Department of Transportation
Grant agencyInvestment thesis
Funds transportation technology through SBIR — safety, infrastructure monitoring, and mobility systems.
SBIR/STTR awards · non-dilutive funding
Federal grants and contracts to small businesses — no equity taken. Awards on record 1983–2023.
845 Phase I · 394 Phase II · most-funded states: CA, MA, MD, VA, TX
| Recent awardees | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIWAYSION INCBellevue, WA | Phase II | 2023 | $497.4K |
| AIWAYSION INCBellevue, WA | Phase I | 2023 | $150K |
| X-BIOMEDICAL INCNewtown Square, PA | Phase I | 2023 | $146.9K |
| OCEANIT LABORATORIES INCHonolulu, HI | Phase II | 2023 | $1M |
| ENGINEERING & SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS, LLCChantilly, VA | Phase II | 2023 | $1M |
| INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INCTorrance, CA | Phase II | 2023 | $1000K |
| Sciperio, Inc.Orlando, FL | Phase II | 2023 | $999.9K |
| ADELPHI TECHNOLOGY INCRedwood City, CA | Phase II | 2023 | $997.1K |
| FBS INCBellefonte, PA | Phase II | 2023 | $991.8K |
| Connected Wise LLCOrlando, FL | Phase II | 2023 | $498.6K |
| SPLUSM LLCOrlando, FL | Phase II | 2023 | $424.9K |
| Tranalytics, LLCBedford, MA | Phase II | 2023 | $423.6K |
| RIGHT CLICK SOLUTIONS INC.Santa Monica, CA | Phase II | 2023 | $422.5K |
| TDA RESEARCH, INC.Wheat Ridge, CO | Phase I | 2023 | $200K |
| NEWPORT SENSORS INCNew York, NY | Phase I | 2023 | $200K |
| ARIES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LLCWesterville, OH | Phase I | 2023 | $200K |
| TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.Chelmsford, MA | Phase I | 2023 | $200K |
| FAGAN CONSULTING LLCPrattville, AL | Phase I | 2023 | $150K |
| TDA RESEARCH, INC.Wheat Ridge, CO | Phase I | 2023 | $150K |
| CLR ANALYTICS INCIrvine, CA | Phase I | 2023 | $150K |
| NDT CORPORATIONSterling, MA | Phase I | 2023 | $150K |
| PROTECTION ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LLCDripping Springs, TX | Phase I | 2023 | $149.9K |
| Innovation Research And Training, Inc.Durham, NC | Phase I | 2023 | $148.1K |
| HAAS, INCChicago, IL | Phase II | 2022 | $500K |
| AIWAYSION INCBellevue, WA | Phase I | 2022 | $143.1K |
| PULSAR INFORMATICS, INC.Seattle, WA | Phase II | 2022 | $999.9K |
| OPTOWARES INCWoburn, MA | Phase II | 2022 | $999.9K |
| CALLENTIS CONSULTING GROUP LLCAustin, TX | Phase II | 2022 | $999.8K |
| ENERGY STORAGE SAFETY PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL LLCDetroit, MI | Phase II | 2022 | $988.4K |
| CREARE LLCHanover, NH | Phase II | 2022 | $985.1K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are non-dilutive — the agency takes no equity.
What they invest in
from 100 of 164 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×60Hardware ×41Defense Tech ×28Advanced Manufacturing ×20AI & Machine Learning ×18New Materials ×18Mobility & Transportation ×13Energy ×12
HQs:United States×39
Investments · 164 tracked
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AeroVironment (AV) develops integrated defense systems and autonomous robotic platforms across air, land, sea, and space domains, including unmanned aircraft, loitering munitions, counter-UAS systems, directed energy, electronic warfare, and AI/autonomy software.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Acrow designs and fabricates modular steel bridges from U.S. high-strength steel, offering prefabricated components for single-span crossings up to large-scale bridge development programs.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardware
ADA Technologies is a Colorado-based manufacturing company with an R&D division that develops, manufactures, and delivers customized products for advanced market customers.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Adelphi Technology manufactures neutron generator products, including deuterium-tritium, deuterium-deuterium, and thermal (moderated) neutron sources with yields ranging from 10^7 to over 10^10 neutrons per second.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Advance MNM designs, prototypes, and manufactures advanced materials aimed at reducing weight while improving safety and efficiency for demanding applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) provides material characterization services and sensor technologies, including crystallographic non-destructive testing, orientation imaging, grain-boundary and microtexture analysis, and quality control.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
ATR Corp provides engineering services and specialized products including ship signatures technology, modeling and simulation, technical publications, and prototypes and production, largely supporting U.S.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsBeltsville, US
Aerodyne Research develops research-grade scientific instrumentation and provides measurement and R&D services focused on environmental and energy challenges.
Climate TechDeep TechHardware
Agnik develops vehicle data-mining and telematics products that analyze data from OBD devices and smartphone sensors to produce analytics on vehicle health, driver behavior, and location.
AI & Machine LearningIoTMobility & Transportation
Antares Group (operating as Stark Tech) provides clean energy consulting and owner's engineering services for solar projects, covering site development, land acquisition, interconnection, design, and feasibility analysis.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Applied Mathematics, Inc. builds and implements computational models that help clients better understand their systems and processes to improve performance.
Deep TechEnterprise Software
Aptima engineers technologies that integrate humans and technology to improve how individuals and teams train, develop, and perform in mission-critical settings, using AI, machine learning, data analytics, and modeling and simulation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechWoburn, US
Daniel Serfaty(Founder & Executive Chairman)
Aries Science & Technology develops customized biobased and sustainable microsphere encapsulation solutions, including its proprietary Levupol and SiRamic platforms, for clients in specialized manufacturing industries.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsColumbus, US
ASCA, Inc. is an applied-science consulting firm offering risk assessment and reliability management services for hardware, software, and combined systems, serving the aerospace, defense, electric power, and chemical industries.
Deep TechDefense TechEnterprise Software
Callentis is an applied R&D and services company that integrates emerging technologies—including AI/ML, computational modeling, systems engineering, and data management—into practice-ready software and hardware solutions.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyAustin, US
Jociunaite(Founder & CEO)Dr. Drach(Co-Founder & President)Dr. Kargah-Ostadi(Vice President)
Charles River Analytics develops advanced AI, autonomy, and robotics systems—spanning sensor fusion, perception, and human-robot interaction—for applications including defense, homeland security threat detection, healthcare, and worker safety.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
CLR Analytics Inc. develops AI-based systems for road user detection and classification along with digital twin solutions for transportation applications.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & Transportation
Continuum Dynamics Inc is a research and development firm serving government and industry, providing analysis, software R&D, and testing across fields such as rotorcraft, flight simulation, nuclear engineering, and numerical methods.
Deep TechDefense TechEnergy
Creare is an engineering research and development firm that solves complex technical problems and develops new technologies for industry and government customers.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Dr. Jay Rozzi(Senior Staff)Jeff Breedlove(Senior Staff)Dr. Odile Clavier(Senior Staff)Dr. Patrick Magari(Senior Staff)
A contract manufacturing and engineering supplier offering custom solutions delivered to clients across multiple industries.
Advanced ManufacturingHardware
dFuzion, Inc. is an IT and engineering services firm offering software engineering, systems engineering, and applied technology R&D for federal and local government, commercial, and non-profit clients.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Diversified Technical Systems (DTS) manufactures miniature, rugged data acquisition systems and sensors for test and measurement in harsh environments.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSeal Beach, US
Dynaflow, Inc. provides research and development services and products in fluid dynamics and material sciences, specializing in bubble dynamics, cavitation, fluid-structure interactions, and erosion testing.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsAnnapolis Junction, US
DZYNE Technologies builds unmanned and counter-unmanned (Counter-UAS) systems, including integrated ISR and multi-layered aerial threat defense architectures for military and defense operations across ground, sea, and air.
Deep TechDefense TechRobotics
Earth Mapping International (EMI) is a multi-disciplinary research and consulting firm working in climate change, geodesy and geophysics, geomatics, water resources forecasting, and information management systems.
CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech
Ebert Composites Corporation develops patented thermoplastic composite manufacturing technologies, including pultrusion processes and its Transonite sandwich panel platform for RF-transparent radomes.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechNew Materials
ESSPI develops battery safety systems built around BLISS (Battery Logistics Integrated Safety System), including the Li-Ion Locker product line for monitoring and mitigating fire, explosion, and thermal runaway risks during storage and transport of lithium-ion batteries across land, air, and sea.
EnergyHardwareIoT
Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus (Emc2) provides materials, structural integrity, and reliability engineering solutions, including failure analysis services, for industries such as nuclear power plants, oil and gas, and aircraft.
Deep TechEnergyNew MaterialsColumbus, US
Guidedwave develops ultrasonic guided wave technology and products for non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM), including scanners, probes, hardware, and software for inspecting pipes, plates, storage tanks, and shells.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareState College, US
An engineering firm providing systems engineering, signal processing, and communication/networking services for complex systems, including sensor integration and machine learning for embedded systems.
Deep TechHardwareIoT
GCAS develops predictive data analytics applications using artificial intelligence and probabilistic reasoning, primarily for the U.S.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise Software
HAAS Alert operates a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) platform that delivers real-time safety alerts to drivers about roadway hazards, emergency vehicles, and roadside workers.
IoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSChicago, US
Cory Hohs(Co-founder & CEO)Noah Levens(Co-founder)Jigar Patel(Co-founder)
Harmonia provides engineering and technology services to government agencies to support their missions.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTech