DTRA SBIR and STTR awards and R&D opportunities
DTRA funds research on countering weapons of mass destruction: detection, nuclear effects and hard-target defeat. DTRA's official SBIR/STTR site has its current topics and deadlines.
- Awards, 2022–2026
- 135
- Awarded
- $65.3 million
- Phase II share
- 33%
- Open DTRA R&D notices
- 1
Open DTRA R&D opportunities
No open DTRA R&D notices on SAM.gov right now. DTRA's SBIR topics are published on its own site; see open R&D notices from every agency.
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Get R&D alertsDTRA and the 2026 SBIR restart
SBIR and STTR lapsed from October 1, 2025 until the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act reauthorized them on April 13, 2026, through September 30, 2031. DoD pre-released its first post-reauthorization topics on April 13, 2026 (open May 6 to June 3) and has released new topics every month since. Its first fiscal year 2027 release pre-released October 7, 2026 and accepts proposals October 28 to November 25, 2026, through the DoD SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP).
DTRA SBIR and STTR awards by year
| Award year | Phase I | Phase II | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 4 | $8.9 million |
| 2024 | 22 | 17 | $22.5 million |
| 2023 | 24 | 9 | $13.8 million |
| 2022 | 22 | 15 | $20.1 million |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 | $17.5 million |
| 2020 | 21 | 22 | $25.1 million |
| 2019 | 18 | 13 | $15.9 million |
| 2018 | 18 | 13 | $15.8 million |
| 2017 | 16 | 14 | $16.3 million |
| 2016 | 38 | 3 | $8.6 million |
28 of the 135 awards since 2022 were STTR, which requires a research institution partner.
2025 and 2026 are low because the programs' authority lapsed from October 2025 to April 2026, and because agencies report new awards to SBIR.gov months late (some agencies' newest reported awards are from 2024 or 2025).
Top DTRA SBIR recipients
Small businesses with the most DTRA SBIR and STTR dollars since 2022:
| Company | State | Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parabon Nanolabs, Inc. | VA | 4 | $3.6 million |
| Capesym Inc | MA | 5 | $3.6 million |
| Physical Sciences Inc. | MA | 5 | $2.7 million |
| Creare LLC | NH | 4 | $2.6 million |
| Spectral Labs Incorporated | CA | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Knowmadics Inc | VA | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. | MA | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Karagozian & Case, Inc. | CA | 5 | $1.8 million |
| H3D Inc | MI | 3 | $1.5 million |
| Corvid Technologies, LLC | NC | 3 | $1.5 million |
| Ep Analytics, Inc.. | CA | 3 | $1.5 million |
| VR Rehab Inc | FL | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Opticslah, LLC | NM | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Objectsecurity LLC | CA | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Virtualitics Inc | CA | 2 | $1.3 million |
Newest DTRA SBIR and STTR awards
| Awarded | Company | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | Texas Research Institute , Austin, Inc. | SBIR Phase I High/Ultra Performance Concrete Standoff Detection and Diagnosis | $199,997 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Novateur Research Solutions LLC | SBIR Phase I Statistical Analysis of Neutron Relative Biological Effectiveness | $200,000 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Karagozian & Case, Inc. | SBIR Phase I BDAM: A Blast Dose Accumulation Methodology for Heavy Weapon Firing in Actual Combat Scenarios | $199,978 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Parabon Nanolabs, Inc. | SBIR Phase II Kin-X: A Software System for Rapid and Distant Kinship Inference and Automated Pedigree Reconstruction | $1.3 million |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Charles River Analytics, Inc. | SBIR Phase I Foreign malign influence (FMI) AI-driven Challenge Environment eXperiential Simulation (FACE-X) | $206,458 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Protection Engineering Consultants LLC | SBIR Phase I Understanding the Effects of Fragment-Generated Concrete Dust on Agent Defeat | $200,000 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Probanker Simulations, LLC | SBIR Phase I D-Day: Online Training Simulations for Information Resilience | $199,001 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Hepburn and Sons LLC | SBIR Phase I Predictive Methodology for Tamped Direct Laser Impulse Parameter Optimization | $199,985 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Ep Analytics, Inc.. | STTR Phase I EP-SOA: A Framework to Enable Transition of High-Fidelity Codes to Heterogeneous Computing Environments | $200,000 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Corvid Technologies, LLC | SBIR Phase I Statistical Analysis of Neutron Relative Biological Effectiveness | $199,997 |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Sumaria Systems, LLC | SBIR Phase I Uncertainty-Driven Optimization Framework for Tamped Direct Laser Impulse Experiments | $199,938 |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Protection Engineering Consultants LLC | SBIR Phase I IMPACT: Impulse Modeling with Physics-Anchored CNN Tool | $199,987 |
Frequently asked questions
How many SBIR awards does DTRA make?
Defense Threat Reduction Agency made 135 SBIR and STTR awards worth $65.3 million from 2022 through the latest SBIR.gov data, 45 of them Phase II. The average Phase I award was about $173,946 and average Phase II about $1.1 million.
Where does DTRA post SBIR topics?
On its official SBIR/STTR site (www.dtra.mil/Business/Office-of-Small-Business). All DoD components release topics and accept proposals through the DoD SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP). Related R&D solicitations and broad agency announcements are also posted on SAM.gov.
Is DTRA accepting SBIR proposals in 2026?
SBIR and STTR lapsed from October 1, 2025 until the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act reauthorized them on April 13, 2026, through September 30, 2031. DoD pre-released its first post-reauthorization topics on April 13, 2026 (open May 6 to June 3) and has released new topics every month since. Its first fiscal year 2027 release pre-released October 7, 2026 and accepts proposals October 28 to November 25, 2026, through the DoD SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP).
Other SBIR agencies
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Award data from SBIR.gov's public award file, updated monthly; contact and researcher names are left out. Open notices from SAM.gov, updated daily.