Awardee Resources

Useful Documents for Awardees

Here you will find the answers to many of the questions asked following the award of a Phase I or Phase II SBIR/STTR award. Answers to areas of inquiry include, award notification, no-cost extensions, progress reports, and audit requirements. Read More »

Promoting Your Department of Energy SBIR Award

SBIR STTR awardees can find the official branding assets for awardees of DOE funding here, including the logos and guidance on proper usage of the awardee brand and logo here.

National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

All DOE SBIR/STTR grant projects requiring high performance computing support are eligible to apply to use DOE NERSC resources. NERSC is the primary scientific computing facility for the DOE. Its systems are reliable, secure, and provide a state-of-the-art scientific development environment with the tools needed by its diverse community of users. Read More »

Phase I Principal Investigator Meeting

Principal Investigators of SBIR/STTR Phase I grants are expected to attend the meeting approximately 4 months after the start of their award period. The meeting will be held in the DC area or virtually as circumstances permit. Read more »

Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Program

Need help preparing and executing your commercialization plan? SBIR/STTR Phase I & II awardees are eligible to receive TABA funds to pursue eligible technical and commercialization services. Read more »

Phase Shift (formerly Energy I-Corps)

Introduced in 2020, DOE continues to offer Phase I awardees the opportunity to maximize their chances of a Phase II award and long-term commercialization potential of their R&D. The Phase Shift program encourages awardees to listen to customer needs first, and then target technology solutions to meet those needs.

DOE Phase II Diversity Supplements

New! The maximum funding request for the Phase II Diversity Supplement has been increased to $20,000.

DOE SBIR and STTR awardees that receive a Phase II grant are eligible to apply for an administrative diversity supplement to be effective in the summer months of their Phase II during the second-year project period. The purpose of the Phase II supplement is to improve the diversity of the research workforce by recruiting and supporting undergraduate and graduate students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in federal SBIR/STTR research programs. To facilitate an application for a diversity supplement request, please use the following template and budget form. For full instructions on Phase II awardee eligibility, how, and when to submit a diversity supplement, all first year Phase II awardees should refer to the Phase II Funding Opportunity Announcement to which they received their Phase II award. Watch webinar recording and presentation.

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