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Dfusion Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
23 awards worth $13.59M to 1 companies since 2014 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Dfusion Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | $1.35M |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | $993.2K |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | $275.5K |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | $259.1K |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | $1.95M |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | $2.13M |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $1.89M |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $3.48M |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | $225.0K |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | $439.8K |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | $224.8K |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | $375.5K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simulation for Environmental Exposure Education (S3E): A Serious Game Platform for Environmental Health Literacy · topic R | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase II | $737.5K | 2025-05-10 |
| SkillFlix for Dental Professionals: Video-based Microskills Training to Improve Dental Professionals' Response to Problem Behaviors of Pediatric Patients with IDD · topic Y | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $306.6K | 2025-03-17 |
| Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment Experiences and Outcomes for Autistic Adults using SkillFlix Video-based Microskills Training · topic NIDA | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $306.2K | 2025-03-15 |
| Scaling Effective Behavioral Interventions with MPC Avatar-Based Virtual Training · topic NICHD | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase II | $993.2K | 2024-06-01 |
| FOYC+ImPACT US: A digital platform for critical sexual health risk reduction curriculum customization and hybrid/remote delivery of Focus on Youth to underserved Caribbean youth in the U.S. · topic NICHD | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $275.5K | 2023-05-22 |
| Simulation for Environmental Exposure Education (S3E): A Serious Game Platform for Environmental Health Literacy · topic NIEHS | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $259.1K | 2022-06-27 |
| SkillTalk: Communication Training around Sexual Health Topics for Parents of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder · topic NICHD | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase II | $1.66M | 2021-09-01 |
| SkillTalk: Using Streaming Video for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Build Microskills to Develop and Sustain Relationships for Healthy and Independent Living · topic NIDILRR | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | SBIR Phase II | $287.5K | 2021 |
| Video-Based Microskills Training Intervention to Improve Health Education to Reduce Risk Behaviors in Youth · topic NICHD | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase II | $1.47M | 2020-09-23 |
| Harm Reduction Toolkit for Non-Prescription Syringe Sales in Community Pharmacies · topic NCHHSTP-049-PHS2018 | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | SBIR Phase II | $561.5K | 2020 |
| SkillTalk: Using Streaming Video for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Build Microskills to Develop and Sustain Relationships for Healthy and Independent Living. · topic NIDILRR | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2020 |
| PHS 2018-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Gra · topic NCIPC | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | SBIR Phase I | $225.0K | 2019-09-18 |
| Trans Women Connected: a mobile app delivered sexual health promotion program · topic 102 | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase II | $1.66M | 2019-04-12 |
| SkillTalk: Communication Training around Sexual Health Topics for Parents of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder · topic NICHD | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $225.0K | 2018-09-20 |
| Extra Innings: Using Serious Digital Interactions and the Science of Baseball to Teach Science and Mathematics · topic 500 | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase II | $1.48M | 2018-08-23 |
| Interventions to Improve Reproductive Health among Adolescents · topic NICHD | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | STTR Phase I | $225.0K | 2018-05-02 |
| Mobile App Promoting Sexual Health for Young Black Men who Have Sex with Men · topic 102 | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase II | $1.40M | 2018-04-01 |
| MicroSkills Training and Harm Reduction Kits to Support Non prescription Syringe Distribution by Pharmacies · topic ODCDC | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2018 |
| Transwomen Connected a mobile app delivered HIV prevention program · topic 102 | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $225.0K | 2017-09-21 |
| "Extra Innings”: Using Serious Gaming and the Science of Baseball to Teach Science and Mathematics · topic 999 | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | STTR Phase I | $214.8K | 2016-06-15 |
| Building Skills for Sexual Health Educators · topic NICHD | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $225.0K | 2016-04-11 |
| Formative Research for Mobile App Promoting Sexual Health for Young Black Men who Have Sex with Men (psh4ybmsm) · topic 102 | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $224.8K | 2015-07-10 |
| Digitally Blending HIV Prevention for Heightened Impact · topic 105 | Dfusion Inc. · California | Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health | SBIR Phase I | $375.5K | 2014-09-26 |
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.