Small Business Innovation Research · Small Business Technology Transfer
Orb Aerospace Inc: SBIR & STTR awards
4 awards worth $2.94M to 1 companies since 2021 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Orb Aerospace Inc's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | $240.0K |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | $1.80M |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | $750.0K |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | $150.0K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orb ARC - On Demand 5G Infrastructure · topic N252-081 | Orb Aerospace Inc · Michigan | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $240.0K | 2025-10-21 |
| Orb AMMo · topic AF231-D024 | Orb Aerospace Inc · Michigan | Department of Defense · Air Force | SBIR Phase II | $1.80M | 2023-10-01 |
| Second Generation Orb: Viable Scale Demonstrator · topic AFX20D-TCSO1 | Orb Aerospace Inc · Michigan | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase II | $750.0K | 2022-03-11 |
| Six Seat 2nd Generation Hybrid Electric Orb · topic AFX20D-TCSO1 | Orb Aerospace Inc · Michigan | Department of Defense · Air Force | STTR Phase I | $150.0K | 2021-02-03 |
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.