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Starfire Industries, LLC: SBIR & STTR awards
19 awards worth $13.07M to 1 companies since 2003 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Starfire Industries, LLC's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | $4.00M |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | $1.25M |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | $749.8K |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $1.87M |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | $750.0K |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | $100.0K |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | $1.98M |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | $70.0K |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | $320.0K |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | $100.0K |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $930.0K |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $850.0K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARBEAM: Low-Cost, MeV-Scale DC Linear Accelerators For E-Beam & X-Ray Production · topic HR0011SB20234XL-01 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $4.00M | 2023-12-01 |
| Quasi-Conformal Ionized PVD Coatings Using HiPIMS Deposition And Etching For Complex 3D Additive Manufacturing Refractory Alloys · topic AF224-D014 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.25M | 2023-09-18 |
| Erosion-Resistant Leading-Edge Conformal Coatings For Large-Diameter IBR And Lift-Fan Blade Manufacturing Using IMPULSE + Positive Kick Next-Generation HiPIMS PVD · topic AF192-041 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $749.8K | 2022-07-20 |
| Long-Life Compact High-Voltage Source for Neutron Generator Integration · topic HR001119S0035-11 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.50M | 2020-09-28 |
| Long-Life Compact High-Voltage Source For Neutron Generator Integration · topic HR001119S0035-11 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $225.0K | 2020-01-31 |
| Erosion-Resistant Conformal Coatings Using HiPIMS + Positive Kick PVD for Large-Diameter IBR and Lift-Fan Blade Manufacturing · topic AF192-041 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2019-12-12 |
| Zero Power/Ultra Low Power Tamper Detection Sensors · topic OSD10-A09 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2012-05-11 |
| Zero Power/Ultra Low Power Tamper Detection Sensors · topic OSD10-A09 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2011-02-07 |
| High-Efficiency Long-Lifetime Neutron Generator For Radiographic Munitions and IED Inspection · topic A07-040 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase II | $1.98M | 2008-09-18 |
| Neutron Radiography for Complementary Non-Destructive Evaluation/Testing for Stockpile Reliability Programs of U.S. Army Tactical Missile Systems · topic A08-028 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $70.0K | 2008-10-22 |
| High-Efficiency Long-Lifetime Neutron Generator For Radiographic Munitions and IED Inspection · topic A07-040 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $120.0K | 2007-11-26 |
| Microwave Plasma Propulsion Systems for Defensive Counter-Space · topic AF07-T036 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $100.0K | 2007-08-10 |
| High-Efficiency Multi-Mode Power-Processing Units for Hall-Effect Thrusters Using Electronically-Adjustable Step-Up Transformers · topic AF071-278 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2007-06-01 |
| High-Efficiency Compact Toroidal Plasma Acceleration Using Annular Helicon Pre-Ionization For High-Power, High-Specific Impulse Electric Space Propuls · topic AF06-T001 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $100.0K | 2006-08-22 |
| High Power Hall Thruster Model Development · topic AF04-198 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $830.0K | 2005-09-09 |
| High Power Planar Hall Thruster Technology Development · topic AF05-204 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2005-05-16 |
| Hollow-Cathode Capillary-Discharge Pseudospark Pulsed Power Units For Integrated "On-A-Chip" Plasma Propulsion Systems Using MEMS Technology · topic OSD03-014 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2004-09-22 |
| Innovative High Power Hall Thruster Configuration Using Novel Rotating Magnetic Fields · topic AF04-198 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2004-04-23 |
| Hollow-Cathode Capillary-Discharge Pseudospark Pulsed Power Units For Integrated | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $99.7K | 2003 |
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.