DOD 2024.3/C Is In Pre-Release

Pre-Release: 8/21/24 Open: 9/18/24 Close: 10/16/24 Full proposal details at www.dodsbirsttr.mil Need assistance writing a compelling proposal? Connect with our DOD consultants here.

Changes to DOD website -DSIP

The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a significant change regarding the posting of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding opportunities. Effective immediately, the website www.defensesbirsttr.mil will...

24.2/B Pre-release

DOD pre-released 168 SBIR/STTR under 24.2/B. You have until May 15th, 2024, to contact the technical points of contact at DOD. Topics open May 16th, 2024 and close June 13th, 2024 To review the topics, go...

DOD SBIR 2023.3/C Topics are Out: Heed These Words of Wisdom!

DOD SBIR 2023.3/C topics are now in Pre-release. Here are some quick tips to get started: Read the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the topic you are applying to, as well as the DOD 2023.3/C BAA. Contact the technical point of contact early during pre-release...

DOD Quad Charts Provide a Snapshot of Your Proposal

A Quad Chart presents a brief visual overview of your SBIR proposal across four quadrants of a single slide (see example). Quad Charts are used by DOD for a variety of planning and communication purposes. Some DOD components, like DARPA, require a Quad Chart as part...

AFWERX Open Topic. What, Where, When?

Do you have an innovation that the Department of Air Force (DAF) needs, but they don’t have a specific topic that fits your technology? The Air Force has released their tentative schedule for Open Topics. Open Topics allow small businesses to submit their technology...

The Army SBIR CATALYST Program is Coming Soon!

The Army SBIR/STTR Program is set to launch its Army SBIR CATALYST Program.  A Request for Proposal is expected on February 20th, and proposals for the Army SBIR CATALYST Program will be due March 15th.  CATALYST-eligible small businesses this year will have been...

DOD FY23 Opportunities

DOD-WIDE FY23 Solicitatation SBIR 23.1 and STTR 23.A  Pre-release: January 11, 2023 Open: February 8, 2023 Close: March 8, 2023 Air Force unveils new schedule for small business research open topic solicitations The Air Force Research Laboratory’s technology...

DOD releases New Topics

The Department of the Air Force (including Space Force) has released 49 new SBIR topics and 6 STTR topics. DTRA released 7 new SBIR topics and 2 STTR topics. There are now 91 topics at the Department of Defense! It is anticipated that all proposals will be evaluated...

What does the cancellation of DOD SBIR/STTR 22.3/22.4 mean?

Why has DOD announced it will not release SBIR/STTR 22.3/22.C and what does that mean for the DOD SBIR/STTR program? The DOD SBIR 22.2 and STTR 22.B BAAs stated that: “Congressional authorization of the SBIR and STTR programs is set to expire on September 30, 2022. If...

Using the DoD Topic Description to Do Your Homework

If you are interested in winning SBIR/STTR proposals from Department of Defense, you probably know the importance of talking to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) or Topic Author during the “open period” before you write your proposal*. You will want to ask any...