GROUND EFFECT TECHNOLOGY LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I TOPIC A254-P039, XTECHSEARCH 9.

GROUND EFFECT TECHNOLOGY LLC — 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 $249,872. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
  • Tagged technology areas: Other. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.

Informational capture context from public federal data — not legal or bid advice.

Summary

Ground Effect Technology LLC won a Phase I SBIR award worth about $250,000 from the U.S. Army. The funding supports early-stage exploration of new technology ideas under the XTECHSEARCH 9 competition.

Amount
$249,872
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
VA
Period
2026-04-01 → 2026-10-01

Technology domains

Other

Description

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I TOPIC A254-P039, XTECHSEARCH 9.

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