Closed · DE-FOA-0001770 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary

2018 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 1

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$225K
Award range
Closed
Status
December 22, 2017
Close date
134
Expected awards

The verdict

2018 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 1 is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $1 -- $225,000 across 134 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office of Science.

$1-$225K
award range
Closed
application status
134
expected awards
81.049
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2018 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 1 is closed (last close December 22, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 81.049 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Office of Science still indexes 414 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed December 22, 2017

Posted Oct 16 Closes Dec 22

Est. Total Funding

$23,000,000

Expected Awards

134

Instrument

Grant

Description

Phase I grants resulting from this competition will be made during FY 2018 to small businesses. Please refer to the topic descriptions under this FOA found on the DOE SBIR/STTR web site at http://science.energy.gov/sbir/funding-opportunities/ to determine the maximum award size for each topic. The period of performance will depend on the scope of the effort but will not exceed 12 months. Please note that the Phase II grant application will be due approximately 9.5 months after the grant start date, with no exceptions. Grantees that select a Phase I period of performance of 9 months or less will be able to complete their Phase I project prior to submission of their Phase II grant application. Grantees that select a Phase I longer than 9 months will be able to continue R&D after their Phase II application is submitted but will not be able to utilize these results in the preparation of their Phase II application. Phase I is to evaluate, insofar as possible, the scientific or technical merit and feasibility of ideas that appear to have commercial potential and/or substantial application in support of DOE mission research. The grant application should concentrate on research that will contribute to proving scientific or technical feasibility of the approach or concept. Success in a DOE Phase I is a prerequisite to further DOE support in Phase II.

Small-business / for-profit corridor · DE-FOA-0001770

2018 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 1 prints a for-profit / small-business applicant door (Small businesses). Treat the listing as business-facing unless the full Grants.gov announcement narrows it further. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 30 other Office of Science listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 415).

Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 81.049

Basic Energy Sciences

U.S. Department of Energy

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Agency Contact

Carl Hebron Program Manager Phone 301-903-5707

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What to do next

2018 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 1 is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 81.049 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Basic Energy Sciences indexes 6 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Office of Science lists 414 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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