DOE ITO SBIR/STTR Phase II
Funds U.S. small businesses with a prior DOE ITO Phase I award to carry out expanded R&D through a two-year cooperative agreement of up to $1,100,000.
DOE ITO SBIR/STTR Phase II is a federal grant (cooperative agreement) administered by the U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Office (ITO). It sits under the DOE-wide Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program, which Congress mandates agencies above a spending threshold to run each fiscal year. ITO participates by submitting technical topics a…
Industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization technology areas designated by DOE's Industrial Technologies Office — including clean steel, industrial heat, energy-intensive industries (EII), and combined heat and power / industrial emissions (CST topics).
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