FY 2024 Phase II Release 2
ID: 352614Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Office of Science (PAMS-SC)

Award Range

$1M - $2M

Eligible Applicants

Small Businesses

Funding Category

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352614

Additional Information

https://science.osti.gov/sbir
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Feb 26, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Apr 30, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Office of Science is offering a grant opportunity titled "FY 2024 Phase II Release 2" for Small Businesses. This grant does not require cost sharing or matching. The funding instrument type is a Grant and falls under the category of Science and Technology and other Research and Development. The grant has a close date of April 30, 2024, and an archive date of July 30, 2024. The estimated total program funding is $125,000,000, with an expected number of awards being 105. The award ceiling is $1,650,000, and the award floor is $1,100,000.

The purpose of this grant is to invite eligible Phase I and Phase II awardees to apply for Phase II awards. The grant supports initial, second, and third awards under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). More information about the specific topics for this FOA can be found on the DOE SBIR/STTR website at https://science.osti.gov/sbir/Funding-Opportunities.

For additional information and to apply, please visit the following link: https://science.osti.gov/sbir. If you have any questions, you can contact the SBIR/STTR Programs Office at sbir-sttr@science.doe.gov or reach out to Carl Hebron at (301) 903-5707.

Point(s) of Contact
sbir-sttr@science.doe.gov
Files
Title
Posted
DE-FOA-0003279.pdf
4/10/2024
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