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SBIR Notes • May 2026
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How to Conduct a StartupTherapy™ Session – Part 1 – Pre-Work

You know that I have long (sort of) joked that you either get StartupTherapy™ or the founding team ends up in serious therapy. But the reality is, entrepreneurship will test you and it will test your relationships, so prepare for it, and address it. We call this process and this mindset StartupTherapy™. It includes elements of culture, communication, power dynamics, vision and commitment. and frankly it requires a level of emotional openness and candor that not every team is comfortable with. But you’d better get comfortable or your startup will likely collapse...

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US Army

US Air Force

US DHA

US Navy

US Department of Education

US Department of Transportation

NASA
NASA is transitioning to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for both Phase I and Phase II opportunities. They will post information to their BAA Information Hub.

US NSF

US DoW

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

MITRE AiDA

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BARDA

ESTCP

SERDP

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Note: The NIH registration process has changed.

National Science Foundation (Invests ~$200 million annually in startups).

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US Navy
DON26BX01-NP001 NAVWAR Open Topic for Resilient Wideband RF Photonic Architectures for Assured Communications and PNT in Contested Electromagnetic Environments
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DON26BZ01-DV002 DIRECT TO PHASE II: Domestic Production of Zirconium and Hafnium Metal Organic Precursors
DON26BZ01-DV003 DIRECT TO PHASE II: AI/ML Assisted Field Troubleshooting in Avionics Optical Network
DON26BZ01-DV004 DIRECT TO PHASE II: Highly Loaded Grain in 2.75" Form Factor
DON26BZ01-DV005 DIRECT TO PHASE II: Advanced Damage Criticality Analysis
DON26BZ01-NV001 Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Maneuver Improvements
DON26BZ01-NV002 Integrated Metal Ceramic Matrix for High Strength Steels
DON26BZ01-NV003 High Clutter Virtual Objects for Modeling and Simulation
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DON26BZ01-NV008 Automated Expeditionary Airfield Assembly
DON26BZ01-NV009 Open Architecture for a Low Volume Software Defined Radio (SDR) for Navy Aircraft
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DON26BZ01-NV011 Compact Battery Operated Mid-wave Infrared (MWIR) Hyperspectral, High-Definition, Real-Time Video Camera Integrated with Photonic Crystal
DON26BZ01-NV012 Optical Power Limiters Countering Frequency Agile Lasers and Dazzlers

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