Annual Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Funding Opportunity Announcement | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Annual Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), numbered DE FOA 0000161, is a discretionary federal grant opportunity focused on supporting early-stage research and development by eligible small businesses. It was issued for Fiscal Year 2010 and falls under the broad category of science and technology and other research and development activities. The program is associated with CFDA number 81.049, the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, indicating it is tied to Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science funding mechanisms and priorities, even though the listing references the Chicago Service Center as the agency name for this posting.

This FOA specifically covers Phase I awards under the SBIR and STTR programs. Phase I funding is generally intended to help a small business assess the scientific or technical merit, feasibility, and potential commercial value of an innovative idea. In practical terms, Phase I typically supports proof-of-concept work: validating a core technical approach, producing preliminary results, developing early prototypes, or demonstrating that a proposed method can work under realistic conditions. While the notice does not list detailed technical topic areas in the excerpt provided, SBIR/STTR Phase I announcements commonly invite proposals across a range of DOE-relevant research domains and encourage projects that could ultimately contribute to national energy, scientific, and technology objectives.

The funding instrument is a grant, and the opportunity states that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which is important for small businesses because it reduces the need to bring outside capital to meet a cost-share threshold. The award ceiling shown is $100,000, which functions as the upper limit for an individual award under this announcement as summarized in the source data. Applicants would be expected to propose a Phase I scope of work that can be completed within the budget and time constraints established by the solicitation, with deliverables that clearly demonstrate feasibility and establish a credible foundation for a potential Phase II effort.

Eligibility is limited to small businesses, consistent with SBIR and STTR statutory requirements. Although both programs target small business innovation, they differ in structure: SBIR proposals are led primarily by the small business performing a majority of the R and D effort, while STTR is designed to formalize collaboration between a small business and a nonprofit research institution such as a university or federally funded research and development center. In STTR, a defined portion of the work must be performed by the partnering research institution, and the small business and research partner typically negotiate intellectual property and roles up front. This FOA indicates Phase I opportunities for both tracks, so eligible firms could choose the program path that best matches their team, technical needs, and commercialization strategy.

Key administrative details in the notice include the posting and creation date of September 24, 2009, and an original and current closing date of November 20, 2009 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The opportunity was later archived on January 24, 2010, which signals that it is no longer open for new submissions but remains available as a historical record. Applicants at the time would have needed to submit a complete application package by the deadline, following the electronic submission instructions and any formatting, registration, and compliance requirements referenced in the full announcement.

For support and questions, the listing provides multiple contact routes. If an applicant had difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, the notice directs them to FedConnect support at support@fedconnect.net. It also provides a DOE Office of Science SBIR/STTR contact email, sbir-sttr@science.doe.gov, associated with Marilyn Oyler, and notes that the FedConnect HelpDesk should be contacted for problems linking to the funding opportunity. The additional information link referenced in the listing would typically lead to the complete FOA text, including topic areas, eligibility nuances, submission instructions, evaluation criteria, required forms, and any agency-specific rules that govern Phase I SBIR/STTR submissions.

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