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Alphacore, Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
155 awards worth $63.78M to 1 companies since 2013 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | $146.5K |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | $4.80M |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | $9.96M |
| 2023 | 16 | 5 | $9.54M |
| 2022 | 15 | 8 | $11.23M |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $5.29M |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 | $5.74M |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | $2.64M |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 | $5.81M |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | $4.99M |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | $1.96M |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | $1.17M |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Defense 81 awards · $34.58M
- Department of Energy 30 awards · $14.85M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 42 awards · $13.85M
- Department of Commerce 2 awards · $501.2K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryogenic High-Speed Modulator with Non-volatile Tunability in Commercial Silicon Photonics · topic N252-113 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $146.5K | 2025-11-03 |
| 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 |
| SF241-0021 High Speed Optical Interconnects for Efficient Intra-Satellite Data Transfer in the Space Environment · topic SF241-0021 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.80M | 2025-08-01 |
| Radiation Hardened GaN Monolithic Integrated Circuits for Power Conversion · topic N251-067 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $139.9K | 2025-08-01 |
| Voltage Translation FPGA using Opensource Flows for countering Obsolescence · topic DMEA25D-001 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Defense Microelectronics Activity | STTR Phase I | $199.0K | 2025-07-21 |
| ML Based Intelligent Filter with Real Time Calibration of Transmitter (MIR-CAT) · topic A254-015 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $249.9K | 2025-07-14 |
| HiDRADES : High Dynamic-Range Analog-Digital Electronic Sensing · topic N251-048 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $140.0K | 2025-06-18 |
| Radiation Hardened Intelligent Readout ASIC for Nuclear Physics Experiments · topic C57-34b | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | STTR Phase II | $1.15M | 2025-04-14 |
| High Resolution ADC for Nuclear Physics Experiments · topic C59-31a | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $206.5K | 2025-02-18 |
| BNL - Alphacore Silicon Carbide Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (BASiC MAPS) · topic C59-27a | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $199.9K | 2025-02-18 |
| ORION: Optimized ROIC IP On advanced Nodes · topic A244-061 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $250.0K | 2025-01-08 |
| Mobile Intelligent Radiometric Evaluation Lab (MIREL) · topic AF242-0005 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $180.0K | 2024-09-30 |
| Rad-Hard Neuromorphic Infrared Imager · topic AFX246-DPCSO2 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.25M | 2024-09-16 |
| High Speed Optical Interconnects for Efficient Intra-Satellite Data Transfer · topic SF241-0021 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.9K | 2024-08-15 |
| 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 |
| High-Speed NIR-MWIR Imager for Target Characterization · topic SF241-0022 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.9K | 2024-07-19 |
| Passive High-Q Harmonic Rejecting Filter Based Receiver Architecture for Agile Interferer Rejection · topic N241-059 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $146.5K | 2024-07-10 |
| Chiplet Interface Optimized for Space Force Applications · topic AFX24D-PTCSO2 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $110.0K | 2024-06-06 |
| High bandwidth, low latency wavefront sensing for airborne directed energy applications · topic AF233-0025 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $180.0K | 2024-04-30 |
| Multi-Spectral Infrared Focal Plane Arrays · topic AF233-0012 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $179.9K | 2024-04-29 |
| Visual Display for the Mitigation of Helicopter and Tiltrotor Brownout Spatial Disorientation · topic N22A-T001 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase II | $999.9K | 2024-04-09 |
| Ultra-Rad-Hard HD Image Sensor and Camera for Rare Isotope Beam Facilities · topic C55-23e | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | STTR Phase II | $1.15M | 2024-04-01 |
| Radiation Hardened Time Triggered Ethernet IP · topic N221-080 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $899.9K | 2024-02-13 |
| Radiation Hardened Intelligent Readout ASIC for Nuclear Physics Experiments · topic C57-34b | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $206.4K | 2024-02-12 |
| Cryogenic Power Control/Drive IC for Quench Protection · topic C57-29c | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $199.9K | 2024-02-12 |
| Picosecond Scale Precision Tools for Timing and Frequency Information · topic C57-30d | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | STTR Phase I | $199.9K | 2024-02-12 |
| Radiation Hardened Rotary Angle Sensor · topic N232-114 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $146.5K | 2023-12-04 |
| IRIS: InfraRed Imager optimized for low SWAP · topic A234-013 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $249.9K | 2023-09-11 |
| In-Sensor Analog Neural Network Framework for Analog to Information Conversion · topic C54-19d | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2023-08-21 |
| Video Camera for Harsh Environments in Nuclear Energy · topic C48-33a | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2023-08-21 |
| Ultra-Wideband Voltage Controlled Oscillator with Multi-Mode Operations · topic DMEA231-006 | Alphacore, Inc. · Arizona | Department of Defense · Defense Microelectronics Activity | SBIR Phase I | $197.3K | 2023-08-07 |
| 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 |
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.