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The bill preserves SBIR/STTR awards and commercialization pilots for one more year—supporting small businesses, researchers, and tech transfer in the near term—while adding modest federal cost and leaving longer-term uncertainty without permanent reauthorization.
Small businesses keep access to SBIR and STTR awards and related federal R&D contracting and commercialization support for one additional year (through FY2026), preserving near-term funding and contract opportunities.
Researchers, startups, and university partners retain Phase 0, accelerated awards, commercialization-readiness pilots, and STTR opportunities for another year, supporting faster tech transfer and movement of R&D toward market or agency use.
Administrative-assistance and due-diligence pilot authorities remain in place for an extra year, maintaining support services that reduce barriers for small firms seeking federal R&D funding and contracts.
Extending SBIR/STTR and associated pilots for another year increases federal spending obligations, imposing a modest additional cost on taxpayers compared with letting authorities expire.
A short, one-year extension creates continued uncertainty for small firms, researchers, and research partners planning longer-term commercialization and contracting strategies if permanent reauthorization or longer-term stability is not enacted.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Extends SBIR/STTR program authorities and multiple temporary SBIR/STTR pilot program sunsets and deadlines by one year (2025 → 2026).
Extends the statutory authority for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs and delays expiration dates for a set of temporary SBIR/STTR pilot programs and authorities by one year, moving references from 2025 to 2026. The change keeps existing program structures, pilots, and flexibility authorities in place for an additional year so agencies can continue awards and run ongoing pilot efforts without interruption. The amendment covers the main SBIR/STTR authorization dates and multiple temporary provisions (phase flexibility, commercialization pilots, accelerated awards, Phase 0, administrative assistance, increased standards, due diligence, STTR military/academic pilot, and a budget calculation pilot), extending each affected deadline or sunset by one year.
Introduced September 2, 2025 by Roger Williams · Last progress September 16, 2025