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Physical Sciences Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
190 awards worth $46.93M 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).
Physical Sciences Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $3.06M |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | $1.30M |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | $2.65M |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | $2.26M |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $1.88M |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | $1.25M |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $999.1K |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $874.9K |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | $1.50M |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | $996.7K |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $1.75M |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | $499.8K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Energy Density Next-Generation Batteries for Lunar/Mars Surface Missions · topic Z1 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $850.0K | 2025-09-26 |
| Next Generation, Aviation-Ready Modular Energy Storage Solution for Electric and Hybrid Aircraft · topic Ai02 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $850.0K | 2025-09-11 |
| Flexible CMC Structures for Propulsion Efficiency · topic A1 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2025-08-25 |
| Multi-Species Inline Analyzer for Monitoring Process Gases in ISRU Systems · topic H10 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.5K | 2025-08-21 |
| Robust and deterministic source of photon number states on demand · topic T8 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $900.0K | 2025-02-18 |
| Next Generation, Aviation-Ready Modular Energy Storage Solution for Electric and Hybrid Aircraft · topic Ai02 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2025-01-24 |
| High Energy Density Next-Generation Batteries for Lunar/Mars Surface Missions · topic Z1 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2024-08-06 |
| Adaptive Sampling LIDAR for High Speed, High Resolution Hazard Detection · topic T9 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $149.8K | 2024-08-06 |
| Quantum-entangled SPectrometer using Infra-Red Interference Technology: Q-SPIRIT · topic T8 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $150.0K | 2024-08-03 |
| Photonic Integrated Circuit Assisted Single-Photon Detectors (PICA-SPDs) · topic T5 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $850.0K | 2024-02-05 |
| Robust and deterministic source of photon number states · topic T8 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $150.0K | 2023-07-27 |
| Ground Based Uplink and Beacon Laser for Long Range Communication · topic H9 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $900.0K | 2023-06-27 |
| Self Propelled Energetic Electron Dispensers (SPEEDs) for Deorbit Applications · topic Z8 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $848.2K | 2023-06-23 |
| Quantum-memory Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (QWDM) · topic T5 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-11-23 |
| Photonic Integrated Circuit Assisted Single Photon Detectors (PICA SPDs) · topic T5 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-07-22 |
| Photonic Integrated Raman Spectrometer (PIRS) · topic T8 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-07-22 |
| Ground based uplink and beacon laser for long range communications · topic H9 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $156.5K | 2022-07-18 |
| Deep UV Raman Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer for Depth Resolved Core Analysis · topic S13 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-07-14 |
| Self Propelled Energetic Electron Dispensers (SPEEDs) for Deorbit Applications · topic Z8 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2022-07-14 |
| Fail-safe Cold Cathode Ionizer · topic S1 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-04-27 |
| Intelligent Sensor System for Rocket Propulsion Testing · topic T13 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $749.7K | 2022-03-03 |
| Adaptive Venturi for Surge Pressure Mitigation · topic H10 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2021-08-10 |
| Deep Neural Network Algorithms for Upsampling of Surface Images · topic S5 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2021-07-09 |
| Quantum-memory Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (QWDM) · topic T5 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $124.9K | 2021-05-19 |
| Fail-safe Cold Cathode Ionizer · topic S1 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.0K | 2021-05-05 |
| Structural Printing of Solar Melted Regolith · topic T7 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $131.5K | 2021-05-03 |
| Doppler-Compensated Integrated Photonic Time-Bin Entanglement Transceiver · topic T5 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-12 |
| Adaptive Venturi for Surge Pressure Mitigation · topic H10 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-07 |
| Intelligent Sensor Systems for Rocket Propulsion Testing · topic T13 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $120.4K | 2020-08-07 |
| Deep Neural Network Algorithms for Upsampling of Surface Images · topic S5 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2020-07-30 |
| Solar Concentrator System for Lunar ISRU Applications · topic Z12 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2020-06-24 |
| High Temperature Nozzle Seals for Dissimilar Materials · topic Z7 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2019-08-19 |
| Solar Concentrator System for Lunar ISRU Applications · topic Z12 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.5K | 2019-08-19 |
| Electrical Power from Thermal Energy Scavenging in High Temperature Environments · topic T3 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $749.6K | 2018-12-06 |
| Regeneratively Cooled Ceramic Matrix Composite Nozzle Assembly for Reduced Weight · topic T9 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $125.0K | 2018-07-27 |
| Passive Set-Point Thermal Control Skin for Spacecraft · topic Z2 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.9K | 2018-04-11 |
| Low-Cost, Scalable, Hybrid Launch Propulsion Technology · topic T1.01 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $749.9K | 2017-09-25 |
| Passive Set-Point Thermal Control Skin for Spacecraft · topic Z2.01 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2017-06-09 |
| Electrical Power from Thermal Energy Scavenging in High Temperature Environments · topic T3.01 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $125.0K | 2017-06-09 |
| Adaptive Venturi for Monopropellant Feed Systems · topic S3.02 | Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2017-06-09 |
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.