Congress established the SBIR and STTR programs to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of Federal research funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are U.S. Government programs in which federal agencies with large research and development (R&D) budgets set aside a small fraction of their funding for competitions among small businesses only. Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology.

Click here to go to the home page for the SBIR and STTR program at DOE.

SBIR CONTACT INFORMATION
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer
U.S. Department of Energy
SC-29/Germantown Building
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
P: (301) 903-5707
F: (301) 903-5488
E: sbir-sttr@science.doe.gov