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Small Business Innovation Research

FY 2018 Solicitation Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), intends to issue its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Phase I solicitation pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Research (...

How to Apply for SBIR Funding

General instructions for submitting a proposal when there is an open U.S. DOT Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) solicitation.

SBIR 17.1 Solicitation Document

About This Document

U.S. DOT's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards contracts to small businesses to pursue research on and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. The attached document outlines the 17.1 Solicitation request to invite...