SHARPER SENSE INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I TOPIC A254-P039, XTECHSEARCH 9.
SHARPER SENSE INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $249,637. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Sharper Sense Inc received a Phase I SBIR award of about $250,000 from the U.S. Army to pursue innovative technology development under topic A254-P039 as part of the XTECHSEARCH 9 program. This early-stage funding helps small businesses explore solutions that could eventually support Army needs.
- Amount
- $249,637
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NY
- Period
- 2026-04-01 → 2026-10-01
Technology domains
Description
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I TOPIC A254-P039, XTECHSEARCH 9.