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VRC Metal Systems, LLC: SBIR & STTR awards
12 awards worth $7.14M to 1 companies since 2017 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
VRC Metal Systems, LLC's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $1.85M |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | $449.1K |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | $1.10M |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | $1.10M |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $1.20M |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $1.15M |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | $294.7K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Helium Cold Spray System for Nuclear Component Repair and Retrofit · topic C57-13c | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.65M | 2025-04-14 |
| Extending the Service Life of Nuclear Waste Storage Units via High-Pressure Cold Spray Coatings · topic C59-11c | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2025-02-18 |
| Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing for PWR System Design and Life Extension · topic C58-29b | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $199.9K | 2024-07-22 |
| Non-Helium Cold Spray System for Nuclear Component Repair and Retrofit. · topic C57-13c | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $249.2K | 2024-02-12 |
| Supersonic Particle Deposition for the Application of a Bimetallic Corrosion Resistant Layer in Nuclear Components · topic C45-13a | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.10M | 2022-04-04 |
| In-Situ Structural Repair and Protection of LWR Components Using Cold Spray · topic 10c | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.10M | 2020-04-06 |
| In Situ Stress Corrosion Crack Repair and Mitigation · topic 34b | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2019-07-01 |
| Developing New “Non-stick” Nozzles with High Temperature Tolerance · topic 13a | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $999.9K | 2019-05-28 |
| In Situ Structural Repair and Protection of LWR Components Using Cold Spray · topic 10c | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1000.0K | 2018-05-21 |
| Supersonic Particle Deposition for the Application of a Bimetallic Corrosion Resistant Layer in Nuclear Components · topic 13a | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2018-04-09 |
| In Situ Stress Corrosion Crack Repair and Prevention for Nuclear Waste Canisters · topic 30b | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2017-06-12 |
| In Situ Structural Repair and Protection of LWR Components Using Cold Spray · topic 10c | VRC Metal Systems, LLC · South Dakota | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $144.7K | 2017-02-21 |
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.