Open · NNH26ZTR001N-26NIAC-A2 · CFDA 43.012 · Discretionary

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II

Federal grant opportunity posted by NASA Headquarters, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Open
Status
-
Close date
7
Expected awards

The verdict

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II is an open discretionary opportunity from NASA Headquarters, offering Varies by applicant across 7 expected awards. PlainGrants indexes 1,513 other opportunities from NASA Headquarters.

Varies
award range
Open
application status
7
expected awards
43.012
CFDA program

Open without a parsed close date

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts shows as open in Grants.gov but PlainGrants could not parse a close date from the feed. First posted May 14, 2026. Award band Varies by applicant. Confirm deadline and eligibility on Grants.gov before preparing a package.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Open, no fixed deadline

Posted May 14, 2026 · check Grants.gov for amendments

Posted May 14 Open-ended

Expected Awards

7

Instrument

Grant

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters anticipates release of a solicitation, titled “NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), Phase II,” as an Appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) NASA Research Announcement (NRA), titled “Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion - 2026 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2026),” on or about May 11, 2026. Once the Appendix is posted, complete details (to include due dates) can be accessed via the following steps: 1. Open the NSPIRES homepage at https://nspires.nasaprs.com/ 2. Select "Solicitations" 3. Select "Open” 4. Select "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion – 2026 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2026) NNH26ZTR001N” 5. Select “List of Open Program Elements” 6. Select “NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), Phase II- NNH26ZTR001N-26NIAC_A2" 7. Select “NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II Solicitation Document" under Announcement Documents. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program supports innovative research through Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III awards. Phase I awards are typically a nine-month effort to explore the overall feasibility and viability of visionary concepts. Phase II awards are for up to two years, to further develop the most promising Phase I concepts, and to explore potential infusion options within and beyond NASA. Phase III awards are designed to strategically advance and transition the most promising NIAC Phase II concepts to other NASA programs, other government agencies, or commercial partners.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NNH26ZTR001N-26NIAC-A2

Grants.gov marks NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 236 other NASA Headquarters listings share this eligibility-code string (16% of 1,514).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Dr. Phillip Williams Acting NIAC Program Executive Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

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What to do next

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts is open with Varies by applicant awards.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (NNH26ZTR001N-26NIAC-A2) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 43.012 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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