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.

210 firms ranked
$379,359,937 total on record
283 awards
43.3% 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	$15,054,980	1	General Services Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2022
3	LUMETRICS, INC.	$11,053,000	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2021
4	MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP	$9,679,709	4	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2023
5	PERFECT POINT EDM CORPORATION	$9,400,471	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
6	PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.	$6,991,927	6	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
7	AEROCORE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$6,457,272	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
8	ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.	$5,292,586	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
9	ESSENTIUM INC	$5,005,080	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2022
10	MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION	$4,999,977	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
11	TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC.	$4,699,961	4	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
12	MELD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION	$4,661,371	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2023
13	MATERIALS RESEARCH & DESIGN INC	$4,499,928	4	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
14	TUSAAR CORP	$4,446,216	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
15	VIBRANT CORPORATION	$4,089,932	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2024
16	DYNOVAS INC	$3,838,211	4	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
17	CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC	$3,733,584	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2017
18	PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC.	$3,479,599	3	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2025
19	COOLCAD ELECTRONICS, INC.	$3,466,911	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
20	RE3D, INC.	$3,441,836	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
21	MAXPOWER, INC.	$3,396,492	2	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2023
22	LAMBDAVISION INCORPORATED	$3,275,000	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
23	BIG METAL ADDITIVE LLC	$3,060,352	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
24	CTS CEMENT MANUFACTURING CORP	$3,046,860	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
25	GLOBAL MATERIALS, INC	$3,003,394	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
26	BLUESHIFT LLC	$2,972,467	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
27	MENTIS SCIENCES INC	$2,898,701	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
28	SUPERCOOL METALS INC.	$2,881,126	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2022
29	CISLUNE INC	$2,799,114	4	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
30	SOLVUS GLOBAL LLC	$2,779,993	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
31	STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING LLC	$2,758,883	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
32	TDA RESEARCH, INC.	$2,630,337	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
33	CREARE LLC	$2,599,370	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
34	ADVANCED CERAMICS MANUFACTURING, LLC	$2,580,248	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
35	IMPROVE GROUP, INC.	$2,526,777	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
36	MOONPRINT SOLUTIONS LLC	$2,472,647	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
37	FARADAY TECHNOLOGY, INC.	$2,309,966	2	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2023
38	IBC MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	$2,279,556	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
39	ULTRAMET	$2,269,467	6	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
40	MATSYS INCORPORATED	$2,219,682	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
41	VRC METAL SYSTEMS, LLC	$2,190,958	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
42	LUNA LABS USA LLC	$2,149,370	2	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
43	FIELDLINE INDUSTRIES INC	$2,094,952	1	Department of Defense	Quantum	2026
44	FUCELTECH INC	$2,094,943	1	Department of Defense	Quantum	2026
45	SOLVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, INC	$2,093,714	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
46	BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS INC	$2,045,189	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
47	MESA QUANTUM SYSTEMS, INC.	$2,040,549	1	Department of Defense	Quantum	2026
48	PROTECTION ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LLC	$2,039,340	1	Department of Defense	Modeling & Simulation	2026
49	CERANOVA CORP	$2,019,919	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
50	CARBON CARBON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	$2,000,601	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026

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