SBIR/STTR topics

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

DoW 2026 BAAs

• Spreaders for Microsystems with Advanced Thermal Resilience (SMART)
  Objective: To develop passive thermal management technologies for extreme environment and high-power density systems, resulting in a conformal thin-film heat spreader technology with significant improvements compared to conventional copper heat spreaders.
  Tech office: Microsystems Technology
  Topic #: DPA26BZ01-NV005
  Pre-release: May 6, 2026
  Open: May 27, 2026
  Closes: June 24, 2026
  Solicitation 
   
• Nanopore Bioelectronics for Next Generation Proteomics
  Objective: To develop a next-generation single-molecule sensing and sequencing platform that delivers robust, high-accuracy, high-throughput, and scalable reading of biomolecules.
  Tech office: Microsystems Technology
  Topic #: DPA26BZ01-NV006
  Pre-release: May 6, 2026
  Open: May 27, 2026
  Closes: June 24, 2026
  Solicitation 
   
• Compact Wideband Tunable Filters
  Objective: Develop and demonstrate wideband, power-efficient and tunable radio frequency (RF) filter technologies that significantly improve spectrum access and signal integrity for Department of War (DoW) communications and electronic warfare (EW) systems
  Tech office: Microsystems Technology
  Topic #: DPA26BZ01-NV007
  Pre-release: May 6, 2026
  Open: May 27, 2026
  Closes: June 24, 2026
  Solicitation
  FAQs 
   
• Temperature-Hardened Electronics for Reliable Mission-Critical Applications (THERMAL)
  Objective: To develop a manufacturable mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) technology capable of reliable operation in harsh environments, specifically high-temperature conditions up to 800°C.
  Tech office: Microsystems Technology
  Topic #: DPA26BZ01-NV008
  Pre-release: May 6, 2026
  Open: May 27, 2026
  Closes: June 24, 2026
  Solicitation 
   
• Automated Process for Codesign of Radiation Hardening and Security
  Objective: To develop next generation microelectronics design and integration approaches that simultaneously result in resilience to ionizing radiation and enhanced security.
  Tech office: Microsystems Technology
  Topic #: DPA26BZ01-NV009
  Pre-release: May 6, 2026
  Open: May 27, 2026
  Closes: June 24, 2026
  Solicitation 
   
• Low Resource Computing 
  Objective: This effort will develop commercially viable re-use of existing DoW assets in lieu of new hardware investments.
  Tech office: Microsystems Technology
  Topic #: DPA26BZ02-DV010
  Pre-release: May 6, 2026
  Open: May 27, 2026
  Closes: June 24, 2026
  Solicitation
  FAQs 
   
• Manufacturing Technologies for Ryberg-based Atomic Sensors (MANTRAS) - SBIR XL
  Objective: This effort will demonstrate a low-SWaP, ruggedized, and manufacturable platform for real-time measurement, data acquisition, and analysis of wideband RF signals using Rydberg-based atomic sensors.
  Tech office: Defense Sciences
  Topic #: DPA26BZ03-DV011
  Pre-release: June 3, 2026
  Open: June 24, 2026
  Closes: July 22, 2026 12:00 PM ET
  Solicitation  
   
• Engineering Sleep for Cognitive Performance 
  Objective: Develop and demonstrate a wearable, non-invasive, closed-loop system that enhances the restorative functions of sleep.
  Tech office: Defense Sciences
  Topic #: DPA26BZ03-DV012
  Pre-release: June 3, 2026
  Open: June 24, 2026
  Closes: July 22, 2026 12:00 PM ET
  Solicitation  
   
• Expeditionary Closed and Air-Independent Power and Energy(ExCAIPE)
  Objective: To develop closed, electrically rechargeable, high-energy-density and high-power-density batteries that can operate independently of an external air source.
  Tech office: Defense Sciences
  Topic #: DPA26BZ03-DV013
  Pre-release: June 3, 2026
  Open: June 24, 2026
  Closes: July 22, 2026 12:00 PM ET
  Solicitation  
   
• Real-Time Pathogen-Host Interactome Prediction
  Objective: To develop and demonstrate a capability to rapidly characterize host–pathogen interactions from pathogen protein sequence alone, enabling timely medical countermeasure prioritization and force health protection against novel or emerging biological threats.
  Tech office: Biological Technologies
  Topic #: DPA26BZ03-DV014
  Pre-release: June 3, 2026
  Open: June 24, 2026
  Closes: July 22, 2026 12:00 PM ET
  Solicitation 
   

STTR

DoW 2026 BAAs

• Biomanufacturing of Hierarchical Biocomposites for High-Performance Thermal Interface Materials
  Objective: Develop and demonstrate a flexible, polymer-matrix thermal interface material with tunable thermal and mechanical properties, leveraging hierarchical, biocomposite-based microstructures for scalable, sustainable, low-cost thermal management of high-performance electronics and power applications.
  Tech office: Biological Technologies
  Topic #: DPA26TZ03-DV002
  Pre-release: June 3, 2026
  Open: June 24, 2026
  Closes: July 22, 2026 12:00 PM ET
  Solicitation 
   

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