Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002381
The FY2021 SBIR/STTR Phase II Release 2 funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0002381) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science solicitation designed to support small businesses that are already in the DOE SBIR or STTR pipeline. This FOA is specifically aimed at eligible prior awardees, meaning companies that have previously received a DOE Phase I award and, in some cases, existing Phase II awardees that qualify to pursue additional Phase II support. The overall purpose is to help promising DOE-relevant technologies move beyond early feasibility work and into a more advanced development stage where performance is demonstrated more rigorously and the pathway to real-world deployment and commercialization becomes clearer.
The program falls under the DOE SBIR/STTR Phase II framework and supports science and technology research and development activities. DOE indicates that awards under this FOA may be issued either as grants or as cooperative agreements. In practical terms, both are federal financial assistance mechanisms, but a cooperative agreement typically implies a higher level of federal involvement during the project compared with a standard grant. Applicants should be prepared for the possibility of more substantial technical coordination, reporting, or milestone engagement when the award type is a cooperative agreement, depending on the nature of the project and DOE expectations.
Eligibility is limited to small businesses, consistent with SBIR/STTR rules. The FOA is not a general open call for any organization type; instead, it is targeted to small firms that have already demonstrated merit under prior SBIR/STTR phases and are ready for the next step. The announcement explicitly notes that it covers Phase II awards, including initial Phase II and the potential for second and third Phase II awards, which signals DOE interest in sustained support for high-performing projects that continue to meet technical goals and national energy/science mission needs.
The technical scope is organized by topic areas that are not fully reproduced in the summary text but are referenced as being available on the DOE SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities page hosted by the Office of Science (https://science.osti.gov/sbir/Funding-Opportunities). That means prospective applicants need to consult the online topic descriptions to ensure their proposed work aligns with DOE priorities and to understand any topic-specific requirements, anticipated deliverables, or evaluation considerations.
From an applicant planning standpoint, the FOA was created on March 4, 2021, with an original closing date of April 20, 2021, giving a defined submission window for that release. DOE projected roughly 100 awards under this opportunity, indicating a sizable cohort of funded projects, though the exact competitiveness would depend on the number and quality of submissions within each topic area. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $1,600,000, which sets an upper bound on the total federal support per award under this solicitation and suggests that DOE expects Phase II projects to be substantial enough to carry meaningful R and D forward, including prototyping, testing, validation, and other steps that commonly occur between feasibility and commercialization.
Administratively, the opportunity is cataloged under CFDA number 81.049 and is issued by the Department of Energy, Office of Science. In short, this FOA is best understood as a continuation and scale-up mechanism within the DOE SBIR/STTR ecosystem: it is meant for small business awardees that have already cleared earlier technical and programmatic gates and are positioned to deliver more advanced technical results aligned with DOE mission needs, with topic alignment and detailed requirements defined through the DOE SBIR/STTR topic listings referenced in the announcement.Apply for DE FOA 0002381
- The Department of Energy - Office of Science, Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2021 SBIR/STTR Phase II Release 2" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.049.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 04, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 20, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses.
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