Small Business Innovation Research · Small Business Technology Transfer
Spectral Energies LLC: SBIR & STTR awards
228 awards worth $108.47M to 1 companies since 2007 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Spectral Energies LLC's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $1.92M |
| 2025 | 14 | 6 | $12.22M |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $15.08M |
| 2023 | 21 | 9 | $13.78M |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 | $8.13M |
| 2021 | 13 | 8 | $9.74M |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | $3.27M |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | $4.52M |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 | $6.57M |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | $4.10M |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | $3.50M |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | $2.57M |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turbulent boundary layer (TBL) Drag Reduction Flight Demonstration via Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators · topic HR0011SB20254-09 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.78M | 2025-11-06 |
| Development of a Hybrid Optical Sensor for Off-Axis Laser Threat Detection and Classification · topic N252-099 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.9K | 2025-11-03 |
| Disruptive Propulsion Technology to Enhance the Missile Defense System · topic MDA251-D006 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $2.00M | 2025-09-30 |
| Novel 2D plasma actuator for rotating detonation augmentors · topic N24A-T016 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase II | $999.9K | 2025-09-24 |
| An Open, Modular, and Standardized Testing Architecture for Alternative Navigation Technology relevant to Hypersonic and Supersonic Platforms · topic AF203-CSO1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $2.00M | 2025-08-28 |
| Directed Energy Lethality Assessments of Hypersonic Threats · topic MDA241-013 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.99M | 2025-08-25 |
| A Physics-Informed Machine Learning Approach to Enhanced Dead Reckoning based Hypersonic Navigation · topic N251-071 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.6K | 2025-07-21 |
| Automated, Fast Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Solver Technologies for Hypersonics · topic N251-060 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.3K | 2025-07-07 |
| NanoSPARC: High-Speed Additive Manufacturing for LWIR Meta-Optics · topic N25A-T003 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase I | $140.0K | 2025-06-30 |
| Pioneering 100-kHz Laser Diagnostics for Hypersonic Velocity and Non-Equilibrium Temperature · topic AF251-0010 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $139.9K | 2025-06-09 |
| Transient Distortion and Swirl Generator Using Circulation Control Airfoils · topic AF23C-T003 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $1.90M | 2025-05-20 |
| Optically accessible modular RDE platform for high-cadence testing of propellants and critical design parameters · topic N242-D06 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $999.4K | 2025-04-22 |
| Advancing Beam Steering with a New Polarization-Insensitive Liquid Crystal Prism · topic AF24D-T002 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $199.7K | 2025-04-09 |
| Ground-Up Additive Manufacturing of Platform-Ready Long-Pulse/QCW HELs Leveraging Highly Modular and Reconfigurable Architectures · topic MDA24C-P001 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | STTR Phase I | $149.7K | 2025-04-07 |
| Physics-based Convection-Conduction Wall Models for Robust Time-Accurate LES of RDREs · topic SF24C-T002 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $179.8K | 2025-04-04 |
| Robust, Sulfur Tolerant Naval Reciprocating Engines · topic N243-105 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.8K | 2025-02-05 |
| Spectral Shields: Advanced High-Reflectance Microstructures for MWIR-LWIR sensor Resilience · topic A24B-T003 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Army | STTR Phase I | $203.9K | 2025-01-02 |
| Resilient and Assured Multi-Source PNT for Multi-Domain Operations · topic SF242-0015 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.7K | 2024-12-15 |
| GHz Burst Mode Ultrashort Pulse Laser · topic AF24B-T010 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $179.8K | 2024-12-12 |
| A metamaterial-based antenna for Plasma Blackout During Reentry · topic N242-101 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $239.1K | 2024-11-20 |
| AI-driven Plasma-assisted Carbothermal Reduction for the Solid-state Synthesis of Cantor and Refractory High Entropy Alloys · topic N242-089 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.5K | 2024-11-15 |
| Multiparameter Diagnostics and Modeling of Chemical Reactions in Dust and Debris Laden Environments · topic DTRA234-002 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Defense Threat Reduction Agency | SBIR Phase I | $167.3K | 2024-10-24 |
| Ultra-Lightweight Composites for EMI Shielding on Hypersonic Interceptors · topic MDA241-008 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2024-08-05 |
| Directed Energy Lethality Assessments of Hypersonic Threats · topic MDA241-013 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase I | $149.5K | 2024-08-05 |
| Versatile APTU Combustion System Health Monitoring Sensor Suite · topic AF231-0001 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.65M | 2024-07-26 |
| Real-Time Magnetic Field Simulation Framework for End-to-End Testing of MagNav Scenarios · topic AF241-0002 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $180.0K | 2024-07-26 |
| Novel 2D plasma actuator array for rotating detonation augmentor · topic N24A-T016 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase I | $239.6K | 2024-07-15 |
| Remote Magnetometry with Xenon Radar REMPI (Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization) · topic N24A-T022 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase I | $139.9K | 2024-07-15 |
| SpectraWing: A UAV-Based Multi-Sensor System for Corrosion Evaluation · topic N241-058 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $140.0K | 2024-06-26 |
| Robust and Reliable Ignition Systems for Versatile RDE Flight Envelope · topic AFX23D-TCSO1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $1.80M | 2024-06-14 |
| Advanced High-Resolution Optical Sensor for Time-Resolved Measurements in Extreme Exhaust Plumes · topic N23A-T005 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase II | $999.9K | 2024-06-03 |
| Fast and Robust Algorithms and Software for Limited-Data Computed Tomography · topic A22B-T006 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Army | STTR Phase II | $1.15M | 2024-04-29 |
| Transient Distortion and Swirl Generator Using Circulation Control Airfoils · topic AF23C-T003 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $199.7K | 2024-04-22 |
| Optically-based Standoff Diagnostic to Interrogate the Evolution of Liquid Ejected from Containers Impacted by Shock and Fragments · topic DTRA224-005 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Defense Threat Reduction Agency | SBIR Phase I | $167.5K | 2024-04-09 |
| Ultra-Lightweight Nickel Foam-Graphene Composites for EMI/EMP Shielding · topic AF233-0036 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.6K | 2024-03-08 |
| Replacing 1950s Technology: Low-Cost, Real-Time Optical Mass-Flow Sensor for Enhanced Air-Breathing Propulsion Testing · topic AFX235-CSO1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.25M | 2024-02-14 |
| Effects of Surface Roughness Patterns on Hypersonic Boundary-layer Stability and Transition · topic N202-141 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $999.5K | 2024-02-06 |
| Efficient and Reliable Multi-kernel Plasma Ignitor for Hypersonic Scramjets · topic AFX23D-TCSO1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $1.80M | 2024-02-05 |
| Machine learning based inertial navigation device for hypersonic flight and weapon systems · topic MDA17-015 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency | SBIR Phase II | $2.99M | 2024-01-16 |
| A Validated Carbon-Carbon Modeling Tool for Hypersonic Thermal Protection Systems · topic N231-D03 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $899.8K | 2023-10-17 |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (SBA) ↗, awards through 2026-08-28. Amounts are as agencies report them to SBA. SBIR/STTR contracts also appear in USAspending as ordinary awards; grants (NIH, NSF, DOE) appear as assistance. Open topics are posted by each agency; see Opportunities for contract notices.