Secure Software/AI Funding Before Your Runway Ends

Yes. NSF, NIH, and DoD all fund software and AI R&D. The key is framing your innovation as novel research, not product development. We help position your technology to meet the R&D threshold reviewers look for.

Published papers help but aren't required. What matters is demonstrating technical novelty and a clear research plan. We've helped companies without prior publications win SBIR awards by framing their proprietary methods as the research contribution.

Novel algorithms, new model architectures, unique data processing methods, and systems that solve problems no existing solution addresses. Incremental feature development doesn't qualify, but the underlying technical innovation often does.

Yes. Cloud computing costs, GPU clusters, data acquisition, and infrastructure directly tied to the proposed R&D are allowable expenses under most SBIR programs. We structure budgets to maximize these line items.