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Open Topic SBIR in 2027: Where to Find Them and How to Win
SBIR open topics let you propose your own solution instead of answering a spec. Where to find open topic SBIRs across DoW, DARPA, NSF, NIH, and DOE, and how to win them.
AFWERX in 2026: What Changed, Why It Matters, and How to Win
TL; DR SBIR is reauthorized through 2031. Authority lapsed September 30, 2025, and the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act restored it in spring 2026. AFWERX and SpaceWERX reopened solicitations in April. The traditional Open Topic is gone for 2026....
How Small Businesses Can Partner With Prime Contractors to Win SBIR and OTA Funding
Partnering with a prime contractor, such as Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, or Raytheon, can increase a small business's odds of winning SBIR and OTA funding. The partnership can validate your company to government evaluators, connect you to the actual DoW end-user, and...
Webinar Series: GE Extend North Carolina – Launch Chapel Hill – Capitalizing on Non-Dilutive Funding
This webinar session reviews a thorough Funding Update & Outlook (Status, budgets, deadlines, and best fits across multiple industries), long-term funding strategies, and use of A.I. tools in proposal writing.
Grant Engine Webinar Series: Partnering With Prime Contractors to Win DoW SBIR, OTA & R&D Funding – featuring BAE Systems & Lockheed Martin
Date Wednesday, 29 July 2026 Time 2:00 pm ET Register https://info.grantengine.com/partnering-with-primes-for-federal-funding Duration 60 minutes (45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A) Speakers Grant Engine (Sam Tetlow, Zev Orzy, Josh Bar-on) Guest Speakers BAE...
Navigating Federal Defense Funding with David Lasseter of Horizons Global Solutions – Video Transcript
Video Transcript Grant Engine · Horizons Global SolutionsParticipants Sam Tetlow - Founder & CEO, Grant Engine · Host David F. Lasseter - Founder, Horizons Global Solutions (HGS) Key Takeaways from this Conversation Nuggets of wisdom and experience distilled from...
The $1B Non-Dilutive Funding Playbook: What Health and Bio Founders Need to Know Now That SBIR Is Back
This article originally appeared in the NDVC newsletter on May 11, 2026, authored by Lauren M. Taylor. It is reprinted here with permission. Jun Gregg is the Grant Strategy and Product Funding Executive at Grant Engine, where she has helped clients secure more than...
Grant Engine Brings Funding Strategy Into Focus with Curated Sessions During JPM 2026
Grant Engine, a funding strategy firm focused on helping companies secure non-dilutive capital, is hosting curated sessions during JPM 2026, bringing together innovators, government agencies, and investors for a targeted programme on 14 January 2026 in San Francisco.
Grant Engine Unites with Akela Consulting to Form the Leading Federal Funding Platform for Deep-Tech Innovators
Grant Engine, the leader in non-dilutive funding for life science companies through NIH, BARDA, DoD, NSF, and ARPA-H programs, has acquired Akela Consulting, a premier grant writing firm focused on dual-use technology companies seeking funding from DoD, AFWERX, XTech, NASA, and Department of Transportation initiatives.