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* Pending SBIR/STTR program reauthorization, closing dates for active topics are To Be Determined (TBD). For more information, see the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal

 

Active announcement topics

Each year, we publish multiple topic opportunities under the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

All SBIR/STTR topics fall under the current Department of War (DoW) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for that program.

SBIR | 2025.4

  • Assessing Security of Encrypted Messaging Applications (ASEMA)
    Objective: Seeking novel approaches to defend SMAs by modeling their security risks and recommending defensive measures to protect these critical platforms.
    Tech office: Information Innovation
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-12
    Pre-release: Sept. 3, 2025
    Open: TBD*
    Closes: TBD*
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  • Pulsed High-power Laser Accelerators to Study radiation Hardening (PHLASH)
    Objective: Demonstrate a prototype scalable laser driver for electron beam generation and design a 100-GeV system to fit within a 250 m3 footprint.
    Tech office: Microsystems Technology
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-13
    Pre-release: Sept. 3, 2025
    Open: TBD*
    Closes: TBD*
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  • Unbiased Behavioral Discovery Platforms
    Objective: Develop unguided behavioral discovery technologies to accelerate detection and medical countermeasure development against current and future threats.
    Tech office: Biological Technologies
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-15
    Pre-release: Sept. 3, 2025
    Open: TBD*
    Closes: TBD*
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  • ALIAS Missionized Autonomy for Emergency Services - SBIR XL
    Objective: Focuses on development and demonstration of missionized autonomy for emergency services, initially focusing on autonomous wildfire response using autonomous Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) and integrated sensing technologies.
    Tech office: Tactical Technology
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254XL-01
    Pre-release: Sept. 3, 2025
    Open: TBD*
    Closes: TBD*
    Solicitation 
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Closed announcement topics

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SBIR | 2025.4
  • Non-destructive Viral ID
    Objective: Develop field-portable, low size, weight, and power (SWaP) technology for non-destructive viral identification.
    Tech office: Biological Technologies
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-01 
    Closed: Jan. 8, 2025
     
  • Language Models for Veteran Suicide Prevention (LM4VSP)
    Objective: Develop a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) clinical co-pilot, based on Language Models, to augment the ability of mental health care professionals to care for and interact with patients at risk of suicide.
    Tech office: Information Innovation
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-02
    Closed: Jan. 8, 2025
     
  • Multi-factor Continuous Authentication for Wearable Defense Equipment (MCAWDE)
    Objective: Develop and demonstrate novel, continuous, multi-factor authentication solutions for small weight and power devices. 
    Tech office: Information Innovation
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-03
    Closed: Jan. 8, 2025
     
  • Turbo Facility Clearance (TurboFCL)
    Description: Develop a prototype software application, based on language models, to learn the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) facility and personnel clearance process.
    Tech office: Strategic Technology Office
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-04
    Closed: Feb. 5, 2025
     
  • On-Chip Wavelength Generation for DWDM Photonic Transceivers
    Objective: Develop and demonstrate prototype integrated photonic Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transceivers with on-chip wavelength generation. 
    Tech office: Microsystems Technology
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-05 
    Closed: June 25, 2025
     
  • Cooperative Heuristics for Additive Manufacturing Processing (CHAMP)
    Objective: Develop field-portable, low size, weight, and power (SWaP) technology for non-destructive viral identification.
    Tech office: Strategic Technology
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-06 
    Closed: June 25, 2025
     
  • Improving Battle Planning through AI
    Objective: Develop innovative technologies for federated course of action (COA) planning and accelerated COA adjudication using customized reduced order models (ROMs).
    Tech office: Strategic Technology
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-07 
    Closed: June 25, 2025
     
  • Inertially Scaled Aircraft (ISaAc)
    Objective: Develop and flight test a small (55 to 300 lbs.) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that is inertially scaled to a tactically relevant target aircraft.
    Tech office: Tactical Technology
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-08 
    Closed: June 25, 2025
     
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer Drag Reduction via Surface Actuators
    Objective: Develop and flight test turbulent boundary layer drag reduction using surface actuators.
    Tech office: Tactical Technology
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-09 
    Closed: June 25, 2025
     
  • Predictive Psychological Architectures for Decision-Making (PPADM)
    Objective: This effort aims to understand the association between decision-maker characteristics and behavior to improve human and algorithmic decision-making, delegation, and trust.
    Tech office: Information Innovation
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-10 
    Closed: Sept. 24, 2025
     
  • High Power Fiber Amplifier (HPFA) Power Scaling
    Objective: Develop and demonstrate novel concepts for scaling individual high power fiber amplifiers (HPFAs) to power levels >10 kW with good beam quality.
    Tech office: Strategic Technology
    Topic #: HR0011SB20254-11
    Closed: Sept. 24, 2025
     
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