DOE SBIR Phase II
Backs second extension for further development in innovation through the DOE II.
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 justify a larger build-and-test round. The structured award range runs from $1.1 million to $1.6 million, with a median actual award of $1.3 million and an annual cadence. Eligibility stays within the same for-profit U.S. small-business lane, with U.S. incorporation, majority U.S. ownership, and a TRL band from 4 to 7. The topic set remains mission-specific, with clean energy and advanced materials at the core and the DOE portfolio extending into advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, critical materials, quantum information science, semiconductors, and environmental management. DOE also allows sequential Phase II awards, so a team can continue development when the first development cycle still leaves a credible technical path to commercialization. Applicants win by showing that the Phase I result is not just technically interesting but ready for a larger, focused demonstration effort with a clear DOE use case. The best fit is a company that can turn lab-grade progress into a system that can be built, tested, and defended on technical grounds.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.