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SBIR Grants through the DOE,
USDA, FHWA, FTA, NHTSA,
and U.S. Coast Guard

DOE

The U.S. Department of Energy (The DOE) expects that funds for the year 2000 will be approximately $80 million dollars. Phase I awards are up to six months and $100,000 and Phase II awards are up to 2 years and $750,000. Success ratios for DOE applicants have averaged 12% in Phase I and 45% in Phase II.

Topics of interest include:

• Scientific Computing Research
• Basic Energy Sciences
• Biological and Environmental Research
• Environmental Management
• Fossil Energy
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Nonproliferation and National Security
• Nuclear Physics
• High Energy Physics
• Fusion Energy Sciences

http://sbir.er.doe.gov/sbir/sbirfact.stm

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture (U. S. D. A.) SBIR Phase I grants are for up to 6 months and up to a total of $70,000.

Topic areas include:

• Forests and Related Resources
• Plant Production and Protection
• Animal Production and Protection
• Air, Water and Soils
• Food Science and Nutrition
• Rural and Community Development
• Aquaculture
• Industrial Applications
• Marketing and Trade

http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/sbir/sbir.htm

FHWA

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) offers SBIR Phase I grants of up to 6 months and $100,000 and Phase II grants of up to 2 years and $500,000.

Topics for 2000 include technology to enhance and improve highway safety, training, maintenance, material recycling and traffic condition monitoring.

FTA

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) offers SBIR grants to reduce light and commuter rail fatalities, rapid recharge of electric vehicles, transportation impact communication and satellite sensing and geographic information to measure transit's impact on land use.

NHTSA

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) offers grants to improve traffic law enforcement and safety testing. Phase I grants can be up to 6 months and $75,000 and Phase II grants can be up to 2 years and $500,000 dollars.

U. S. Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard offers grants of 6 months/$100,000 and 2 years/$300,000 for water ballast exchange technology, protocols and instrumentation.

http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir/

-Cynthia Nemeth-Johannes