Small Business Innovation Research · Small Business Technology Transfer
Lepidext, Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
6 awards worth $1.59M to 1 companies since 2018 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Lepidext, Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | $305.0K |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | $650.0K |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | $175.0K |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | $256.0K |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | $106.5K |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | $100.0K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture 4 awards · $1.03M
- National Science Foundation 2 awards · $561.0K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR Phase I: Accelerated Discovery of Species-Specific Sterilizing Viral Biopesticides · topic BT | Lepidext, Inc. · Kentucky | National Science Foundation | SBIR Phase I | $305.0K | 2026-06-25 |
| Manufacturing of InsterusHz – A targeted bioinsecticide to control corn earworm · topic 8.13 | Lepidext, Inc. · Kentucky | Department of Agriculture · National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SBIR Phase II | $650.0K | 2024-08-14 |
| A biological alternative to chemical pesticides to control corn earworm in Hawaii · topic 8.2 | Lepidext, Inc. · Kentucky | Department of Agriculture | STTR Phase I | $175.0K | 2023-04-07 |
| SBIR Phase I:Oral delivery systems for sterilizing strains of a sexually-transmitted insect virus · topic BT | Lepidext, Inc. · Kentucky | National Science Foundation | SBIR Phase I | $256.0K | 2022-01-01 |
| A Method to Suppress Bt Resistance in the Corn Earworm · topic 8.199999999999999 | Lepidext, Inc. · Kentucky | Department of Agriculture | SBIR Phase I | $106.5K | 2021-03-01 |
| Development of a biological insect control agent using a sterilizing virus · topic 8.2 | Lepidext, Inc. · Kentucky | Department of Agriculture | SBIR Phase I | $100.0K | 2018-07-01 |
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.