DOE SBIR/STTR Program
Status not published
Two release cycles a year (Release 1 in the autumn, Release 2 in the winter/spring), each with a mandatory Letter of Intent several weeks before the application deadline.
Phase I awards have run roughly $200,000-$250,000 for 12 months; Phase II awards typically around $1.1m-$1.7m. DOE requires a Letter of Intent before the full application.
U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science, SBIR/STTR Programs Office)
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Deadline: annual_call — Two release cycles a year (Release 1 in the autumn, Release 2 in the winter/spring), each with a mandatory Letter of Intent several weeks before the application deadline.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Up to 500 employees
- small enterprises
- Sectors: energy, climate, deeptech, manufacturing
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Topics span DOE's Office of Science, EERE, Fossil Energy, Nuclear Energy, Electricity, Environmental Management, ARPA-E and NNSA. Letter of Intent is mandatory and non-negotiable.
How to apply
- Read the Topics document and identify a technical topic and subtopic
- Submit a mandatory Letter of Intent by the LOI deadline via the DOE Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS)
- Prepare and submit the full application via PAMS/Grants.gov by the application deadline
- Awards announced roughly 3 months later
What you will need
- Letter of Intent
- Technical narrative
- Budget (SF-424 forms)
- Commercialisation plan (Phase II)
Source. https://science.osti.gov/sbir — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked