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N5 Sensors Inc: SBIR & STTR awards
20 awards worth $7.55M 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).
N5 Sensors Inc's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | $452.4K |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | $999.9K |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $1.15M |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | $299.5K |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $904.8K |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | $1.53M |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $849.6K |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $869.6K |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | $497.1K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Homeland Security 8 awards · $3.45M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3 awards · $1.62M
- Department of Energy 3 awards · $1.53M
- Department of Defense 3 awards · $601.7K
- National Science Foundation 1 awards · $148.8K
- Department of Agriculture 1 awards · $99.8K
- Environmental Protection Agency 1 awards · $99.2K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThreatSHIELD - Configurable Microsensor Suite for Multi-Threat Detection · topic A24B-T015 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Defense · Army | STTR Phase I | $202.6K | 2025-01-27 |
| Intelligent, Modular Network for Detection and Tracking Military Threats · topic A244-049 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $249.8K | 2024-12-10 |
| ChemBadge – ER: A Person Worn Chemical Aerosol Detector · topic DHS221-010 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Homeland Security | SBIR Phase II | $999.9K | 2023-04-21 |
| ChemBadge – ER: A Person Worn Chemical Aerosol Detector · topic DHS221-010 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Homeland Security | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-05-11 |
| Rapid Infection Screening via Exhalation (RISE): A Breathalyzer Platform for Early Detection of Viral Respiratory Infection · topic DHS211-001 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Homeland Security | SBIR Phase II | $1000.0K | 2022-04-28 |
| Explosive-Screening Smart Luggage Tags · topic DHS211-010 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Homeland Security | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2021-05-11 |
| Rapid Infection Screening via Exhalation (RISE): A Breathalyzer Platform for Early Detection of Viral Respiratory Infection · topic DHS211-001 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Homeland Security | SBIR Phase I | $149.7K | 2021-05-11 |
| Nanoengineered Hybrid Gas Sensors for Spacesuit Monitoring · topic T6 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $754.8K | 2019-09-27 |
| Robust Design of Chemical Gas Sensor Arrays (CGSA) Using the Maximum Likelihood Estimator and Cramer-Rao bound. · topic H-SB019.1-004 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Homeland Security | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2019-06-03 |
| A Digital System-On-Chip CO2 Sensor · topic DE-FOA-0001738 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Energy · ARPA-E | SBIR Phase II | $327.4K | 2020-06-25 |
| A Digital System-On-Chip CO2 Sensor · topic DE-FOA-0001738 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Energy · ARPA-E | SBIR Phase II | $977.0K | 2019-06-25 |
| A Digital System-On-Chip CO2 Sensor · topic DE-FOA-0001738 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Energy · ARPA-E | SBIR Phase I | $224.9K | 2018-06-25 |
| Low-Cost, Low-Power Sensors For Detection Of Gases For Farming And Agricultural Activities · topic 8.4 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Agriculture | SBIR Phase I | $99.8K | 2017-09-01 |
| Nanoengineered Hybrid Gas Sensors for Spacesuit Monitoring · topic T6.01 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase II | $749.8K | 2016-12-07 |
| Ultra-Small, Low-Cost Hazardous Gas and Particulate Matter Detector Using Novel Chip-Scale Chemical Sensor Technology · topic H-SB014.2-006 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Homeland Security | SBIR Phase II | $749.2K | 2015-09-11 |
| Nanoengineered Hybrid Gas Sensors for Spacesuit Monitoring · topic T6.01 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $120.4K | 2015-06-17 |
| Ultra-Small, Low-Cost Hazardous Gas and Particulate Matter Detector Using Novel Chip-Scale Chemical Sensor Technology · topic H-SB014.2-006 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Homeland Security | SBIR Phase I | $99.7K | 2014-09-01 |
| Two-Dimensional MoS2 Transistors for Low-Power RF Applications · topic A14A-T008 | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Department of Defense · Army | STTR Phase I | $149.3K | 2014-08-06 |
| SBIR Phase I: Ultra Low-power, Photoenabled Gas Sensors for Mobile Devices based Industrial Monitoring · topic EW | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | National Science Foundation | SBIR Phase I | $148.8K | 2014-07-01 |
| Low-power, Small Form-factor Benzene Sensor for Mobile Devices-based Exposure Monitoring · topic D | N5 Sensors Inc · Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency | SBIR Phase I | $99.2K | 2014-05-01 |
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.