U.S. DOT Small Business Innovation Research Program

December 2024

SBIR Success Stories:

Ensuring safety in hazardous materials transport

This edition features stories of two awardees who are developing novel technologies through PHMSA Phase II SBIR awards to ensure safety during the transportation of different forms of hazardous materials.

QuakeWrap has developed a system to conduct no-dig repairs of small pipeline leaks and punctures by using automated guide vehicles that install "industrial stents" to repair pipelines from the inside.

And ESSPI has created smart storage technology to combat dangerous lithium-ion battery fires during battery transport, thorough smart containers that can detect and contain battery failures and alert drivers and first responders to an incident.

Read the full stories here:

• QuakeWrap: Using Innovative Technology to Repair Pipelines from the Inside
• ESSPI: Leveraging Smart Storage Technology to Combat Lithium-ion Battery Fires

Does your company have news to share with us? Email dotsbir@dot.gov

SBIR News

The U.S. DOT SBIR program announced that the FY25 Phase I Pre-Solicitation will open Jan 3, 2025. Visit the U.S. DOT SBIR website then to read the proposed topics and learn about the online Q&A period.

Read the updated Small Business Administration (SBA) Guide to SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Eligibility

For more updates from the SBIR program and SBIR awardees, visit our news page.

Learn about recent awards

The SBIR 24.2 Complete Streets AI Initiative was featured in a short video from the U.S. DOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS-JPO). Watch the video here.

Learn more about recent DOT SBIR Awards from the past year:

Read abstracts of FY24.1 Phase I DOT SBIR Awards here.

Read abstracts of FY24.2 Complete Streets AI Awards here.

Read abstracts of FY23 Phase II DOT SBIR Awards here.

Learn about recent SBA Awards:

SBA Announces Over $3 Million in Awards to Advance Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for STEM, R&D-Focused Small Businesses and Startups

SBA Awards $9M in Grants to 49 Organizations Across America to Help Underserved Communities Access Development Funding and Innovative Research

SBA Announces 14 New Awards for Regional Innovation Cluster Network to Drive Nationwide Small Business Growth, Job Creation and Innovation

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