U.S. DOE SBIR Opportunities for FY2014

1. U.S. DOE SBIR Opportunities
FY2014
6/26/13
Linda Winkler
Argonne National Laboratory
DOE ASCR
winkler@mcs.anl.gov

2. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) are U.S. Government programs in which
federal agencies with large research and development (R&D)
budgets set aside a small fraction of their funding for competitions
among small businesses only.
Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights
to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize
the technology.
Phase I explores the feasibility of innovative.
Maximum Phase I Award $150K
Phase II is the principal R&D effort. Only DOE Phase I award winners
may compete for DOE Phase II funding.
Maximum Phase II Award $1M
Introduction

3. The Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
program is interested in receiving innovative
applications that have scientific merit and offer
prospects for technical success in the following areas:
Management Tools for Network Operators
Advanced Materials Optical Network Support
Services
Big Data-Aware Middleware and Networking
Other
Advanced Network Technologies and
Services Topics

4. Schedule
Topics released 7/15/2013
Funding Opportunity Announcement Issued 8/12/13
Letter of Intent Due 9/3/13
Application Due 10/15/13
Award Notification early 1/2014*
Start of Grant Budget 2/2014*
Office of Advanced Scientific
Computing Research
* Preliminary dates subject to change

5. Contact:
Richard.carlson@science.doe.gov
winkler@mcs.anl.gov
Watch these pages for updates:
http://science.energy.gov/sbir/
http://science.energy.gov/ascr/research/sbir/
Questions