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Pitch Aeronautics Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
8 awards worth $3.94M to 1 companies since 2023 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Pitch Aeronautics Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | $1.24M |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $2.19M |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | $513.9K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- National Science Foundation 2 awards · $1.51M
- Department of Energy 2 awards · $1.35M
- Department of Agriculture 2 awards · $824.8K
- Department of Defense 2 awards · $250.2K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR Phase II: Stable Manipulation via Hovering Drone for Electric Utility Maintenance and Component Installations · topic MO | Pitch Aeronautics Inc. · Idaho | National Science Foundation | SBIR Phase II | $1.24M | 2026-08-04 |
| Drone-deployable transmission sensor unit for widespread phasor, power quality, and environmental measurement to increase grid throughput, reliability, and efficiency · topic C56-08b | Pitch Aeronautics Inc. · Idaho | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase II | $1.15M | 2024-09-10 |
| Avian Conservation: Power Line Bird Diverter Installation with Novel Touch-Capable Drone · topic 8.4 | Pitch Aeronautics Inc. · Idaho | Department of Agriculture · National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SBIR Phase II | $649.8K | 2024-09-01 |
| STTR Phase I: Drone Localization Near and Manipulation Control in Contact with Power Lines · topic MO | Pitch Aeronautics Inc. · Idaho | National Science Foundation | STTR Phase I | $275.0K | 2024-07-01 |
| Power Line Perching Drone · topic A23-014 | Pitch Aeronautics Inc. · Idaho | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $111.3K | 2023-12-13 |
| Compact Touch-Capable Drone for Non-Destructive and Visual Inspection in Elevated and Small Spaces · topic N231-071 | Pitch Aeronautics Inc. · Idaho | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $138.9K | 2023-07-17 |
| 08b: Drone-deployable transmission sensor unit for widespread phasor, power quality, and environmental measurement to increase grid throughput, reliability, and efficiency · topic C56-08b | Pitch Aeronautics Inc. · Idaho | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $200.0K | 2023-07-10 |
| Environmental Protection: Power Line Bird-Diverter Installation with Novel Touch-Capable Drone · topic 8.4 | Pitch Aeronautics Inc. · Idaho | Department of Agriculture | SBIR Phase I | $175.0K | 2023-03-07 |
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.