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Search every federal SBIR & STTR contract award by agency, state, program, phase, technology, and amount. Fast, clean, and built for small defense firms — a modern alternative to SBIR.gov.
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Strategic Breakthrough Awards up to $30M, mandatory foreign-risk screening, and proposal caps starting FY2027. Read our plain-English guide to what the reauthorization means for your firm.
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Every award is sourced from USASpending.gov, the U.S. government's authoritative spending record.
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