The SBIR and STTR programs provide competitive non-dilutive funding to eligible small businesses for research and development projects that align with DOE mission areas. Funded projects must have commercialization potential and span areas such as Energy Production & Use, Fundamental Energy Science, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Environmental Management. The programs support hundreds of awards annually to innovators advancing technologies in these sectors.
Eligible applicants are small businesses that engage in federal research and development aligned with DOE mission areas.
