startup acceleration

We empower early-stage companies to secure and manage federal funding through specialized assistance.

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Federal Funding Support

By leveraging our government relationships, providing comprehensive proposal development, and deploying sophisticated award management, the Science Center streamlines the process for startups in accessing federal funding.

The Science Center’s Offerings Include:

  • Consortium Management: we can deftly bring high-level partners together for a joint proposal, including overseeing development of a consortium management agreement, and coordinating partners’ contributions to multiparty proposals.
  • Proposal Development: our experienced team can help draft all elements of a sophisticated proposal including technical scopes of work, commercialization plans, supporting documents, and required legal documentation.
  • Administrative Leadership: bringing a deep bench of organizational support and expertise, we can support a technical lead with both pre-award planning and coordination and post-award administrative functions including financial management, compliance, and reporting.
  • Government Affairs: we leverage decades-long relationships with elected and appointed officials in support of our funding requests.

Katie Nash

Senior Director, External Affairs

Related Experience

Our experienced team of grant writers and research administrators has led and supported successful proposals to:

ARPA-H

BARDA

DARPA

Department of Defense

National Institutes of Health

SBIR/STTR – Multiple Agencies

Current funding opportunities

Deadline: January 20, 2026

NSF, Translation to Practice

The NSF TTP program supports the full pathway from foundational research to real-world application by fostering cross-sector partnerships, developing STEM talent, and aligning innovation with future customer needs. Its three tracks—Explore, Translate, and Partner—meet teams where they are in the journey from discovery to deployment.

Deadline: January 21, 2026

ARPA-H, Making Obstetrics Care Smart

MOCS invites proposals across two technical areas: assigning risk scores for low fetal oxygen levels; and the development of novel, non-invasive, and wireless monitoring methods to assess that risk. The program expects teams to use new sensors paired with artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict infant status and provide the best recommendations for intervention.

Deadline: February 11, 2026

NHLBI, Catalyze: Product Definition for Small Molecules, Biologics and Combination Products - Target Identification and Validation, and Preliminary Product/Lead Series Identification

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will provide the early stage translational support needed to identify and characterize potential therapeutic candidates (compound and lead series) to treat heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) diseases and disorders.

Deadline: February 11, 2026

NHLBI, Catalyze: Product Definition – Medical Device prototype design/testing and disease target identification and assay development

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will provide the early stage translational support needed to identify and characterize potential therapeutic candidates (compound and lead series) to treat heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) diseases and disorders.

Deadline: February 19, 2026

ARPA-H, BioStabilization Systems (BoSS) Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO)

The BioStabilization Systems (BoSS) program aims to make the seemingly impossible problem of room temperature biologics possible by pioneering new technologies to produce, store, and ship cells at room temperature, without any need for refrigeration. The program will eliminate deep freeze requirements, paving the way for a new era of efficient and resilient manufacturing and distribution of biologic drugs.

Deadline: September 30, 2026

DARPA, Biological Technologies Office Broad Agency Announcement

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is soliciting proposals that leverage biological properties and processes to revolutionize our ability to protect the nation’s warfighters. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

Deadline: March 5, 2029

ARPA-H, Health Science Futures (HSF) Mission Office Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO)

Mission Office Innovative Solution Openings (ISO) provide a way to seek funds for individual research projects that fall outside the scope of an ARPA-H program or initiative, but that still aligns with an ARPA-H research focus areas. The Health Science Futures ISO supports research that removes scientific and technological limitations that stymie progress towards the health care of the future.

Deadline: March 5, 2029

ARPA-H, Proactive Health Office (PHO) Mission Office Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO)

Mission Office Innovative Solution Openings (ISO) provide a way to seek funds for individual research projects that fall outside the scope of an ARPA-H program or initiative, but that still aligns with an ARPA-H research focus areas. The Proactive Health Office ISO supports research that focuses on preventative programs that reduce the likelihood that people become patients.

Deadline: March 5, 2029

ARPA-H, Resilient Systems Office (RSO) Mission Office Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO)

Mission Office Innovative Solution Openings (ISO) provide a way to seek funds for individual research projects that fall outside the scope of an ARPA-H program or initiative, but that still aligns with an ARPA-H research focus areas. The Resilient Systems Office ISO supports research that builds robust and integrated health care systems.

Deadline: March 5, 2029

ARPA-H, Scalable Solutions Office (SSO) Mission Office Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO)

Mission Office Innovative Solution Openings (ISO) provide a way to seek funds for individual research projects that fall outside the scope of an ARPA-H program or initiative, but that still aligns with an ARPA-H research focus areas. The Scalable Solutions Office ISO supports research that addresses challenges to geography distribution, manufacturing, data and information, and economies to promote equitable solutions.

Deadline: September 30, 2029

NIST, CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement

NIST is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for research, prototyping, and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the U.S. The goals and objectives are to grow U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology and accelerate the pace of commercialization to enable technology dominance in the industries of the future, in areas including advanced microelectronics research and development with a nexus to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Technology, Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing, Commercialization of Innovation, and/or Standards Development.

The Science Center has worked with the following startups to prepare federal funding proposals

Interested in taking your next step to securing federal funding?

Contact knash@sciencecenter.org