The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends and strengthens federal support for small business innovation by reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs beyond their 2025 expiration, gradually increasing federal agency spending on these initiatives to 7% of R&D budgets by 2032. The bill expands access to support services—including Innovation Corps training, enhanced technical assistance with up to $50,000 in staffing support for Phase II projects, and specialized commercialization guidance—while establishing new fellowship programs and targeted outreach to women, minorities, and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Key provisions also include transparency requirements for subcontracted research institutions, national security safeguards to prevent awards to foreign-controlled entities, and extended oversight mechanisms requiring agencies to report award metrics and commercialization outcomes to Congress. The bill establishes a pilot program at the National Institutes of Health to accelerate funding timelines to 90 days and extends several related programs through 2030, fundamentally modernizing these long-standing innovation programs to better support small business commercialization and participation from underrepresented groups.
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