The SBIR and STTR programs are U.S. Government programs, intended to help certain small businesses conduct R&D. At DOE, funding takes the form of grants. Projects must have the potential for commercialization and meet specific DOE mission-specific R&D needs. DOE offers more than sixty technical topics and 250 subtopics, spanning research areas that support the DOE mission in:
- Energy Production
- Energy Use
- Fundamental Energy Sciences
- Environmental Management, and
- Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation