NSF Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

Program overview. CFDA 47.084 - NSF Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) - is a federal assistance listing in the Science & Research category, administered by National Science Foundation (NSF). The typical award range cataloged on SAM.gov is $150,000 to $2.0 million. The program is currently active in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings database. Eligible applicants include Small Business (For-Profit).

Funding opportunities. No open Grants.gov announcements are currently indexed under CFDA 47.084 in PlainGrants. That typically means the awarding agency runs this program on a multi-year cycle or publishes cooperative agreements and contracts under separate listing numbers. The best verification step is to check Grants.gov directly and subscribe to the awarding agency's funding-announcement mailing list. Grant announcements can appear and close within a 30-day window, so timing matters.

Next steps. Before applying for CFDA 47.084, confirm your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID (UEI) - these are mandatory for every federal funding instrument. Read the current Notice of Funding Opportunity end-to-end, paying close attention to the cost-share or matching requirement, the evaluation criteria, and the narrative page limits. Science and research grants typically require a detailed data management plan, post-award reporting, and often indirect-cost agreements negotiated with your cognizant agency. For structural help, the guides linked below cover SAM.gov setup, NOFO interpretation, and common rejection reasons.