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Spire Corporation: SBIR & STTR awards
66 awards worth $14.39M to 1 companies since 1983 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Spire Corporation's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | $2.00M |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | $199.4K |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | $99.7K |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $749.9K |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | $1.45M |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | $174.0K |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | $1.57M |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | $899.9K |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | $821.2K |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | $299.9K |
| 1993 | 3 | 2 | $1.22M |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | $150.0K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photoluminescense for Solar Cell Crack Detection · topic 02 b | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $999.6K | 2011-08-15 |
| Next-Generation, LED-based, Adjustable Spectrum, Pulsed Solar Simulator · topic 02 a | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $999.2K | 2011-08-15 |
| Photoluminescense for Solar Cell Crack Detection · topic 02 b | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $99.7K | 2010 |
| Next-Generation, LED-based, Adjustable Spectrum, Pulsed Solar Simulator · topic 02 a | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $99.6K | 2010 |
| Microcrack Detection in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells · topic 24 c | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $99.7K | 2008 |
| Not Available | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $749.9K | 2000 |
| Not Available | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $0 | 2000 |
| Not Available | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 1999 |
| Not Available | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | STTR Phase II | $499.5K | 1999 |
| Compact Gamma-Ray Imager for In-Vivo Gene Imaging | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 1999 |
| Functionally Graded, Nanocrystalline, Multiphase, Boron-and Carbon-Based Superhard Coatings | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 1999 |
| A Compact, Portable, Reduced-Cost, Gamma Ray Spectroscopic System for Nuclear Verification | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | STTR Phase I | $99.1K | 1998 |
| Gallium Arsenide P-I_N Detectors for High-sensitivity Imaging of Thermal Neutrons | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $74.9K | 1998 |
| Nanocrystalline Superhard, Ductile Ceramic Coatings for Roller Cone Bit Bearings | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $749.7K | 1997 |
| Coplanar CdZnTe p-i-n, Gamma-Ray Detectors for Nuclear Spectroscopy | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $745.6K | 1997 |
| High Quantum Efficiency Spin-polarized Photocathodes | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $75.0K | 1997 |
| Low-Cost, Large-Area, High-Resistivity Substrates for Gas Microstrip Detectors | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 1996 |
| Coplanar CdZnTe p-i-n, Gamma-Ray Detectors for Nuclear Spectroscopy | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $75.0K | 1996 |
| Nanocrystalline Superhard, Ductile Ceramic Coatings for Roller Cone Bit Bearings | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $75.0K | 1996 |
| HIGH ENERGY RESOLUTION CADMIUM-ZINC-TELLURIDE SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION DETECTORS | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $746.4K | 1995 |
| Low-Cost, Large-Area, High-Resistivity Substrates for Gas Microstrip Detectors | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $74.8K | 1995 |
| VERY LOW-COST/HIGH-EFFICIENCY THIN-FILM SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $75.0K | 1994 |
| MICROCHANNEL PLATES FABRICATED BY TRACK ETCH LITHOGRAPHY | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $75.0K | 1994 |
| HIGH ENERGY RESOLUTION CADMIUM-ZINC-TELLURIDE SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION DETECTORS | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $75.0K | 1994 |
| X-RAY CADMIUM-ZINC-TELLURIDE FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $75.0K | 1994 |
| LOW-COST MICROSTRIP DETECTORS ON CONDUCTIVITY-MODIFIED KAPTON | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $499.9K | 1993 |
| HIGH ENERGY DENSITY POWER SOURCES: A COMBINATION OF NEW SEMICONDUCTORS AND RADIONUCLIDES | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $499.5K | 1993 |
| QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS IN HETEROEPITAXIAL SILICON/ZINC SULFIDE (SI/ZNS) NANOSTRUCTURES PRODUCED BY METALLO-ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $74.8K | 1993 |
| IMPROVED SOURCES OF SPIN-POLARIZED ELECTRONS | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $74.7K | 1993 |
| INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERTERS | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $67.8K | 1993 |
| LARGE AREA DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICS ON GLASS BY ION IMPLANTATION OF SILICON-GERMANIUM ALLOYS | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1992 |
| LOW-COST MICROSTRIP DETECTORS ON CONDUCTIVITY-MODIFIED KAPTON | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1992 |
| HIGH ENERGY DENSITY POWER SOURCES: A COMBINATION OF NEW SEMICONDUCTORS AND RADIONUCLIDES | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1992 |
| WIDE-BANDGAP PHOTODIODES FOR SCINTILLATOR READOUT | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1991 |
| A CERUSSITE THIN-FILM SCINTILLATOR FOR PARTICLE AND GAMMA DETECTION | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $49.8K | 1991 |
| NOVEL SILICON-ON-INSULATOR STRUCTURESOFR ENERGY SELECTIVE VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET AND SOFT X-RAY DETECTORS | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $49.8K | 1991 |
| PLASMA INSTABILITIES IN ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE HEATED ION SOURCES | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $499.6K | 1990 |
| SILICON CARBIDE COATINGS FOR SYNCHROTRON OPTICS | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1990 |
| LOW COST, LARGE AREA EPITAXIAL SILICON DETECTORS FOR SAMPLING CALORIMETERS | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1990 |
| SUBSURFACE GAMMA RAY BACKSCATTER SCANNING MICROSCOPY | Spire Corporation · Massachusetts | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $49.9K | 1990 |
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.