Small Business Innovation Research · Small Business Technology Transfer
Spectral Energies LLC: SBIR & STTR awards
33 awards worth $10.51M to 1 companies since 2009 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $999.8K |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | $596.6K |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | $1.15M |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $899.6K |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $874.6K |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | $749.9K |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $997.8K |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | $124.3K |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | $749.2K |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | $373.8K |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | $2.00M |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | $374.5K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Long-wavelength IR Sensor for Water Drop Temperature Measurement · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2025-08-28 |
| Simultaneous Velocimetry, Thermometry, and Chemical Species Measurements for High-Enthalpy Flows · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $849.9K | 2025-07-25 |
| Simultaneous Velocimetry, Thermometry, and Chemical Species Measurements for High-Enthalpy Flows · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2024-07-29 |
| IoT-Inspired Wireless Sensor Networks for Ground and Flight Test Instrumentation · topic T13 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $149.8K | 2024-07-29 |
| Multi-parameter measurements for thermal shock and thermo-mechanical loading in RDREs · topic T1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $149.5K | 2024-07-29 |
| A Portable Multi-Resolution Holographic Particle Imaging System to Improve Awareness of Icing Potential for AAM Operation · topic A3 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $147.4K | 2024-07-29 |
| An Intelligent and Wireless Communication Enabled Plasma Probe for Full Scale Rocket Testing · topic T13 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $149.7K | 2023-07-27 |
| Fiber-based Multi-resolution Imaging Tools And Algorithms For Ejecta Dynamics in Plume Surface Interactions · topic Z7 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2023-07-20 |
| Optimization of Multiphase Injector Dynamics for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines · topic Z10 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $849.7K | 2023-06-26 |
| High-Repetition-Rate, Two-Line Kr Tagging Velocimetry for Full Boundary Layer Velocity Profile Measurement in a Single Tunnel Test · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.8K | 2022-09-16 |
| Optimization of Multiphase Injector Dynamics for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines · topic Z10 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2022-07-11 |
| High-Repetition-Rate, Two-Line Kr Tagging Velocimetry for Full Boundary Layer Velocity Profile Measurement in a Single Tunnel Test · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.8K | 2021-05-05 |
| Concurrent High-Fidelity Measurements and Simulations for Advancing the Design of Rotating Detonation Engines · topic T2 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $749.8K | 2021-01-19 |
| High-Repetition-Rate, Narrow-Linewidth Burst-Mode Optical Parametric Oscillator for High-Speed Flow and Combustion Diagnostics · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.9K | 2020-08-26 |
| Concurrent High-Fidelity Measurements and Simulations for Advancing the Design of Rotating Detonation Engines · topic T2 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $124.8K | 2019-08-19 |
| High-Repetition-Rate, Narrow-Linewidth Burst-Mode Optical Parametric Oscillator for High-Speed Flow and Combustion Diagnostics · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.7K | 2019-08-19 |
| Novel Methodology for the Rapid Acoustic Optimization of Supersonic Multi-Stream 3D Nozzles · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $748.3K | 2019-08-08 |
| Novel Methodology for the Rapid Acoustic Optimization of Supersonic Multi-Stream 3D Nozzles · topic A1 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.3K | 2018-07-27 |
| High-Repetition-Rate Interferometric Rayleigh Scattering for Velocity, Density, and Temperature Meas · topic A1.08 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.2K | 2017-07-06 |
| High-Repetition-Rate Interferometric Rayleigh Scattering for Velocity, Density, and Temperature Meas · topic A1.08 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2016-06-10 |
| Flow Control on a High Lift Airfoil Using High-Bandwidth Microactuators · topic A1.04 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.8K | 2016-06-10 |
| Advanced Analytical Tools for the Characterization of Fundamental Jet Noise Sources and Structures · topic A1.02 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.0K | 2016-06-10 |
| High-Speed, Noninvasive, Multi-Parameter Laser Diagnostics for Transonic Flows · topic A4.01 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $1.25M | 2015-08-20 |
| Compact Kinetic Mechanisms for Petroleum-Derived and Alternative Aviation Fuels · topic A3.03 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.0K | 2015-05-18 |
| Development of X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging Method for the Measurement of Complex 3D Ice Shapes · topic A1.02 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2014-06-20 |
| Compact Kinetic Mechanisms for Petroleum-Derived and Alternative Aviation Fuels · topic A3.03 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.8K | 2014-06-20 |
| High-Speed Noninvasive Multi-Parameter Laser Diagnostics for High-Mach-Number Flows · topic A4.01 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.8K | 2014-06-20 |
| Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge (SSDBD) Device for Turbulent Skin Friction Drag Reduction and Flow Control · topic A3.04 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.6K | 2013-05-23 |
| Development of Wavelet Stochastic Estimation for Identifying the Contribution of Turbulent Structures to the Sound Field of Shear Flows · topic A2.03 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2011-02-18 |
| Plasma Sensor for High Bandwidth Mass-Flow Measurements at High Mach Numbers with RF Link · topic A2.06 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $99.8K | 2011-02-18 |
| Coupled Transpired and Discretely Injected Films · topic A2.10 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $99.7K | 2011-02-18 |
| Quantitative kHz to MHz Frame Rate Flow Diagnostics for Aerodynamic Ground Test Facilities · topic A4.01 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2010-01-29 |
| Plasma Control of Turbine Secondary Flows · topic A2.10 | Spectral Energies LLC · Ohio | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $99.9K | 2009-01-22 |
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.