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SBA Launches 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, Debuts SBIR Catalyst to Award over $5 Million in Prizes – CLICK HERE to learn more. (June 2021)

Recently Announced – DOD SBIR / STTR Programs Now Open

• DoD STTR 2021.B
• DoD SBIR 2021.2
• Air Force X21.2 CSO
• Air Force X21.B CSO

On May 19, 2021 DOD beings accepting proposals for current DOD SBIR and STTR Program opportunities. These opportunities close on June 17, 2021. This page links to the currently active Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs). Current topics are available at https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/topics-app/. A brief tutorial on the DOD SBIR / STTR program is available at https://www.sbir.gov/tutorials/agency-solicitations/DOD. [May 2021]

VIEWPOINT: Spinning SBIR Grants into ‘Gold’ Requires Midas Touch – National Defense Magazine – It’s not uncommon for a company new to the federal marketplace to be elated with their award of a phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract…. A $50,000 or $100,000 award for a company that has been toiling with a new concept or technology may be the critical first step to the big leagues of sustained federal sales. But let’s put it into perspective. It is the essential first step of a very long road. https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/3/5/spinning-sbir-grants-into-gold-requires-midas-touch [March 2021]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM SBIR 21.4 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Army Applied SBIR Opportunity (ASO) Announcement April 1, 2021: ASO issued for pre-release April 14, 2021: Army begins accepting proposals May 18, 2021: Deadline for receipt of proposals no later than 12:00 p.m. ET [April 2021]
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its FY 2021 Phase I Release 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) [January 2021]

On Monday, December 14, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its FY 2021 Phase I Release 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Eligible small business can apply to receive approximately $200,000 to test their innovative ideas over 12 months. Small businesses that receive SBIR/STTR awards keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology.
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OTHER SBIR – STTR Opportunities