SBIR/STTR Partnering Blog
Stay informed and up to date on partnering inquiries made to the SBIR/STTR programs office. If you see a connection of interest to you, please reach out to Carol Rabke directly.
10/05/2022
Today I was contacted by an entrepreneur working on sustainable cement manufacturing wanting to learn more about starting a small business and resources to be accessed through DOE and SBIR/STTR funding. Information on patent resources available from USPTO as well as services that could be utilized with TABA funding were discussed. Information on the Building Technologies Office and their Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) as well as related programs within the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) were shared.
10/03/2022
Two small business reached out looking to find local resources for business development. Information specific to Delaware and Seattle Washington was shared. Additional resources can be found by visiting https://www.sbir.gov/resources
09/12/2022
Today I was contacted by a small business interested in plastic upcycling seeking contacts at Argonne National Laboratory, the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) and other potential subject matter experts. Related contacts were provided as well as information on OTT’s lab partnering site.
08/18/2022
A small business developing sustainable fuel formulations from agricultural waste was provided with information on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). A link to a related VTO program was provided as well as a link to an article reviewing how agriculture benefits from IRA. An IRA program related to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) was discussed.
08/16/2022
A small business developing solar roofing tiles reached out to understand DOE funding opportunities and demonstration facilities. An overview of SBIR/STTR funding opportunities, information on the Solar Energy Technologies Office and related programs within, the Building Technologies Office, and NREL’s Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) were provided.
08/04/2022
A small business developing methane detection and measurement technology inquired about follow on funding within DOE and/or researchers working in this area at national labs. A point of contact at Los Alamos National Laboratory was provided as well as information on funding opportunities outside of the DOE SBIR/STTR programs office.
A second small business developing methane monitoring technologies was provided points of contact within underground gas storage operators and oil & gas safety managers for customer discovery efforts.
08/03/2022
Today I was contacted by a small business developing technology related to drones looking for information on related DOE solicitations/funding. An overview of SBIR/STTR funding opportunities, information on the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) and Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s (EERE) American-Made Prizes were provided.
08/03/2022
A small business developing artificial intelligence for use with large, complex data sets inquired about contacts at national labs and access to data sets for testing and validation of methods. Various points of contact were provided. Core competencies and small business contacts for each national laboratory are available here.
07/29/2022
Today I was contacted by a small business developing technology to recycle and reuse End of Life (EOL) Li Ion batteries collected from electric vehicles (EV) looking for information on related DOE solicitations. Information on the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) and a related Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) solicitation were provided.
07/26/2022
Contacts within DOE accelerator user facilities at related national labs (Argonne, Brookhaven and Jefferson) as well as within the Offices of High Energy Physics (HEP) and Basic Energy Science (BES) were shared with a small business developing an ultrafast detector for HEP experiments. Information on the global accelerator market was also shared.
06/24/2022
A small business developing AI empowered fluid selection and sources, and subsurface monitoring tools for carbon storage, geothermal and oil and gas projects was provided with investors and oil & gas contacts working in these areas.
06/13/2022
Today I was contacted by a small business conducting battery and materials R&D for electric vehicle (EV) applications that was looking for information on DOE solicitations through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Information on the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) and applicable programs within VTO and BIL were provided.
06/06/2022
A small business developing SF6 replacements for use on HV insulators was looking for contacts at National Laboratories. A contact working in this area at Idaho National Lab was provided.
05/31/2022
A small business developing long-duration energy storage asked about the availability of test grids. Information on test grids available for use through the national labs was provided.
05/20/2022
Today I was contacted by a small business developing tires with improved efficiency that was looking for information on the Small Business Voucher (SBV) program that promoted collaborations between small businesses and the national labs. The SBV program was active between 2014-2016 but has not been funded the last several years. Information on the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) and partnering with the national labs was provided.
05/05/2022
A small business developing technology for grid cybersecurity was provided with resources within electric power utilities.
03/25/2022
Today I was contacted by a small business developing automated solar module racking systems looking to connect with solar installer networks.
03/22/2022
A small business developing technology that optimizes boiler temperature reached out looking for HVAC research contacts within the Building Technologies Office (BTO) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
03/18/2022
Today I was contacted by a small business developing powerline monitoring systems looking for introductions to SmallSat and CubeSat manufacturers.
02/25/2022
A small business developing remote-controlled robotic monitoring tools reached out looking for offshore wind project information; hydropower and offshore oil rig points of contact and market size information were also shared.
02/22/2022
Today I was contacted by two small businesses looking for DOE funding opportunities in the areas of clean hydrogen manufacturing, and plasma science research.
02/08/2022
A small business developing advanced cathodes for Lithium ion batteries reached out looking for help identifying potential U.S. cathode manufacturers.
