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Starfire Industries, LLC: SBIR & STTR awards
62 awards worth $33.63M to 1 companies since 2003 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Starfire Industries, LLC's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | $400.0K |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | $5.80M |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | $3.20M |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | $1.85M |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | $3.45M |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | $5.32M |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $1.45M |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $1.15M |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | $2.00M |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $1.30M |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | $300.0K |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | $750.0K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Energy 35 awards · $18.32M
- Department of Defense 19 awards · $13.07M
- Department of Homeland Security 2 awards · $1.15M
- National Science Foundation 3 awards · $800.0K
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3 awards · $294.9K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replacing Co-60 with Retrofit Low-Cost DC Electron Linacs for Pallet-Level X-Ray Irradiation for Existing Facilities · topic C60-27a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2025-09-26 |
| PVD manufacturing process for inner protective liners enabling advanced cladding compositions to reduce fuel-cladding chemical interactions, corrosion and permeation · topic C60-29hh | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2025-09-26 |
| Coatings for SiC LWR fuel claddings using quasi-conformal PVD and e-CVD IMPULSE« HiPIMS coatings direct onto the CMC · topic C56-40v | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2024-09-10 |
| Downhole Wireline PGNAA Elemental Analysis Probe Using nGen« · topic C58-26a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $250.0K | 2024-07-22 |
| In-Line Metrology for Real-Time Manufacturing of Thin-Film PVD ATF Coatings Using IMPULSE« HiPIMS + Positive Kick┐ · topic C58-29z | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2024-07-22 |
| Multilayer Thin-Film Coatings for Titanium Electrolyzer Bipolar Plates Using Next-Generation Quasi-Conformal PVD with Precision Ion Energy Control · topic C58-16f | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2024-07-22 |
| STARBEAM: Low-Cost, MeV-Scale DC Linear Accelerators For E-Beam & X-Ray Production · topic HR0011SB20234XL-01 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $4.00M | 2023-12-01 |
| Quasi-Conformal Ionized PVD Coatings Using HiPIMS Deposition And Etching For Complex 3D Additive Manufacturing Refractory Alloys · topic AF224-D014 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.25M | 2023-09-18 |
| Next-generation HiPIMS for e-CVD, PVD, etch, and precision implantation control for PV Manufacturing · topic C56-16a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | STTR Phase II | $1.15M | 2023-07-10 |
| Coatings for SiC LWR fuel claddings using quasi-conformal PVD and e-CVD IMPULSE® HiPIMS coatings direct onto the CMC · topic C56-40v | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | STTR Phase I | $200.0K | 2023-07-10 |
| Large-Area Superconducting Tape Processing Using Novel Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron PVD/Etch/e-CVD Technique · topic C56-30a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2023-07-10 |
| Next-generation HiPIMS for e-CVD, PVD, etch, and precision implantation control for PV Manufacturing · topic C56-16a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | STTR Phase I | $200.0K | 2023-07-10 |
| Bipolar plate manufacturing and reconditioning using next-generation IMPULSE® HiPIMS etching, surface preparation, and pinhole-free deposition of corrosion-resistant, low-ICR coatings · topic C56-18j | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2023-07-10 |
| Scalable Manufacturing Using IMPULSE® + Positive Kick For Corrosion-Resistant, High-Temperature Multilayer Films For Accident Tolerant Nuclear Fuel · topic C48-33b | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.10M | 2022-08-24 |
| Erosion-Resistant Leading-Edge Conformal Coatings For Large-Diameter IBR And Lift-Fan Blade Manufacturing Using IMPULSE + Positive Kick Next-Generation HiPIMS PVD · topic AF192-041 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $749.8K | 2022-07-20 |
| Portable API Neutron Generator · topic 01c | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2021-08-27 |
| Precision Ion Energy & Flux Control For In-Situ Magnetron Deposition & Etching For Plasma-Assisted Material Synthesis At The Atomic Scale · topic 29a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2021-08-23 |
| High-Quality Conductive Bellows Coatings Using Conformal Ionized PVD To Replace Unreliable Electroplating Processes · topic 33a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2021-05-03 |
| Long-Life Compact High-Voltage Source for Neutron Generator Integration · topic HR001119S0035-11 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.50M | 2020-09-28 |
| Scalable Manufacturing Using IMPULSE® + Positive Kick For Corrosion-Resistant, High- Temperature Multilayer Films For Accident Tolerant Nuclear Fuel · topic 33b | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2020-08-24 |
| In-Situ, Large-Area, Conformal, Superconductive RF Coatings & Surface Cleaning Via IMPULSE HiPIMS & Positive Voltage Reversal · topic 29c | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2020-08-24 |
| (U,Zr)C Mixed Carbide Fuel Coatings Using Impulse PVD · topic Z10 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-12 |
| Portable Detector For Fast Neutron And X-Ray Digital Radiography Using Transverse Anderson Localization Scintillating Nanoguides · topic 02b | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $206.5K | 2020-06-29 |
| Precision Ion Energy & Flux Control For In-Situ Magnetron Deposition & Etching For Plasma-Assisted Material Synthesis At The Atomic Scale · topic 29a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | STTR Phase I | $205.0K | 2020-06-29 |
| Super Kick: Efficient Combination Of HiPIMS & RF Discharges For Large Volume Plasma Potential And Electron Temperature Control · topic 29a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | STTR Phase I | $205.0K | 2020-06-29 |
| Large-Area TOF Neutron Detector Using Scintillating Nanoguide And Ultra-Fast Microchannel PMT · topic 18b | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2020-02-18 |
| High-Quality Conductive Bellows Coatings Using Conformal Ionized PVD To Replace Unreliable Electroplating Processes · topic 33a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2020-02-18 |
| Long-Life Compact High-Voltage Source For Neutron Generator Integration · topic HR001119S0035-11 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $225.0K | 2020-01-31 |
| Erosion-Resistant Conformal Coatings Using HiPIMS + Positive Kick PVD for Large-Diameter IBR and Lift-Fan Blade Manufacturing · topic AF192-041 | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2019-12-12 |
| Portable API Neutron Generator · topic 01c | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.05M | 2019-08-19 |
| Ceramic ATF Cladding Using Reactive HiPIMS Sputtering With Positive Kick For Thick, Corrosion Resistant, High-Temperature Multilayer Films · topic 33b | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2019-07-01 |
| In-Situ SRF Cavity Coating And Cleaning For Defect-Free Conformal Niobium Films · topic 29c | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2019-07-01 |
| Am-Be Replacement with Tunable Neutron Spectra · topic 02c | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1000.0K | 2018-08-27 |
| Portable API Neutron Generator · topic 01c | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2018-07-02 |
| TEMHDDriven Liquid Lithium for Neutron Generator Targets · topic 22a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | STTR Phase II | $1.00M | 2016-08-01 |
| AmBe Replacement with Tunable Neutron Spectra · topic 02c | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.00M | 2016-08-01 |
| Plasma Facing Component Laser-Based Surface Microtexturing For Liquid Metal Wetting, Improved Heat Transfer, Safety and Control · topic 15a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1000.0K | 2015-07-27 |
| AmBe Replacement With Tunable Neutron Spectra · topic 02c | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2015-06-08 |
| TEMHD-Driven Liquid Lithium for Neutron Generator Targets · topic 22a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $149.3K | 2015-06-08 |
| PFC Laser-Based Surface Microtexturing For Liquid Metal Wetting, Improved Heat Transfer, Safety and Control · topic 15a | Starfire Industries, LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2014-06-09 |
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.