Top Materials & Manufacturing SBIR/STTR Awardees

Research the SBIR/STTR competitive landscape: the top award-winning firms by agency and technology domain. Every figure is computed from public federal award records — free, with per-firm profiles and "firms like this" similarity.

184 firms ranked
$314,266,644 total on record
238 awards
47.7% held by top 25

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Top awardees — Top Materials & Manufacturing SBIR/STTR Awardees

Rank	Firm	Total $ awarded	Awards	Top agency	Top technology	Most recent
1	ICON TECHNOLOGY INC	$34,214,441	2	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
2	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CORPORATION	$14,733,241	1	General Services Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2022
3	MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP	$9,679,709	4	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2023
4	PERFECT POINT EDM CORPORATION	$9,400,471	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
5	PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.	$6,991,927	6	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
6	AEROCORE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$6,457,272	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
7	ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.	$5,292,586	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
8	ESSENTIUM INC	$5,005,080	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2022
9	MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION	$4,999,977	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
10	MELD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION	$4,661,371	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2023
11	TUSAAR CORP	$4,446,216	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
12	VIBRANT CORPORATION	$4,089,932	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2024
13	DYNOVAS INC	$3,838,211	4	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
14	COOLCAD ELECTRONICS, INC.	$3,466,911	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
15	TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC.	$3,399,962	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2023
16	MAXPOWER, INC.	$3,396,492	2	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2023
17	LAMBDAVISION INCORPORATED	$3,275,000	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
18	BIG METAL ADDITIVE LLC	$3,060,352	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
19	CTS CEMENT MANUFACTURING CORP	$3,046,860	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
20	GLOBAL MATERIALS, INC	$3,003,394	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
21	SUPERCOOL METALS INC.	$2,881,126	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2022
22	STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING LLC	$2,758,883	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
23	BLUESHIFT LLC	$2,697,467	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
24	CISLUNE INC	$2,649,198	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
25	CREARE LLC	$2,599,370	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
26	ADVANCED CERAMICS MANUFACTURING, LLC	$2,580,248	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
27	SOLVUS GLOBAL LLC	$2,564,994	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
28	IMPROVE GROUP, INC.	$2,526,777	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
29	MOONPRINT SOLUTIONS LLC	$2,472,647	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
30	ULTRAMET	$2,269,467	6	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
31	FIELDLINE INDUSTRIES INC	$2,094,952	1	Department of Defense	Quantum	2026
32	FUCELTECH INC	$2,094,943	1	Department of Defense	Quantum	2026
33	SOLVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, INC	$2,093,714	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
34	BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS INC	$2,045,189	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
35	MESA QUANTUM SYSTEMS, INC.	$2,040,549	1	Department of Defense	Quantum	2026
36	CERANOVA CORP	$2,019,919	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
37	CARBON CARBON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	$2,000,601	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
38	ADVANCED MAGNET LAB, INC.	$2,000,000	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
39	AGILE SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC.	$2,000,000	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2025
40	ACP TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$1,999,966	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
41	BEACON INDUSTRIES, INC.	$1,998,449	2	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
42	EXO-ATMOSPHERIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$1,987,613	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
43	RGBSI AEROSPACE & DEFENSE LLC	$1,975,705	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
44	SENVOL LLC	$1,974,140	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
45	APPLIED THIN FILMS, INC	$1,958,012	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
46	UTRON KINETICS LLC	$1,921,008	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
47	GRAPHENIX DEVELOPMENT, INC	$1,899,931	1	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2024
48	TECHNOLOGY IN BLACKSBURG, INC.	$1,867,478	1	Department of Defense	Modeling & Simulation	2025
49	TOP GRAIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	$1,800,000	1	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2024
50	TELEMETRAK, INC.	$1,799,990	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025

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