TUSAAR CORP — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: SBIR PHASE III: TUSAAR CORP. PROPOSAL TITLE:YTTRIUM PRODUCTION FROM PHOSPHOR WASTE PROPOSA
TUSAAR CORP — SBIR Phase III award from Department of Defense.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing TUSAAR CORP at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
- Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
- Obligated amount $449,998. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Tusaar Corp received nearly $450,000 from the Defense Logistics Agency to develop a method for extracting yttrium, a valuable rare earth material, from waste phosphors over a 6-month period. This SBIR Phase III project focuses on creating a domestic supply source for this critical material used in defense technologies.
- Amount
- $449,998
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2026-03-09 → 2026-10-29
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE III: TUSAAR CORP. PROPOSAL TITLE:YTTRIUM PRODUCTION FROM PHOSPHOR WASTE PROPOSAL NUMBER:PH III-0044 6 MONTHS POP