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CFD Research Corporation: SBIR & STTR awards
188 awards worth $52.70M to 1 companies since 1988 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
CFD Research Corporation's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $3.00M |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | $2.15M |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | $2.30M |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | $2.55M |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | $1.13M |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | $3.24M |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | $1.12M |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | $3.62M |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | $2.50M |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | $2.00M |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | $2.87M |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | $2.74M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Technologies for Surface Operation Risk Mitigation · topic T7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $149.9K | 2025-09-17 |
| Modeling of Tire and Regolith Interaction for Surface Mobility Applications · topic H15 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2025-09-16 |
| Soil Cohesion Effects on Cratering and Transport of Regolith due to Plume-Surface Interaction · topic Z-LAND | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2025-09-09 |
| Performance of Expansion-Deflection Nozzles for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines · topic Z10 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $849.9K | 2025-08-07 |
| GRIND: Genomic Rapid Inspection of Non-abundant bacteria after Decontamination · topic S13 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $849.9K | 2025-07-24 |
| Uncertainty Management Framework for Space-based Autonomy · topic T10 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $849.9K | 2025-01-22 |
| GRIND: Genomic Rapid Inspection of Non-abundant bacteria after Decontamination · topic S13 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2024-08-07 |
| Radiation Hardened Power Efficient Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML) Processor · topic H6 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2024-08-07 |
| Performance of Expansion-Deflection Nozzles for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines · topic Z10 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2024-08-05 |
| Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) for In-Space and Extraterrestrial Surface Metal Welding and Joining · topic Z4 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $850.0K | 2024-07-11 |
| Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for Radio Frequency (RF) applications · topic T8 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $850.0K | 2024-03-05 |
| Uncertainty Management Framework for Space-based Autonomy · topic T10 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $149.9K | 2023-08-02 |
| Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) for In-Space and Extraterrestrial Surface Metal Welding and Joining · topic Z4 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.0K | 2023-07-31 |
| High-Order Solution Methods for Aerothermodynamic Flow Simulations on Unstructured Meshes · topic T9 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $149.9K | 2023-07-28 |
| Coupled Continuum-Rarefied-Granular Flow Modeling for Plume-Surface Interaction in Low-Pressure Environments · topic Z7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2023-07-25 |
| Rapid Parametric Sensitivity Analysis for Plume-Surface Interaction Simulations · topic Z7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $849.9K | 2023-06-30 |
| Configurable Parametric Aeroservoelastic Reduced-Order Models for Aerostructural Sensing and Control · topic A1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $850.0K | 2023-05-23 |
| Design and Optimization Toolkit for Advanced Tailorable Composites · topic T12 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-07-22 |
| Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for Radio Frequency (RF) applications · topic T8 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-07-22 |
| Radiation-Tolerant High-Voltage GaN Devices for Space Power Applications · topic Z1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2022-07-22 |
| Improving Data Assimilation in Numerical Weather Prediction of Winter Cyclones using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning · topic S17 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2022-07-22 |
| Rapid Parametric Sensitivity Analysis for Plume-Surface Interaction Simulations · topic Z7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-07-21 |
| High-Resolution Unstructured Mesh Refinement Framework for Aircraft Icing Predictions · topic A1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-07-21 |
| Configurable Parametric Aeroservoelastic Reduced-order Models for Aerostructural Sensing and Control · topic A1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2022-07-21 |
| High-Voltage Gallium Oxide Devices for Space Power Electronics - 20027 · topic Z1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-05-09 |
| An Intelligent Framework based on Parametric Reduced-Order Model Database for Uncertainty Quantification in Aeroelasticity · topic A1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.9K | 2022-04-28 |
| Space Weather Forecasting Toolset to Support Operations · topic S5 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $759.9K | 2021-07-28 |
| An Intelligent Framework based on Parametric Reduced-Order Model Database for Uncertainty Quantification in Aeroelasticity · topic A1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2021-05-13 |
| High-Voltage Gallium Oxide Devices for Space Power Electronics · topic Z1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2021-05-13 |
| Modeling Sensor Radiance Modifications due to Dust Clouds from Plume Surface Interactions · topic Z7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2021-05-13 |
| Measurement and Modeling of High Speed Polydisperse Granular Flow Under Plume/Surface Interaction Conditions · topic Z7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $748.1K | 2020-09-09 |
| An Intelligent Framework for Integrated State-Consistent AeroServoElastic Reduced Order Model Development and Control Synthesis · topic A1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-12 |
| Space Weather Forecasting Toolset to Support Operations · topic S5 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2020-08-12 |
| Silicon Carbide-Based Power Electronics for Small Fission Reactors · topic Z1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $748.0K | 2020-08-11 |
| Plume-Surface Interaction in Rarefied Environments · topic Z7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $748.1K | 2020-07-06 |
| A Scalable Gas-Particle Flow Simulation Tool for Lander Plume-Surface Interaction and Debris Prediction · topic T9 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $750.0K | 2020-01-09 |
| Silicon Carbide-based Power Electronics for Small Fission Reactors · topic Z1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2019-08-19 |
| Measurement and Modeling of High Speed Polydisperse Granular Flow Under Plume/Surface Interaction Conditions · topic Z7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2019-08-19 |
| Plume-Surface Interaction in Rarefied Environments · topic Z7 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2019-08-19 |
| An Intelligent Framework to Develop Adaptive Parametric Reduced Order Model Database for Aerostructural Control · topic A1 | CFD Research Corporation · Alabama | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $745.4K | 2019-08-14 |
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.