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DoD Small Business Innovation Research Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD SBIR Program funds U.S. small businesses pursuing scientific and technological innovation through a competitive, three-phase process.
It encourages domestic small businesses' engagement in research and development, scientific excellence, and technological innovation through federal research fund investment in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy and accelerate Warfighter capabilities. The program addresses specific defense technology needs across military departments and agencies.
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defensesbirsttr. mil/) ## Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) oversees DoW Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs.
These competitive programs are Congressionally-mandated set-asides to encourage domestic small businesses’ engagement in research and development, scientific excellence, and technological innovation through federal research fund investment in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy and accelerate Warfighter capabilities.
OUSW(R&E) serves as the Office of the Secretary of War's point of contact for Congress, the Small Business Administration (SBA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the interagency SBIR/STTR community. Our organization also seeks technology partnership opportunities within DoW and with other federal agencies. [](https://www.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: U.S.-owned, for-profit small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. The principal investigator's primary employment must be at the small business. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Phase I: up to $250,000; Phase II: commonly $750,000 to $1.8 million Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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SBIR/STTR Programs (Defense Health Agency) is sponsored by Department of Defense (DOD) - Defense Health Agency (DHA). The DHA SBIR/STTR Programs fund biomedical and health-focused technologies that enhance medical readiness, clinical care delivery, force health protection, operational medicine, and military healthcare modernization. Priority research domains include digital health systems, AI-enabled triage, and physiological analytics.
SBIR/STTR Programs is sponsored by Defense Health Agency (DHA). The DHA SBIR and STTR programs support U.S. small businesses in developing high-risk, high-impact medical materiel technologies with potential for wider commercialization, including those that could leverage AI for warfighter health and survival. This program seeks proposals that demonstrate both technical innovation and real clinical relevance in areas such as trauma care, battlefield triage, far-forward telemedicine, and digital health systems with AI-enabled triage.
Defense Health Agency (DHA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is sponsored by Defense Health Agency (DHA). The DHA SBIR program provides funding and support for small businesses to develop innovative healthcare technologies and solutions that benefit the military. It focuses on biomedical and health-focused technologies that enhance medical readiness, clinical care delivery, force health protection, operational medicine, and military healthcare modernization. Topics are aligned with real-world needs such as trauma care, telemedicine, infectious disease diagnostics, and wearable monitoring tools.