# NASA SBIR/STTR Has Twenty-Nine Days — and a Lot Has Changed

- slug: nasa-sbirsttr-has-twenty-nine-days-and-a-lot-has-changed
- date: 2026-04-23
- category: Space & Aerospace

Twenty-nine days. NASA raised Phase II grants 50% to $1.275M, added a $30M co-investment tier, and switched to rolling deadlines — but the new tier requires matching capital, and foreign ownership screening is now a hard gate.

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