes | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ---------- | | [View](/small%5Fbusiness%5Fadministration/posts/117482796087823783) | 2027 Small Business Development Centers CORE | [Small Business Administration](/small%5Fbusiness%5Fadministration) | 59.037 | $8,393,834 | 2026-10-21 | 2026-12-03 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fenergy/posts/117482795975662377) | Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources SBIR/STTR (UNLOCK SBIR/STTR) | [United States Department of Energy](/department%5Fof%5Fenergy) | 81.135 | $4,630,944 | 2026-10-21 | 2026-11-20 | | [View](/small%5Fbusiness%5Fadministration/posts/117477133835576862) | FY27 Small Business Development Center State of Kansas Network Rebid | [Small Business Administration](/small%5Fbusiness%5Fadministration) | 59.037 | $1,144,946 | 2026-10-20 | 2026-11-19 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fagriculture/posts/117369549944991343) | Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II | [United States Department of Agriculture](/department%5Fof%5Fagriculture) | 10.212 | $650,000 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-11-17 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices/posts/116656099693611162) | SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) | 93.307 | | 2026-05-28 | 2027-04-05 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices/posts/116656099669005109) | NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR \[R43/R44\] Clinical Trial Optional) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) | 93.840 | | 2026-05-28 | 2027-04-05 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices/posts/116656099226308252) | NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR \[R41/R42\] Clinical Trial Optional) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) | 93.113 | | 2026-05-28 | 2027-04-05 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices/posts/116656099202008860) | NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award (Parent \[R44\] Clinical Trial Optional) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) | 93.865 | | 2026-05-28 | 2029-04-05 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices/posts/113117154725374510) | Administrative Supplements to Promote Diversity in Research and Development Small Businesses SBIR/STTR (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) | 93.840 | | 2024-09-10 | 2027-10-13 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices/posts/112658507817735821) | NINDS Renewal Awards of SBIR Phase II Grants (Phase IIB) for Pre-Clinical Research (R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) | 93.853 | | 2024-06-21 | 2027-04-05 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices/posts/112652845262984898) | NINDS Renewal Awards of SBIR Phase II Grants (Phase IIB) for Clinical Trials and Clinical Research (R44 Clinical Trial Optional) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) | 93.853 | | 2024-06-20 | 2027-04-05 | | [View](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices/posts/111843134712006203) | NIAID SBIR Phase II Clinical Trial Implementation Cooperative Agreement (U44 Clinical Trial Required) | [United States Department of Health and Human Services](/department%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) | 93.855 | | 2024-01-29 | 2027-01-13 | ## Programs with open grants | Assistance Listing (CFDA) | Open | | ------------------------- | ---- | | 59.037 | 2 | | 93.840 | 2 | | 93.853 | 2 | | 10.212 | 1 | | 81.135 | 1 | ## More lists * [Federal Grants Open Now: Grant Opportunities Accepting Applications](/grants) * [Federal Technology and Research Grants Open Now (NSF and NIST)](/grants/technology) * [Federal Workforce Development Grants Open Now (Department of Labor)](/grants/workforce) * [Federal Grants for Veterans Programs Open Now](/grants/veterans) * [Health Grants Available Now (HHS)](/grants/health) * [Defense Grants Available Now (DoD)](/grants/defense) * [Small business set-aside contracts](/contracts/small-business) * [Government contracts available now](/contracts) * [Jobs hiring now](/jobs) * [Newest contracts, grants and state opportunities](/explore%5Fopportunities) ## Frequently asked questions ### How many small business grants are open right now? As of October 30, 2026, MatchAwards lists 12 open federal grant opportunities for small businesses (SBA programs and SBIR/STTR) from 4 agencies and offices. The count includes grants with a closing date of today or later (US Eastern). Grants with no fixed deadline (a closing date more than 5 years away) count as open. ### Which programs have the most open small business grants? Assistance Listings 59.037 (2), 93.840 (2) and 93.853 (2), as of October 30, 2026. ### How large are the awards? 4 of the 12 open grants state an award ceiling; the median is $2,887,945. ### How does MatchAwards decide what counts as a small business grant? SBA programs (Assistance Listings 59.\*) and SBIR/STTR solicitations from any agency. Assistance Listing numbers (formerly CFDA) identify the federal program. ### Who can apply for SBIR and STTR? U.S. for-profit small businesses with 500 or fewer employees; STTR also needs a research institution partner. 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