🚀 New Defense SBIR/STTR 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 just dropped! 🚀 It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so you know what that means — the chance for innovative small businesses to bring cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense. 🔍 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 on the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP): www.dodsbirsttr.mil #SBIR #STTR #SmallBusinessFunding #Innovation #DoDInnovates
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The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) oversees the DoD SBIR/STTR programs. These competitive programs are Congressionally authorized set-asides established to encourage domestic small businesses to engage in research and development with the potential for commercialization. The SBIR/STTR programs support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of Federal research funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy and accelerate capabilities to the warfighter. OUSD(R&E) provides the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) a single point of contact for Congress, the Small Business Administration (SBA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the interagency SBIR/STTR community. DoD SBIR/STTR programs includes participation from 13 DoD Services and Components, with a combined annual budget of nearly $2 billion. Contact us at: osd.ncr.ousd-r-e.mbx.sbir-sttr-outreach@mail.mil
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Employees at DoD SBIR/STTR Program Office
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Ian Roth, MBA
Outreach, Education, and Technology Transition Senior Analyst (DoD SBIR/STTR Program) - OUSD(R&E) at Strategic Analysis Incorporated
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Pete Hunt, MBA, PE
SBIR Tech Transition Analyst (DoD SBIR/STTR Program) - OUSD(R&E), OSD Transitions SBIR/STTR Technology (OTST) Program at Strategic Analysis…
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Brandon Garay
Operations Manager- Defense SBIR/STTR
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Jay O'Rourke
Data Analyst - Department of Defense OUSD (R&E) SBIR/STTR Program Office
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Since the last SBIR/STTR authorization, the Department has ensured investment in American priorities — both in total dollars awarded and in average award size. By harnessing the expertise of U.S. small businesses and academia, we’re delivering cutting-edge technology to the warfighter and strengthening the defense industrial base through commercialization. 🔎 Interested in getting involved? 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: https://lnkd.in/d8ZwSDa 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘈𝘷𝘨. 𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥. #SBIR #STTR #DoDInnovates #SmallBusiness #Innovation
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👀 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 on funding opportunities, proposal strategies, and tech transition? Join our virtual event 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏 𝐚.𝐦. (ET) to: ✅ Understand DoD priorities and how your innovation could align ✅ Learn how the Defense SBIR/STTR Program is structured ✅ Hear actionable advice to increase your chances of selection 🎙️ 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Ms. Gina Sims, Director of the Defense SBIR/STTR Program 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://lnkd.in/exeWWrvD #SBIR #STTR #DoDInnovates #SmallBusiness #Innovation
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🛠️ This Labor Day, we’re proud to celebrate the innovators powering our national defense and the jobs they create. Through the Defense SBIR/STTR Program, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟏,𝟓𝟗𝟔 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟓𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟕 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 — hardworking teams who strengthen both our economy and our security. We’re grateful for their dedication, talent, and impact. #LaborDay #DoDInnovates #SmallBusiness #SBIR #STTR
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🏅 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘉𝘐𝘙 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘛𝘛𝘙? Each month, we spotlight our most popular content that sparked engagement across our community. If you missed this one, now’s your chance to explore 👇 💬 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: What part of SBIR/STTR should we break down next? #DoDInnovates #SBIR #STTR #SmallBusiness #DefenseInnovation
🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐁𝐈𝐑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐓𝐓𝐑? Our program is often thought of as a singular entity — but there are two distinct pathways for innovation: SBIR and STTR. While they share the same mission of advancing technology through American small businesses, there are key differences in structure and collaboration. ✅ SBIR: More work is done in-house by the small business ✅ STTR: Requires formal collaboration with a U.S. research institution Use the graphic below to see how the two programs compare 👇 #DoDInnovates #SBIR #STTR #SmallBusiness #TechTransition #DefenseInnovation
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📢 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! Whether you're new to the process or ready to submit, we’ve got tools to help you succeed: 🔹 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/eNZmuUx6 🔹 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩-𝐛𝐲-𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞: https://lnkd.in/eFqU2caJ 🔹 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: https://lnkd.in/d8ZwSDa #SBIR #STTR #SmallBusinessFunding #Innovation #DoDInnovates
🚀 New Defense SBIR/STTR 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 just dropped! 🚀 It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so you know what that means — the chance for innovative small businesses to bring cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense. 🔍 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 on the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP): www.dodsbirsttr.mil #SBIR #STTR #SmallBusinessFunding #Innovation #TechStartups #DoDInnovates
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From a small startup in Tucson, Arizona, to an operating arm of one of the world's largest companies, few stories showcase the power of SBIR/STTR quite like Sensintel. With early support from the Department of the Navy SBIR/STTR Programs, Advanced Ceramics Research transitioned from creating cutting-edge rocket components to developing one of the most sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems in the world. This led to: 🔹 A state-of-the-art UAV engine and fuel injection system 🔹 An industry-first sensor system to locate enemy combatants 🔹 Smart Warfighter Array of Reconfigurable Modules (SWARM), used by the Air Force and Navy to find downed fighter pilots Rebranded as Sensintel in 2013, the company was acquired by Raytheon in 2015. 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: https://lnkd.in/eydT_CAm 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥. #SBIR #STTR #DoDInnovates #SBIRSuccess #DefenseInnovation #SmallBusinessFunding
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🎥 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐁𝐈𝐑/𝐒𝐓𝐓𝐑 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞? At last week's SC APEX Accelerator event, Defense SBIR/STTR Transitions Program Director John McCanney explained why Critical Technology Areas (CTAs) are a great place to start: 🔹 Proposal topics align closely with them 🔹 Knowing CTAs helps you position your innovation more effectively 🔹 Understanding DoD priorities gives you an edge 👉 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐓𝐀𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰: https://lnkd.in/enhtyVFq #DoDInnovates #SBIR #STTR #CTA
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🎥 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬? With support from AFWERX, Safe Environment Engineering created a real-time sensor and communication system for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats. Their technology has protected large crowds at presidential inaugurations and the Academy Awards and supported disaster response after Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irma. That’s because their transponder is highly adaptable — it can be a portable unit for first responders, a mobile system built into vehicles for law enforcement and the military, or a fixed system on buildings for commercial and public safety uses. 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: https://lnkd.in/eHYGR7uD 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥. #SBIR #STTR #DoDInnovates #SBIRSuccess #DefenseInnovation #SmallBusinessFunding
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📣 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐁𝐈𝐑/𝐒𝐓𝐓𝐑 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫? Our directors regularly join events nationwide to connect with innovators, share their insight, and offer expert tips on navigating our ecosystem. Last week, they spoke with attendees at Sen. Ernst’s Entrepreneur Expo and DoD NERC 2025 (both pictured below) — two incredible opportunities to exchange ideas, answer questions, and explore ways to move innovations forward. 💡 Bring that same expertise to your community! If you’d like a Defense SBIR/STTR Program leader to speak at your event, 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲: https://lnkd.in/eez4dZEP #DoDInnovates #SBIR #STTR #DefenseInnovation #SmallBusiness #TechTransition
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