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Busek Co., Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
252 awards worth $89.18M to 1 companies since 1988 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Busek Co., Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | $1.70M |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | $4.20M |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | $2.57M |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | $3.75M |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | $1.02M |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | $446.5K |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | $3.25M |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | $3.77M |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | $3.08M |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | $2.02M |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | $6.37M |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | $5.37M |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- Department of Defense 157 awards · $56.41M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 82 awards · $29.22M
- Department of Energy 12 awards · $3.45M
- National Science Foundation 1 awards · $99.9K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact Stored Propellant Propulsion System for VLEO Satellites · topic SF254-D803 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.70M | 2026-01-23 |
| High Power Density 10 kW Power Processing Unit for High Power Hall Thrusters · topic AFX245-PCSO2 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $75.0K | 2024-06-18 |
| Thermal Improvement on 1 Newton ASCENT Thruster Valve Assembly (TVA) · topic AF212-0011 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2024-02-15 |
| High Total Impulse BET-MAX System for Small-Sat Deorbiting · topic Z8 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $3.38M | 2023-10-04 |
| Qualification of a Satellite on Umbilical Line (SOUL) System for Active Debris Removal (ADR) · topic AFX236-DPCSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.25M | 2023-09-25 |
| Flexible Fuel Electron Source for Space Propulsion Systems · topic X22D-OTCSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $1.25M | 2023-08-03 |
| Flexible Fuel Electron Source for Space Propulsion Systems · topic X22D-OTCSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $75.0K | 2022-11-08 |
| High Density Plasma Thruster · topic AF192-044 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-09-21 |
| Active Debris Removal System Development · topic AF21S-TCSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $250.0K | 2022-09-12 |
| Active Debris Removal System Demonstration · topic AF21S-TCSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $249.8K | 2022-08-22 |
| Power Processing Unit (PPU) for 10kW Class Hall Effect Thruster (HET) · topic AF212-CSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-08-16 |
| Low Mass High Power Hall Effect Thruster for Enhanced Space Asset Resiliency · topic AF21B-TCSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-07-25 |
| Thermal Improvement on 1 Newton ASCENT Thruster Valve Assembly (TVA) · topic AF212-0011 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-07-08 |
| Self Tracking Resonant Push-Pull Oscillator With Rectification (STRPOWR) for Faraday Cup Applications[formerly Variable High Voltage DC with 2 KHz AC Modulator for Faraday Cup Applications] · topic S1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-05-17 |
| Low Mass High Power Hall Effect Thruster for Enhanced Space Asset Resiliency · topic AF21B-TCSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $49.9K | 2021-11-05 |
| Power Processing Unit (PPU) for 10kW Class Hall Effect Thruster (HET) · topic AF212-CSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 2021-11-04 |
| High Efficiency Helicon Plasma Thruster · topic AF19B-T014 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $150.0K | 2021-05-24 |
| Variable High Voltage DC with 2 KHz AC Modulator for Faraday Cup Applications · topic S1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2021-05-04 |
| Scalable Iodine Performance Management System · topic AF182-074 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $749.9K | 2021-04-21 |
| High Impulse Electric Upper Stage for Small Launch Vehicles · topic Z8 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2020-08-24 |
| Radiation Modeling of COTS Power Converters in a Highly Shield Space Environment · topic T6 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | STTR Phase I | $121.6K | 2020-08-24 |
| High Density Plasma Thruster · topic AF192-044 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2020-03-06 |
| Cruise Missile Detection and Early Warning System · topic AF193-CSO1 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $49.9K | 2019-12-12 |
| Welding and Repair in Space · topic Z3 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2019-08-19 |
| Compact High Impulse Electrospray Thrusters for Large Observatory Precision Pointing · topic Z10 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2019-08-19 |
| Low Impulse Bit Electrospray Thruster Control · topic Z8 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2019-08-14 |
| Green Monopropellant CubeSat Propulsion System · topic AF151-066 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $747.1K | 2019-05-29 |
| Geosynchronous Roaming Reconnaissance and Inspector Spacecraft · topic AF171-074 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.50M | 2019-03-22 |
| Integrated Green Monopropellant Processing for High Power Electrospray Thrusters · topic AF162-010 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2018-09-06 |
| High Speed Positive Displacement Injector for Rate Shaping Direct Injection · topic AF181-032 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2018-08-17 |
| 3D Printing Magnetic Circuit Components for Hall Effect Thrusters · topic Z10 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.7K | 2018-08-03 |
| Low Impulse Bit Electrospray Thruster Control · topic Z8 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2018-07-27 |
| Compact High Efficiency GaN-based PPU · topic S3 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2018-07-27 |
| Compact High Performance Plasma Propulsion System · topic Z8 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.9K | 2018-07-27 |
| Iodine-Compatible Photocathode for RF Ion Thrusters · topic Z10 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.8K | 2018-07-27 |
| High Speed Plasma Probe and Electronics Suite · topic AF161-004 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $750.0K | 2018-07-25 |
| Versatile Attitude Control Actuators for Sub-Milliarcsecond Precision Pointing · topic S3 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.7K | 2018-05-09 |
| Milliarcsecond Small Spacecraft Attitude Control System · topic Z8 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $749.9K | 2018-05-07 |
| A Low Work Function Thermionic Conversion Electrode for Space Power Generation · topic SB171-004 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2017-08-24 |
| Geosynchronous Roaming Reconnaissance and Inspector Spacecraft · topic AF171-074 | Busek Co., Inc. · Massachusetts | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2017-08-03 |
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.