The U.S. Department of Transportation is currently accepting applications from small businesses interested in seeking funding from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
The program awards contracts to small businesses to spur research and commercialization of innovative transportation technologies in select research areas. It supports investments in transportation that improve safety and sustainability and provides opportunities for small businesses to explore innovative technologies.
This round of funding will address advanced materials and structures, behavioral safety, and the safe transport of materials.
Awardees will receive between $150,000 to $200,000. Ten Phase I research topics will receive funding from four agencies.
The Federal Highway Administration will award grants for addressing stormwater runoff with a self-contained portable treatment system, traffic monitoring, and in situ information processing.
The Federal Railroad Administration will award grants for concrete crosstie inspection technology and novel designs for passenger railcar glazing securement.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will award grants for child presence detection carbon dioxide release test devices and immersive virtual reality training on impaired driving.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will award grants for bioremediation for hazardous material spills, integrated RFID trackers and sensors for hazardous material communication, portable state-of-charge sensors for lithium batteries, and wearable PPE-integrated sensors.