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SBIR/STTR topics

As of April 13, 2026, the SBIR & STTR programs have been reauthorized. See the topic listings below for more information.

 

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.

DoW SBIR 2026 BAA

  • Smart Whole Blood Field Transfusion system (SWiFT)
    Objective: Develop and demonstrate a self-contained, autonomous device capable of blood collection, temporary storage (<4hr), diagnostic testing, and transfusion, with continuous donor/recipient monitoring and alerts to issues, revolutionize safe, efficient and effective blood collection and transfusion in both military and civilian settings.
    Tech office: Biological Technologies
    Topic #: DPA26BZ01-DV003
    Pre-release: April 13, 2026
    Open: May 6, 2026
    Closes: June 3, 2026
    Solicitation 
     
  • Extremity Platform for On-demand Surgical Implantation and Tissue Integration with Osteochondral Neogenesis
    Objective: Develop an on-demand regenerative medicine platform for complete finger restoration following trauma, enabling full functional recovery and eliminating the need for traditional finger and joint repair surgeries.
    Tech office: Biological Technologies
    Topic #: DPA26BZ01-DV004
    Pre-release: April 13, 2026
    Open: May 6, 2026
    Closes: June 3, 2026
    Solicitation 
     
  • Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic 
    Objective: Develop medical products that are interoperable and compatible across humans and dogs to meet the health needs of both human warfighters and military working dogs.
    Tech office: Biological Technologies
    Topic #: DPA26BZ01-NP001
    Pre-release: April 13, 2026
    Open: May 6, 2026
    Closes: June 3, 2026
    Solicitation 
     
  • Photonic-electronic Panels Integration(PEPI)
    Objective: Develop and demonstrate a prototype for photonic-electronic panel technology for the integration of photonic chips (PICs) that contain high-density three-dimensional chip-to-chip and intra-chip optical routing technology developed by the DARPA Heterogeneous Adaptively Produced Photonic Interfaces (HAPPI) program.
    Tech office: Microsystems Technology
    Topic #: DPA26BZ01-NV002
    Pre-release: April 13, 2026
    Open: May 6, 2026
    Closes: June 3, 2026
    Solicitation 
     

DoW STTR 2026 BAA

  • Medical Swarm Robotics for Extraction and Life-Saving Interventions
    Objective: Develop and demonstrate small-robotic swarms capable of autonomous battlefield medical assistance, including short casualty movement, hemorrhage control, fracture stabilization, and medication delivery.
    Tech office: Biological Technologies
    Topic #: DPA26TZ01-NV001
    Pre-release: April 13, 2026
    Open: May 6, 2026
    Closes: June 3, 2026
    Solicitation 
     

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: April 13, 2026
    Closes: May 13, 2026
    Solicitation 
    FAQs 
     
  • 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: April 13, 2026
    Closes: May 13, 2026
    Solicitation 
    FAQs 
     
  • 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: April 13, 2026
    Closes: May 13, 2026
    Solicitation 
    FAQs 
     
  • 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: April 13, 2026
    Closes: May 13, 2026
    Solicitation 
    FAQs 
     

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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