Small Business Innovation Research · Small Business Technology Transfer
Alphacore, Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
42 awards worth $13.85M 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).
Alphacore, Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | $469.1K |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | $3.75M |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | $938.8K |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | $1.27M |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | $3.17M |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | $2.13M |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | $621.1K |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | $125.0K |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | $249.8K |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | $125.0K |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $874.3K |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | $124.6K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Star-Tracker for Real-Time, High-Spin Attitude Control · topic S16 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.4K | 2025-09-29 |
| Novel Imaging Technologies for Optimized Lunar Surface Navigation · topic T8 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $156.4K | 2025-09-29 |
| Rad-hard Electronic Control and Power Integrated Circuit for Stirling-based Radioisotope Power System · topic S13 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.3K | 2025-09-29 |
| VIPER: Versatile Imager Platform with Enhanced Radiation hardness · topic S12 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.5K | 2024-07-29 |
| Radiation-Tolerant, High-Voltage Bidirectional DC-DC Converter PMIC · topic Z1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $900.0K | 2024-07-27 |
| Radiation Hardened, Programmable Battery Analog Front-End ASIC · topic S13 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $900.0K | 2024-07-27 |
| Radiation-Hardened Wide-Temperature Mixed-Signal Library in a 22nm FDSOI CMOS Process · topic S13 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $900.0K | 2024-07-27 |
| Scalable Data Acquisition System for MKID Detectors · topic S11 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $896.2K | 2024-07-27 |
| Radiation Hardened Programmable Deep Neural Processor in 22nm FDSOI CMOS process · topic H6 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.5K | 2023-07-31 |
| Scalable Data Acquisition System for MKID Detectors · topic S11 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.5K | 2023-07-29 |
| Radiation Hardened, Programmable Battery Analog Front-End ASIC · topic S13 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.5K | 2023-07-29 |
| Radiation-Tolerant, High-Voltage Bidirectional DC-DC Converter PMIC · topic Z1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.5K | 2023-07-29 |
| Sub-centimeter Resolution Lunar Digital Twin for Collaborative and Immersive Mission Planning · topic T11 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $156.4K | 2023-07-29 |
| Radiation-Hardened Wide-Temperature Mixed-Signal Library in a 22nm FDSOI CMOS Process · topic S13 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.5K | 2023-07-28 |
| Rad-Hard Adaptive Dual-Mode Event-Based Vision and Perception for Autonomous Robot Operations · topic T4 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $156.3K | 2022-07-22 |
| Machine-Learning (ML) Enabled Reliable Multi-Modal Sensor Operation for Rocket Propulsion Systems · topic T13 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $156.3K | 2022-07-21 |
| A Radiation Hardened, Digitally Controlled, Phase-Shifted Full-Bridge Isolated DC-DC Converter · topic Z1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.4K | 2022-07-14 |
| A Radiation Hardened, Digitally Controlled Single-Inductor Multiple-Output (SIMO) Buck Regulator · topic S3 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $799.9K | 2022-05-03 |
| 20 GSPS ADC For Spectrometer Backends In Microwave Radiometers · topic S1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $760.0K | 2021-07-27 |
| Radiation Tolerant Standard Cell Library in a 22nm FDSOI CMOS Process · topic Z2 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $760.0K | 2021-07-27 |
| A Radiation Hardened, Digitally Controlled Single-Inductor Multiple-Output (SIMO) Buck Regulator · topic S3 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $131.5K | 2021-05-13 |
| Model and Testing Based Assurance of COTS Systems in Space Radiation Environments · topic T6 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $757.7K | 2021-01-19 |
| Ensuring Correct Sensor Operation and Decisions Under Harsh Environments · topic T13 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $760.0K | 2021-01-08 |
| Metamaterials · topic T8 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-12 |
| Radiation-Hardened Wide-Temperature Analog/Mixed-SignalLibrary in a 22nm FDSOI CMOS Process · topic S4 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-12 |
| High Efficiency V-Band Power Amplifier for Small Satellite Applications · topic S1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-12 |
| Radiation Tolerant Standard Cell Library in a 22nm FDSOI CMOS Process · topic Z2 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-12 |
| 20 GSPS ADC For Spectrometer Backends In Microwave Radiometers · topic S1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $123.2K | 2020-08-12 |
| Self-Calibrating, Lightweight Radiation Hardened Isolated DC-DC Converter · topic H4 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $755.0K | 2020-06-29 |
| RFI Mitigating (RFIM) Receiver Backend ASIC · topic S1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $755.0K | 2020-06-29 |
| DROIC High Dynamic Range · topic S1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2019-08-19 |
| Self-Calibrating, Lightweight Radiation Hardened Isolated DC-DC Converter · topic H4 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2019-08-19 |
| Ensuring Correct Sensor Operation and Decisions Under Harsh Environments · topic T13 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $124.9K | 2019-08-19 |
| RFI Mitigating (RFIM) Receiver Backend ASIC · topic S1 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2019-08-19 |
| Model and Testing Based Assurance of COTS Systems in Space Radiation Environments · topic T6 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $121.3K | 2019-08-19 |
| Intelligent Power Source Reliability Monitoring and Failure Mitigation System · topic T3 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $125.0K | 2018-07-27 |
| Rad-Hard LDO · topic S4.04 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2017-06-09 |
| Single-Chip DC-DC Converter for Harsh Environments · topic S3.03 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.8K | 2017-06-09 |
| RFI Mitigating Receiver Back End for Radiometers · topic S1.02 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2016-06-10 |
| Radiation-Hard Ka-Band Power Amplifier for CubeSats · topic S1.02 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2015-06-17 |
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.