Today, the Department of Transportation released its FY10 SBIR Program Solicitation. Proposals will be due by November 16th with a budget not exceeding $100,000. Details and proposal instructions can be found in the solicitation. Topics fall within the following areas:
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
- FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
- FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
- FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
- NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
- PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
The Department of Transportation will Open its 2009 solicitation on Friday, February 13th and will close on April 15th. Phase I Awards will be made for $100,000 to cover a six-month feasibility study.
Projected topics and number of awards:
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AWARDS — (5 Awards)
- 091-FH1 Deployment-Ready Technologies Mitigating Shockwave Development On Roadway Systems
- 091-FH2 Development of a Thermographic Device for Evaluating Integrity of Steel Bridge Coatings Nondestructively
- 091-FH3 Vehicle Detection, Counting and Tracking System for Travel Surveys, Traffic Safety Systems, and Traffic Control Systems
- 091-FH4 Pedestrian Detection, Counting and Tracking Systems for Travel Surveys, Traffic Safety Systems and Traffic Control Systems
- 091-FH5 Self-Sustaining, Intelligent Pavement Systems
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AWARD — (1 Award)
- 091-FM1 Individualized Fatigue Risk Management in Trucking Operations
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AWARDS — (2 Award)
- 091-PH1 Pipeline Safety: Development of in-field pipeline inspection tools
- 091-PH2 Hazardous Materials: A) In-service Testing of Composite Cylinders B)Nanotechnology Application in Hazmat Transportation
The Department of Transportation released their FY08.2 SBIR Solicitaiton. While not many topics, if you can solve their specific problems, thier money is just as green as any other agency’s:
Phase I research = $100,000 and 6 months
Proposals are due Septemer 5th.
Read the solicitation for more details.