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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. This program supports mission-aligned projects from U.S. small businesses with 500 or fewer employees that engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the goal of product commercialization, responsive to DOE mission areas such as energy production and use, fundamental energy science, defense nuclear nonproliferation, and environmental management.
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Small Business Innovation Resear... | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Major update for our startup and small business community! The DOE SBIR/STTR programs are now managed by the DOE Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) to streamline program administration and support technology commercialization.
Effective April 13, 2026, the SBIR/STTR Programs have been reauthorized. Current applicants and awardees should reach out directly to sbir-sttr@science. doe.
gov with questions regarding active awards or applications. For forward looking questions, please email sbir-sttr@hq. doe.
gov . The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are competitive non-dilutive funding programs that fund eligible small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the goal of product commercialization. Projects must have the potential for commercialization and be responsive to DOE mission areas.
DOE SBIR/STTR provides hundreds of awards annually to innovators, spanning research areas that support the DOE mission in: Fundamental Energy Science Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Please get started on your SBIR/STTR journey by visiting the Office of Technology Commercialization Website . Contact the DOE SBIR/STTR Programs Office U.S. Department of Energy SC-29/Germantown Building 1000 Independence Ave. , SW sbir-sttr@science.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S.-based small businesses with 500 or fewer employees. Encourages collaborative partnerships among industry, universities, and national laboratories. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows not specified (hundreds of awards annually with an annual budget over $300 million). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants is funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. 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.
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