# 2025-20776: NSF Seeks Input on SBIR/STTR Pre-Award Forms Again

2025-20776, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Pre-Award Information Collection, is a Federal Register notice from National Science Foundation published 2025-11-24, effective Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20776
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Pre-Award Information Collection
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: National Science Foundation
- Citation: 90 FR 53002
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NSF Seeks Input on SBIR/STTR Pre-Award Forms Again

## Summary

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is asking for public feedback on a new form small businesses must fill out before applying for SBIR/STTR grants. This helps NSF gather important info to make sure the process runs smoothly without adding extra hassle. Comments are open for 30 days, so small businesses and others should speak up soon to help shape the rules!

## Abstract

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register, and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding the proposed submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Pre‑Award Form for SBIR/STTR: cost, low. If your startup is being considered for an NSF SBIR/STTR award, you (the PI) will be asked to complete a one-time pre-award form for each proposal (Phase I and Phase II, if applicable). NSF estimates up to 1,000 respondents annually, with an average time of 15 minutes per response and total estimat…
- Information Used for Due Diligence and Reporting: cost, low. NSF will collect company officer names, ownership status, affiliations, personal/financial/professional relationships among project personnel, and facility locations and will use the data for due diligence, auditing, and legal purposes. Summaries of the collected data may be used to respond to Cong…

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## Sources
- [2025-20776 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20776/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-national-science-foundation-nsf-small)
- [2025-20776 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20776.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20776 (as of 2026-06-08).