Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001941
The DOE SBIR/STTR FY2019 Phase I Release 2 funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0001941) is a Department of Energy Office of Science grant solicitation designed to support early-stage research and development by qualified U.S. small businesses. It covers two parallel but distinct programs: the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Both programs are meant to help small firms move promising science and engineering concepts from idea to proof-of-feasibility, especially where the work aligns with DOE mission needs and shows clear commercial potential. Some topic areas may also emphasize manufacturing-related innovation, consistent with federal priorities such as Executive Order 13329 on encouraging innovation in manufacturing.
This is a discretionary, science and technology research and development grant program (CFDA 81.049) with an expected total of about 205 Phase I awards. Individual Phase I awards are capped at $200,000, and the project period is flexible based on the proposed scope but cannot exceed 12 months. A key scheduling detail is the Phase II application deadline: it is set at roughly 9.5 months after the Phase I start date and is described as non-negotiable. Because of that, applicants are encouraged to think carefully about project duration. If a company chooses a Phase I period of performance of 9 months or less, it can finish the Phase I work before submitting its Phase II application. If it chooses a longer Phase I (more than 9 months), it can continue R&D after the Phase II proposal is submitted, but it cannot use those later Phase I results to strengthen the Phase II application since they will not be available in time.
The purpose of Phase I under this FOA is to test and validate the scientific or technical merit and feasibility of an approach, not to fully develop or commercialize the product. Applications are expected to concentrate on the research needed to demonstrate feasibility, reduce technical risk, and provide convincing evidence that the underlying concept can work and is worth scaling. In the DOE SBIR/STTR structure, successful completion of Phase I is effectively the gateway to Phase II; DOE treats Phase I success as a prerequisite for additional DOE support.
Eligibility is limited to small businesses as defined in the FOA's eligibility section, and the solicitation specifically encourages firms with strong science or engineering research capabilities to apply. Only companies that receive a Phase I award under this FY2019 Phase I Release 2 FOA are allowed to submit a Phase II application under the corresponding FY2020 Phase II Release 2 FOA. DOE anticipates that around 40 of the Phase I awardees who apply for Phase II will ultimately receive a Phase II award, making Phase I both a funding opportunity and a competitive step toward larger follow-on support.
Administratively, the opportunity was created on December 17, 2018, and had an original closing date of February 25, 2019, with applications submitted through the federal grants portal at grants.gov. The solicitation is issued under the statutory authority of the SBIR/STTR enabling laws and reauthorizations, including the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992, and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011.Apply for DE FOA 0001941
- The Department of Energy - Office of Science, Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DOE SBIR/STTR FY2019 Phase I Release 2" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.049.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 17, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 25, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 205 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses.
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