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DOE SBIR Phase II

Backs second extension for further development in innovation through the DOE II.

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DOE SBIR Phase II is the development stage that follows an earlier DOE Phase I award and carries the program into prototyping and demonstration. It now sits inside DOE's commercialization office rather than the Office of Science alone, but the program still lives under the DOE SBIR umbrella. The phase is aimed at U.S.-incorporated small businesses that have already proved enough feasibility to jus…

Max award$1.6M
Realistic median$1.3M
Success rateOver 30%
Decision time—

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 11 May 2026Source: science.osti.gov