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Edge Case Research Inc: SBIR & STTR awards
12 awards worth $7.46M 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).
Edge Case Research Inc's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | $1.25M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $3.12M |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | $149.7K |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | $175.0K |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | $1.48M |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | $125.0K |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | $999.8K |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | $149.8K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Defense 11 awards · $7.33M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1 awards · $125.0K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous Internal Exploration and Inspection of Confined Spaces · topic AF254-D0824 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II – Direct to Phase II | $1.25M | 2025-10-30 |
| Assuring Autonomy Ethics, Trust, and Safety in DAF Mission Critical Systems with Air Force Research Labs and the Lifecycle Management Center · topic AFX244-DPCSO1 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II – Direct to Phase II | $1.25M | 2024-07-11 |
| Ensuring Trustworthy On-Orbit Autonomy with Assurance Cases and Calibrated Metrics of Trust · topic AFX245-PCSO2 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $74.8K | 2024-05-10 |
| Mission Assurance for Autonomy and Reinforcement Learning with Carnegie Mellon University · topic AFX23D-TCSO1 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $1.80M | 2024-05-01 |
| Mission Assurance for Autonomy and Reinforcement Learning with Carnegie Mellon University · topic AFX23D-TCSO1 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $74.8K | 2023-05-02 |
| Ensuring Autonomous Safety and Reliability in DAF Mission Critical Systems for Aircraft Object Detect and Avoidance Teaming with Carnegie Mellon University · topic X22D-OTCSO1 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $74.8K | 2022-11-02 |
| Robust Visual Perception Techniques for Intelligent and Adaptive Space Robotics · topic T4 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-17 |
| Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need · topic AF193-CSO1 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 2019-12-12 |
| Algorithms for Detection of Latent Errors in Combat System Software · topic N181-068 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $1.48M | 2019-09-06 |
| WATCHER: Machine Learning and Defect Analysis for Detection of Latent Errors in Combat System Software · topic N181-068 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2018-06-18 |
| Stress Testing Robustness to Exceptional Situations in Simulation · topic OSD14.1-AU4 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Office of the Secretary of Defense | SBIR Phase II | $999.8K | 2015-09-18 |
| Stress Testing Robustness to Exceptional Situations in Simulation · topic OSD14.1-AU4 | Edge Case Research Inc · Pennsylvania | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $149.8K | 2014-07-24 |
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.