On July 10th, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $72 million to support 296 projects across 44 states through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
July 14, 2023
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On July 10th, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $72 million to support 296 projects across 44 states through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards programs. This investment includes $2.1 million in Phase I proof of concept grants for 12 projects funded and co-funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO).
American small businesses play a critical role in bridging the gap between the laboratory and the commercial marketplace. The SBIR and STTR programs help small businesses transform DOE-supported science and technology breakthroughs into viable products and services.
Through these programs, AMMTO provides non-dilutive funding to small business research and development projects that improve energy efficiency and material productivity and drive economy-wide decarbonization and competitiveness for American manufacturers.
The AMMTO-funded SBIR/STTR Phase I topics include:
- Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies: An AMMTO-funded topic focused on developing the next-generation materials and manufacturing technologies to support a clean, decarbonized economy, including the following subtopics:
- Power Electronics for Energy Efficient Electrification
- Chemistry-level Electrode Quality Control for Battery Manufacturing
- Other Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies: Next Generation Materials and Manufacturing Processes as well as Secure and Sustainable Materials.
- Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer Recycling: A joint topic among AMMTO, the Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO), and the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office to develop innovative manufacturing of clean energy technologies, advance novel recycling processes for critical materials, and facilitate wide-spread adoption of hydrogen production and use. Subtopics include:
- Efficient and Sustainable Recovery and Reuse of Materials from Manufacturing Scrap in Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers
- Reducing Hazardous Substances in Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer Recycling
- Decarbonization of Agriculture, Buildings, Transport, Industry and their Communities: A joint topic among AMMTO, IEDO, and four other EERE technology offices to drastically reduce carbon emissions across the U.S. economy with a special emphasis on communities. AMMTO co-funded the following subtopic:
- Industrial Decarbonization (including conductive materials, heat pumps and biomanufacturing)
Click here to view the full list of AMMTO’s 12 selected projects.
The SBIR and STTR programs were created by Congress to leverage small businesses to advance innovation at federal agencies. These 12 projects join the thousands of small businesses and entrepreneurs that the SBIR and STTR programs have supported in developing the cutting-edge technologies required to accelerate our transition to a clean energy future.
Information on the DOE SBIR and STTR programs is available on the Office of Science SBIR website.