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Free SBIR/STTR Eligibility Checker

SBIR Eligibility Checker — Am I Eligible for SBIR/STTR?

Answer 7 quick questions and get an instant verdict against the SBA eligibility rules — for-profit status, US R&D, the >50% US-ownership test, the 500-employee size cap, the SBIR/STTR structure requirement, and the venture-capital-ownership exception. No account, nothing uploaded — it runs entirely in your browser.

1. Is your company organized as a for-profit business?

2. Will the R&D work be performed in the United States?

3. Is your company more than 50% owned and controlled by US citizens or permanent residents — or by another small business that is itself >50% US-owned?

4. Does your company have 500 or fewer employees, including all affiliates?

5. Are you applying as SBIR or STTR?

SBIR → the Principal Investigator must be primarily employed (>50%) by your company. STTR → you must formally partner with a research institution, with a ≥40% (you) / ≥30% (partner) work split.

6. Is your company majority-owned by venture-capital firms, hedge funds, or private-equity firms?

7. Which agency are you targeting?

Used only to resolve the VC/PE-ownership exception (allowed at NIH, NSF, and DOE — not at other agencies).

Answer all 7 questions to see your verdict.