(Press-News.org) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 106 awards totaling $126 million in research and development grants for 90 different small businesses whose projects will address multiple mission areas across the Department, including clean energy and decarbonization, cybersecurity and grid reliability, fusion energy, and nuclear nonproliferation. Small businesses are the backbone of the nation’s economy, employing nearly half of all private-sector workers in the United States, and will play a major role in decarbonizing the economy, bolstering national security, and meeting President Biden’s ambitious climate goals.
“Big ideas become realities in the labs, workshops, factories, and plants of America’s small businesses,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “Small businesses tackle monumental issues all over the country, including climate change. DOE’s small business grants help companies across the country to develop the technologies, products, and infrastructure we will need for the transition to clean energy.”
American small business plays a critical role in facilitating the transition from discovery to innovation, helping create a bridge between the scientific laboratory and the commercial marketplace. DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards strive to transform DOE-supported science and technology breakthroughs into viable products and services. The awards also support the development of specialized technologies and instruments that aid in scientific discovery.
Funded through the DOE’s SBIR/STTR program, today’s selections are for Phase II research and development of projects that either demonstrated feasibility for innovations during Phase I or are continuing prototype and process development from previous Phase II awards. The median Phase II award is $1.1 million for a period of two years.
The 106 grants are going to 90 different companies across 27 states: California (22 grants); Massachusetts (11); Colorado and Pennsylvania (8); Texas (7); Georgia (5); New York, Ohio, and Virginia (4); Arizona, Maryland, Michigan, Washington (3); Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Utah (2); and Arkansas, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Wyoming.
The DOE offices, with examples of project topic areas, funding these grants are:
National Nuclear Security Administration
Additive manufacturing techniques for space applications
Radiation detection
Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response
Energy systems cybersecurity
Office of Electricity
Advanced energy storage and power conversion system for energy equity
Advanced grid technologies
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Advanced manufacturing
Bioenergy
Geothermal, solar, waterpower, and wind energy
Hydrogen and fuel cell technology
Vehicle technology
Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
Carbon capture and removal, management, and storage
Innovative energy systems
Office of Nuclear Energy
Advanced technologies for nuclear energy and nuclear waste
Material recovery and waste form development
Office of Science
Fusion energy systems
High energy physics
Laser technology research and development for accelerators
Quantum information science
More information about DOE’s SBIR and STTR programs is available here. More information about the projects announced today is available from the Office of Science.
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DOE announces $126 million for small businesses to pursue clean energy research and development
90 businesses in 27 states will use grants to focus on cybersecurity, fusion energy, renewables, and other disciplines that will lead the clean energy transition
2023-08-25
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