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Swift Engineering Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
17 awards worth $5.87M to 1 companies since 2005 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Swift Engineering Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | $848.6K |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | $148.1K |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | $269.4K |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | $150.0K |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | $2.02M |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | $1.17M |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | $992.3K |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | $124.5K |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | $70.0K |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | $79.7K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 8 awards · $3.01M
- Department of Defense 6 awards · $2.19M
- Department of Commerce 3 awards · $669.1K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Ultra Long Endurance (SULE) High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) Capability Demonstration · topic S16 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $848.6K | 2025-08-28 |
| Swift Ultra Long Endurance (SULE) High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) Capability Demonstration · topic S16 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $148.1K | 2024-08-07 |
| Swift Modular Payload HALE UAS for Various Scientific Mission Sets · topic S16 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.6K | 2022-07-25 |
| Swift ISR and Kinetic/Non-Kinetic Expendable ILED UAS Options · topic HR001121S0007-23 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $119.8K | 2022-01-07 |
| A Modular Water Quality Observation System to Accelerate the Blue Economy · topic 9.1 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2021-09-01 |
| SHELLE - Swift Heavy Lift Long Endurance UAV · topic SOCOM172-004 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Special Operations Command | SBIR Phase II | $1.62M | 2018-09-27 |
| Low Cost, High Precision Water Monitoring System · topic 8.3.3 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | SBIR Phase II | $399.9K | 2018-05-29 |
| SHELLE 20 Swift Heavy Lift Long Endurance 20lb UAV · topic SOCOM172-004 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Special Operations Command | SBIR Phase I | $149.4K | 2017-09-19 |
| Ultra-Endurance UAV · topic AF171-124 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2017-08-08 |
| Crowdsourcing Coastal data with Low Cost IOT CTD / Hydrophone · topic 8.3.3 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | SBIR Phase I | $119.2K | 2017-06-13 |
| Swift Ultra Long Endurance (SULE) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) · topic S3.04 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.6K | 2017-04-24 |
| UAS Flight Planning Tool for Atmospheric Energy Extraction · topic S3.04 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2016-06-10 |
| Swift Ultra Long Endurance (SULE) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) · topic S3.04 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.8K | 2016-06-10 |
| Surround Visual & Sensory Feedback for Robotic Arm Pilots · topic H6.01 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $742.5K | 2016-05-06 |
| Surround Visual & Sensory Feedback for Robotic Arm Pilots · topic H6.01 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.5K | 2015-06-17 |
| Automous Launch, Recovery and Turn-Around Systems for Small UAVs · topic N09-T001 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase I | $70.0K | 2009-07-16 |
| Wing and Bomb Bay Launched (WBBL) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) · topic N05-005 | Swift Engineering Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $79.7K | 2005-05-12 |
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.