SBIR Fiscal Year 2026 Awards
| Topic Title | Award Information |
|---|---|
| 26-FH1: Edge AI-V2X Integrated Practical Solutions for Congestion Prevention and Mitigation | AIWaysion, Inc. – Seattle, WA TrafficPro.AI: A Traffic Intelligence Platform for Proactive Traffic Management with Distributed Cloud-Edge AI and V2X PI Name: Brian Brooke PI Email: brian@aiwaysion.com |
| 26-FH1: Edge AI-V2X Integrated Practical Solutions for Congestion Prevention and Mitigation | Blinkly, Inc. – Washington, DC Blinkly MERIDIAN: Multi-Agent Edge Routing Intelligence for Dynamic Impact-Zone Advisory Networks PI Name: Joowon Kim PI Email: joowon@blinkly.com |
| 26-FH2: Automated Mobile Catch-basin Inspection System | Idea Mind LLC – Hilliard, OH Project BASIS PI Name: Adam Renner PI Email: adam.renner@ideamind.us |
| 26-FH2: Automated Mobile Catch-basin Inspection System | RoboWorkX – Ypsilanti, MI Articulated Multi-Modal Sensor Boom on Modular and Mobile Gantry System for Dual Stage Catch Basin Inspection PI Name: Sasi Prabhakaran PI Email: sasi@snowbotix.com |
| 26-FR1: Mobile High-Power Emergency BESS De-energizer System for Rail Vehicle Propulsion | No recommendations for award. |
| 26-FT1: Person-Centered, Carefree, Complete Trip Planning - Powered by AI | Flexlynqs LLC – Fremont, CA Lynqr Complete Trip Decision Support Solution: AI Powered Door-through-Door Experience PI Name: Santosh Mishra PI Email: santosh.mishra@flexlynqs.com |
| 26-FT1: Person-Centered, Carefree, Complete Trip Planning - Powered by AI | Intellisense Systems, Inc. – Torrance, CA Adaptive Complete Trip - Artificial Intelligence (ACT-AI) PI Name: Peter Relich PI Email: notify@intellisenseinc.com |
| 26-FT1: Person-Centered, Carefree, Complete Trip Planning - Powered by AI | Kevadia LLC – Jersey City, NJ The Verified Complete Trip PI Name: Harsh Kevadia PI Email: harsh@kevadia.com |
| 26-FT1: Person-Centered, Carefree, Complete Trip Planning - Powered by AI | SPLUSM LLC – Orlando, FL TripMate: An Agentic AI Copilot for the Person-Centered, Carefree, Complete Trip PI Name: Samira Ahangari PI Email: samiraahangari@s-plus-m.ai |
| 26-OS1: Predictive Safety Analytics for Commercial Transport Modernization | ATAC – Santa Clara, CA Predictive Safety Analytics for Commercial Transport Modernization PI Name: Aditya Saraf PI Email: aps@atac.com |
| 26-OS1: Predictive Safety Analytics for Commercial Transport Modernization | Protection Engineering Consultants, LLC – Dripping Springs, TX Multi-source Operational Safety Analytics using Interpretable Intermediary Computing (MOSAIIC) PI Name: Kundan Goswami PI Email: kgoswami@protection-consultants.com |
| 26-OS2: Freight Corridor Predictive Intelligence | Connect Dynamics, Inc. DBA FR8relay – Bentonville, AR FCPI: A Freight-First Corridor Forecast PI Name: Aayush Thakur PI Email: aayush@fr8relay.com |
| 26-OS2: Freight Corridor Predictive Intelligence | ecoLong, LLC – Albany, NY Predictive Resilience and Edge Decision Intelligence for Corridor Transportation (PREDICT) PI Name: Judy Min PI Email: judym@eco-long.com |
| 26-OS2: Freight Corridor Predictive Intelligence | Factor, Inc. – Nashville, TN CorridorCast: Predictive Freight Corridor Intelligence PI Name: Ravi Palakodeti PI Email: rpalakodeti@factorinc.com |
| 26-PH1: Increase End-of-Life Battery Safety and Recovery of Rare Earth Minerals | Altect, Inc – Austin, TX Flame-Resistant De-Energizing Fluid for End-of-Life Batteries PI Name: Kevin Marr PI Email: kmarr@altect.com |
| 26-PH1: Increase End-of-Life Battery Safety and Recovery of Rare Earth Minerals | TDA Research, Inc. – Golden, CO Safe and Cost-Effective Method for Removing Residual Energy from Li-ion Batteries PI Name: Steven Dietz PI Email: sdietz@tda.com |
| 26-PH2: Thermal Indicator Coatings for Hazardous Materials Packaging Safety | 4D Maker, LLC – Okemos, MI ThermaTrace™: A Programmable, Irreversible Thermal-Dose-Integrating Coating for Hazardous Materials Packaging Safety PI Name: Yuhui Fang PI Email: 4d.maker.llc@gmail.com |
| 26-PH3: Self-repairing Hazardous Materials Packaging | No recommendations for award. |
| 26-PH4: Improved Response to Lithium-ion Battery Fires | Materials Modification, Inc. – Fairfax, VA Firefighting Gel Foams for Lithium-ion Battery Fires PI Name: Dr. Krishnaswamy Rangan PI Email: kris@matmod.com |
Last updated: Monday, September 28, 2026