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Grants

DOT SBIR Program

Status

Status not published

One solicitation a year, usually released in the spring or summer.

Check with the funder

Amount

Not published

DOT SBIR issues Phase I contracts (historically around $150,000 over 6 months) and Phase II contracts (historically around $1m over 24 months). No STTR programme.

Funder

U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

public · national

Deadline: annual_call — One solicitation a year, usually released in the spring or summer.

Your odds

Not published

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.

Effort

quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Up to 500 employees
small enterprises
Sectors: mobility, deeptech, ai
Stage: pre_seed, seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Topics come from FHWA, FAA, FRA, FTA, NHTSA, PHMSA, FMCSA and the Maritime Administration.

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.transportation.gov/sbir — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked