Sown To Grow, Inc.
Oakland, CA
- UEI
- GYZAA15MJKZ5
- CAGE
- 83JJ9
- Primary NAICS
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 515 Crofton Ave, Oakland, CA 94610, USA
- Website
- sowntogrow.com
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $0 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $250,000 |
Contract awards
Grant awards
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About the company
Sown To Grow, Inc., a Subcontinent Asian American-owned small business based in Oakland, California, develops artificial intelligence and natural language processing tools for K-12 education, operating as a prime recipient on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. The company competes exclusively under total small business set-asides and has zero subcontract footprint — all seven awards in its federal portfolio are prime grants and contracts.
Sown To Grow's core capability is a software-as-a-service platform using NLP and machine learning to measure and support student-teacher relationships at scale. The platform generates student nudges, teacher prioritization features, and administrator dashboards; it rests on a proprietary dataset of millions of real student reflections and teacher responses. Representative work includes a $1.25 million NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships SBIR Phase II cooperative agreement awarded August 1, 2026, running through July 31, 2028, to productize Phase I models and expand machine learning infrastructure for dynamic educational contexts; a $1 million Department of Education SBIR Phase II contract awarded May 15, 2022, for research services through May 14, 2024; and a $250,000 Department of Education SBIR Phase I contract awarded May 1, 2024, for integration of a new component into its education technology prototype over an eight-month period.
Customer concentration is split evenly between two agencies. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences each account for three awards and 100% of combined potential value across the visible portfolio. The company also holds a $275,000 NSF SBIR Phase I award from August 1, 2023, running through July 31, 2024. Only one award faces completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure in that window. Sown To Grow operates exclusively within education R&D under NAICS codes 541710 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities) and does not hold seats on government-wide vehicles or IDIQs.
Quick answers
Is Sown To Grow, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sown To Grow, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 29, 2027.
How much has Sown To Grow, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $250,000 to Sown To Grow, Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Sown To Grow, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Sown To Grow, Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Sbir phase II: fostering growth in trusting relationships between students and educators with natural language… (2537677), from National Science Foundation, on August 1, 2026.
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