: FY 2025 SBIR Phase I Release 2
Funding Agency:
- Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened new funding to small businesses for innovative clean energy technologies as part of its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs. SBIR and STTR are competitive funding opportunities that encourage U.S.-based small businesses to engage in research and development to accelerate the commercialization of innovative technologies.
Through SBIR and STTR, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has enabled thousands of small businesses and entrepreneurs to develop cutting-edge technologies required to accelerate our transition to a clean energy future.
SBIR/STTR provides funding in two phases: Small businesses can receive up to $200,000 in Phase I to prove the feasibility of an idea; successful awardees can then receive up to $1 million in Phase II for further development including prototyping, validation, and testing.
Register for informational webinars that will be held on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET and Friday, Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. ET. Slides will be posted after each webinar.
Please review the funding opportunity for more information.
Technology Transfer Opportunity (TTO)
A TTO is an opportunity for small businesses, in the course of an SBIR/STTR award, to leverage technology that has been developed at a participating DOE Research Institution. Please refer to the Topics document associated with this NOFO. The TTO will be described in a particular subtopic and additional information may be obtained by using the link in the subtopic to the DOE Research Institution that has developed the technology. Typically, the technology was developed with DOE funding of either basic or applied research at a DOE Research Institution and is currently available for licensing. The level of technology maturity will vary, and applicants are encouraged to investigate what work has been done prior to submitting an application.
Those selected for award under a TTO subtopic will be able to perform research and development of the technology during their Phase I or Phase II grants under the Government Use License. Please note that these are NOT commercial rights allowing an awardee to license, manufacture, or sell, but only rights to perform research and development during the performance of the award.
In addition, the DOE Research Institution will provide the grantee, prior to the start of its Phase I grant, with a no-cost, six-month option to license the technology. A written statement certifying that the small business and Research Institution have executed at least an option to license any patents owned by the Research Institution related to the TTO topic will be required after notification of selection of an award. It will be the responsibility of the small business to demonstrate adequate progress towards commercialization and to negotiate an extension to the option or convert the option to a license with the Research Institution. A copy of the option agreement template will be available at the Research Institution’s website owning the TTO. A small business’ failure to maintain suitable commercialization rights (at least an option to a license) could result in delayed work, deferment, or removal from the program, as further discussed in Section VII.
Up to $200,000 each for Phase-1; $1,850,000 for Phase-2
$ 65,000,000
February 26, 2025 at 11:59PM Eastern Time
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Please refer to the appropriate DOE Program Manager listed after each subtopic in the accompanying DOE SBIR/STTR Topics document located on the DOE SBIR/STTR Programs website at https://science.osti.gov/sbir/Funding-Opportunities. |