Small Business Innovation Research · Small Business Technology Transfer
Nucrypt LLC: SBIR & STTR awards
28 awards worth $12.30M to 1 companies since 2004 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Nucrypt LLC's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | $999.9K |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | $751.0K |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | $225.0K |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | $1.50M |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $1.25M |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | $375.0K |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | $750.0K |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | $100.0K |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $850.0K |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $947.9K |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | $750.0K |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $1.70M |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Defense 25 awards · $11.75M
- Department of Energy 2 awards · $424.9K
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1 awards · $122.1K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensors Technology: Efficient Photonic Detection of RF Signals · topic AF20C-TCSO1 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $749.9K | 2021-08-05 |
| 38c. Engineering Fiber Communications for Co-existence of Quantum and Classical Signals · topic 38c | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $199.9K | 2021-06-28 |
| Sensors Technology: Efficient Photonic Detection of RF Signals · topic AF20C-TCSO1 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $50.0K | 2021-02-17 |
| Detection and Intercept of FSO Interplane Communications Using Long-distance Transmission (DIFICULT) · topic AF182-039 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $751.0K | 2020-01-17 |
| Dynamic Quantum Frequency Conversion for Quantum Networks · topic 06a | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Energy | SBIR Phase I | $225.0K | 2019-02-19 |
| Advanced Development for Defense Science and Technology: Measurement Tools for Quantum Information Processing · topic SB082-007 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $1.50M | 2018-09-10 |
| High Speed Low Loss Quantum Optical Switch for 1550nm band · topic A16-095 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase II | $980.2K | 2017-06-30 |
| Improved Microwave Photonic Links via Receive-Side Nonlinear Signal Processing · topic S1.02 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $122.1K | 2017-06-09 |
| High Speed Low Loss Quantum Optical Switch for 1550nm band · topic A16-095 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2016-10-31 |
| High Speed Room Temperature Single Photon Counters · topic A11a-T008 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | STTR Phase II | $375.0K | 2013-01-30 |
| Novel protocol for Quantum Key Distribution · topic AF09-BT21 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $750.0K | 2012-06-14 |
| High Speed Room Temperature Single Photon Counters · topic A11a-T008 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | STTR Phase I | $100.0K | 2011-08-30 |
| Novel protocol for Quantum Key Distribution · topic AF09-BT21 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $100.0K | 2010-04-15 |
| Advanced Development for Defense Science and Technology: Measurement Tools for Quantum Information Processing · topic SB082-007F | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2010-03-31 |
| Photonic Analog-to-Digital Converter · topic AF07-T028 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $750.0K | 2009-06-29 |
| Self-Seeded Programmable Parametric Fiber Comb Source · topic SB082-040 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $99.0K | 2009-01-14 |
| Advanced Development for Defense Science and Technology: Measurement Tools for Quantum Information Processing · topic SB082-007 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $99.0K | 2009-01-12 |
| Fiber nonlinearity based entangled-photon sources · topic A07-T020 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | STTR Phase II | $750.0K | 2008-09-03 |
| Photonic Analog-to-Digital Converter · topic AF07-T028 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $100.0K | 2007-09-18 |
| Continuous Variable Quantum Encryption using Short Laser Pulses · topic AF05-T007 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $750.0K | 2007-07-17 |
| Fiber nonlinearity based entangled-photon sources · topic A07-T020 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Army | STTR Phase I | $100.0K | 2007-07-17 |
| Advanced Radio Frequency and Optical Connectivity to support Network-Centric Operations · topic AF06-069 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2007-06-27 |
| Advanced Radio Frequency and Optical Connectivity to support Network-Centric Operations · topic AF06-069 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2006-04-20 |
| High-Speed Quantum Encryption over a Classical Network · topic SB041-017 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2005-11-07 |
| Continuous Variable Quantum Encryption using Short Laser Pulses · topic AF05-T007 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $100.0K | 2005-08-18 |
| Enabling Technologies for Free Space Quantum Cryptography · topic AF04-103 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $949.4K | 2005-06-24 |
| Analysis of Classical and Quantum Information Interface Requirements (ACQuIIRe): High-Speed Quantum Encryption over a Classical Network · topic SB041-017 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $98.9K | 2004-05-26 |
| Enabling Technologies for Free Space Quantum Cryptography · topic AF04-103 | Nucrypt LLC · Illinois | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $99.7K | 2004-04-28 |
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.