1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (DOE SBIR/STTR) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE SBIR/STTR programs fund small businesses for research and development with commercial potential, addressing DOE mission-specific R&D needs. While broad, some projects have included AI for urban energy solutions which can involve health-related data.
Get alerted about grants like this
Save a search for “U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)” or related topics and get emailed when new opportunities appear.
Search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer | Department of Energy Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer The SBIR and STTR programs are U. S. Government programs, intended to help certain small businesses conduct R&D.
At DOE, funding takes the form of grants. Projects must have the potential for commercialization and meet specific DOE mission-specific R&D needs. The SBIR/STTR Programs Office works collaboratively with 13 program offices throughout the DOE.
Each DOE program office considers its high priority research needs and program mission, as well as the Department’s goals for the program in developing research topics. The specific research topics selected for the SBIR and STTR programs are developed by DOE technical program managers.
DOE offers more than sixty technical topics and 250 subtopics, spanning research areas that support the DOE mission in Energy Production, Energy Use, Fundamental Energy Sciences, Environmental Management, and Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation. Learn more about the SBIR/STTR programs .
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Fundamental Energy Sciences Advanced Scientific & Computing Research Biological and Environmental Research Energy Storage & Security Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D SBIR/STTR Application Prep Frequently Asked Questions Phase III Success Stories SBIR/STTR Programs Office E: SBIR-STTR@science. doe.
gov https://twitter. com/doesbir
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U. S. Government programs for certain small businesses to conduct R&D. Projects must have the potential for commercialization and meet specific DOE mission-specific R&D needs. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows phase I: ~$200,000 for 6-12 months. Phase II: median award is $1,100,000 for a period of two years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (DOE SBIR/STTR) is funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 5 required documents: Letter of Intent (LOI), Budget justification, Data management plan, Foreign relationships disclosure, and Indirect rate documentation. Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
On June 2, 2026, the Department of Energy's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation selected two demonstration-scale facilities — Phoenix Tailings (with MIT and the University of Minnesota) for $66 million, and the Colorado School of Mines (with ElementUSA, PNNL, Principal Mineral, and Rare Earth Technologies Inc.) for the balance — under the Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility Program. Both projects pull rare earths from industrial waste — red mud at the Gramercy refinery in Louisiana, and a mix of mine and refining tailings elsewhere. Here is what the selections tell researchers, small businesses, and downstream magnet customers about where DOE thinks the chokepoint actually is, and what to do before the next demonstration-scale solicitation opens.
Read articleThe Energy Department's flagship Early Career Research Program is funded at $145M for FY2026 — $79M in current-year dollars, the rest contingent on FY27 appropriations. Full applications are due June 2 from the ~150 researchers DOE pre-cleared in March. Here's what the program rewards, why this year's announcement leans hard into Executive Order 14303 on Gold Standard Science, what untenured PIs at academic institutions vs. national labs should expect, and how to position for the FY27 pre-application gate next March.
Read articleDOE's Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership is offering $200K-$575K project awards plus 24 months of national-lab technical support for rural and tribal communities under 10,000 people. July 2 deadline.
Read article