Topics for our FY 2025 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) have been issued and are available on our website: https://science.osti.gov/sbir/Funding-Opportunities. The following DOE program offices are participating in this (NOFO):

• Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
• Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NNSA)
• Office of Electricity (OE)
• Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
• Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Upcoming Topics Webinar

Please register for one or more of the DOE FY 2025 Phase I Release 2 SBIR/STTR Topics webinars and hear directly from the DOE Topic Managers as they briefly provide insight into their respective topics.

Webinar 1: CESER, FECM & OE Topics 1, 20-21 & 32-33 Tuesday, November 19, 2024: Register here.

Webinar 2: EERE Topics 2-10 Wednesday, November 20, 2024: Register here.

Webinar 3: EERE Topics 11-16 Thursday, November 21, 2024: Register here.

Webinar 4: EM, NNSA and NE Topics 17-19 & 22-31 Friday, November 22, 2024: Register here.

These webinars are scheduled for 90 minutes or less and during registration you will be able to submit questions in advance as well as during each webinar. If you can’t attend the live webinars, we’ll be recording each one and making these available on our website under "Funding Opportunities".

Funding Opportunity Announcement Webinar

New for FY 2025! We will hold two webinars for the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and application process, the first one on Thursday, December 19, 2024, to present about the NOFO and application process and the second webinar on Friday, December 20, 2024, to answer your questions. You will receive a subsequent email invitation to both webinars on the date the NOFO is released.

Important Upcoming Dates

• Phase 0 application assistance program will accept applications for admission, Tuesday, November 12, 2024
• Notice of Funding Opportunity Issued: Monday, December 16, 2024
• Letter of Intent Due Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
• Non-responsive LOI Feedback Provided: Monday, January 27, 2025
• Application Due Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
• Award Notification Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 *
• Start of Grant Budget Period: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 *