HUGE Changes to SBIR/STTR in 2025 — What you MUST Know to WIN Grants (Reauthorization Act of 2025)

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The biggest change to SBIR and STTR funding in decades is coming—and if you’re not preparing now, you could miss out on billions in non-dilutive funding for your startup. In this video, we break down everything founders need to know about the 2025 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act—a bill that could permanently authorize the programs, double agency set-asides, and inject up to $12 billion a year into early-stage tech. You’ll learn how to position your startup to win more SBIR grants, navigate new proposal limits, access micro-grants, and take advantage of breakthrough funding tracks. With key updates affecting NIH, NSF, DoD, DOE, and more, founders in healthtech, climate, and defense need to get ahead of these policy shifts now. We also cover new rules around foreign ownership, commercialization officers, fixed-price contracts, and matching private capital. Whether you're new to SBIR or already writing proposals, this is your ultimate guide to succeeding in the evolving federal grant landscape. Don’t wait—these changes could reshape the startup funding game forever. Watch now to future-proof your SBIR/STTR strategy and learn how to win big before the September 2025 deadline.

About Stacy Chin, Ph.D.

Stacy Chin, Ph.D. is a leading expert in federal grants, SBIR/STTR funding, and government contracting, with over a decade of experience helping startups secure non-dilutive R&D and commercialization funding. She has helped founders win more than $50 million in federal grants and contracts and has served as an SBIR/STTR reviewer for both the NIH and NSF for over five years. As the host of one of the leading YouTube channels on federal grants and non-dilutive funding for startups, Stacy also demystifies the grant process and shares actionable strategies for founders to win SBIR/STTR awards, scale faster, and keep their equity. A Ph.D. chemist turned entrepreneur, Stacy bridges the worlds of science, AI, and commercialization, empowering dual-use and deep-tech founders across healthtech, cleantech, defense, AI/ML, AgTech, and advanced manufacturing. She has advised founders from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, Columbia, UCLA, and NYU.

Stacy is also an active SBIR/STTR mentor for Techstars, Mass Challenge, and C10 Labs, where she advises founders on funding strategy, proposal development, and commercialization planning. Her track record spans hundreds of successful submissions to NIH, NSF, DOE, DHS, DoD, USDA, NOAA, ARPA-E, ARPA-H, CDMRP, DLA, and SOCOM, as well as large-scale RFPs exceeding $100 million. Her clients range from early-stage founders, start-up spin-outs from R01 university research labs and hospitals, and established companies generating millions in revenue—including a $25 million ARPA-H contract win.

Read about her entrepreneurial journey in Train Like a Scientist, Think Like an Entrepreneur: https://tinyurl.com/frunjcfe

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