DOE SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 2
Open: Monday, December 16, 2024
Letter of Intent Due: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 5:00pm ET
Close: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 11:59pm ET
The DOE SBIR/STTR program has released the SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 2. Broad area topics are listed below. The solicitation details departments and topics. The DOE offers webinars, broken down by topic, related to these topics. We encourage you to attend these for a deeper look into exactly what the agency is looking for.
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ISSUING OFFICES:
- Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response
- Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Office of Nuclear Energy
- Office of Environmental Management
- Office of Electricity
- Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
RESEARCH AREAS:
- Cybersecurity and Emergency Response
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Geothermal and Hydrogen Technologies
- Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization
- Solar and Wind Energy Technologies
- Water Power Technologies
- Environmental Management
- Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
- Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Energy
- Electricity and Grid Modernization
WEBINARS and SLIDEDECKS are available here for the following:
- CESAR, FECM & OE Topics (1, 20-21, 32-33)
- EERE Topics (2-10)
- EERE Topics (11-16)
- EM, NNSA & NE Topics (17-19 & 22-31)
DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) Phase I
SBIR/STTR Phase I awards are up to $200,000 for six months to one year.
The DOE SETO is hosting an informational webinar on December 4 from 1-2:30 p.m. ET to discuss the Phase I solar topics*, listed below.
Topics open to both SBIR and STTR applications:
- Power Electronics Technologies
- Dual-use Photovoltaics (PV) including Agrivoltaics, Building-integrated PV, Floating PV, Photovoltaic-thermal Systems, and Vehicle-integrated PV
- Technologies Enabling Solar-Powered DC Microgrids
- Cybersecurity of Solar Energy Systems
- Distribution Reliability Visibility
- Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power (CSP) Technologies for Gen3 CSP, Commercial CSP (Gen2 CSP), or Concentrated Solar Industrial Process Heat
- Affordability, Reliability, Performance, and Manufacturing of Solar Systems
Topic open to only STTR applications:
- Innovative Software Technologies and Products for Solar Energy Systems
Learn more about SETO’s manufacturing and competitiveness research, sign up for their newsletter, and join the DOE SBIR/STTR mailing list to keep up to date with the latest news.
*The link to the SETO solicitation is not currently working. We will post more information as it becomes available.