DOE ITO SBIR/STTR Phase I
Funds U.S. small businesses (≤500 employees) developing innovative industrial energy efficiency and cross-sector manufacturing technologies through DOE SBIR/STTR Phase I feasibility grants of up to $200,000.
The DOE Industrial Technologies Office (ITO) SBIR/STTR Phase I program is administered by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer statutory programs (15 U.S.C. § 638). ITO participates as one of DOE's program offices, submitting topics under DOE's annual SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunity Announcements. Phase I awards are non-dil…
Cross-Sector Technologies and Energy-Intensive Industries — the Industrial Technologies Office submits topics covering industrial decarbonization, advanced manufacturing, energy efficiency in industry, and related engineering R&D domains.
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