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Small Business Innovative Research
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $8.47MR-1 TOA · PB2026 |
| FY25 | $0P-40 detail · PB2026 |
| FY26 | $0P-40 detail · PB2026 |
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $5.71M | $5.52M | $4.55M | $11.6M | $10.7M | $10.1M | $8.61M | $11.5M | $11.2M | $8.47M |
| Enacted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10.5M | $10.0M | $0 | $11.5M | $0 | – | |
| Request | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2018 book requested $0 for FY2018; the PB2020 book reported $11.6M as actual total obligation authority — $11.6M above the request. 11.6 − 0.0 = 11.6 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA's) ability to deliver Americans the right logistics solution in every transaction requires more than successful management of the Agency's wholesale supplies and suppliers. It requires supply chain excellence. Our military's ability to generate and sustain combat readiness indefinitely, anywhere on the globe requires that DLA-managed materiel flow seamlessly and as needed from the nation's industrial base to where it is ultimately used. DLA's Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program seeks to solicit innovative research and development proposals from the small business community to address DLA’s strategic and operational requirements. All selections shall demonstrate and involve some technical risk with yet to be determined technical feasibility. Phase I proposals should demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed technology and provide a strong business case for Phase II investment for a prototype or at least a proof-of-concept demonstration. A favorable return on investment and commercialization potential have a strong influence on Phase II selections.
Mission — Small Business Innovative Research
The Small Business Innovation Program (SBIP) explores innovative concepts pursuant to Public Law 106-554 (Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000) and Public Law 107-50 (Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001), which mandates a two-phase competition for small businesses with innovative technologies with a defense application as well as a commercial value. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs will develop new dual-use technologies for possible future DLA operational and sustainment requirements. DLA strives to make it fast and easy for customers to work with our Agency by quickly understanding current requirements and anticipating their future needs. In support of the major subordinate commands and military Services, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) helps to ensure readiness and lethality across the end-to-end supply chain by optimizing retail and industrial support, which ultimately reduces risk and increases efficiency, and positions solutions for Warfighter requirements. Dual-use means the technologies will be judged on their potential for future private sector investment both as a vehicle for reducing development time and cost, unit costs of new DLA technologies, and as a route to national economic growth through new commercial products. DLA will conduct the competition as well as award and manage the contracts. The DLA's SBIR/STTR investments are divided into multiple Research Areas that are aligned with the National Defense Strategy and the DLA Strategic Plan. DLA R&D SBIP Strategic Focus Areas Hypersonic Vehicles: To meet increasing demand for hypersonic vehicle production, SBIP addresses the key bottleneck in the supply chain by producing innovations in thermal protection systems (TPS). Driving down lead times and production costs are critical to meeting hypersonic vehicle production capacity requirements in the near future. -Domestic Critical Mineral Production: To buffer US supply chains from disruption due to raw material availability, SBIP fosters innovation in domestic separation and refining capabilities to produce rare earth and other critical minerals at costs that are competitive in global markets. -Reshoring Defense Critical Materials: To reestablish domestic expertise and production facilities for defense critical materials such as permanent magnets and Li-Ion batteries, SBIP develops next generation technologies and circular economies to ensure the DoD is insulated from export restrictions placed on key components used in a range of platforms. - Supply Chain Innovation: To maintain a secure and resilient supply chain, SBIP provides opportunities for our small business industrial base to engage in technological innovations that enhance supply chain operations, improve procurement lead times, and reduce life cycle costs. DMEA - Advanced microelectronics concepts, technologies, and applications - Continue to seek innovative technical solutions to DOD microelectronics research and development needs and increase private sector commercialization of these innovations.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
SBIR Accomplishments/Plans
DLA FY 2025 SBIR/STTR Accomplishments: - Established and developed domestic suppliers for critical minerals and strategic materials. Successfully developed recycling technologies for rare earth elements/magnets and qualified products for a drop-in replacement for high performance weapons systems (i.e., F-35s/F-16s, JDAMs, turbine engines for various fighter jets, etc.) -Bolstered the TPS supply chain for hypersonic vehicles through technological innovations and elimination of single point failures. Reduction of TPS production time and cost is critical to meeting expanding homeland missile defense needs. -Initiated multiple projects to reshore critical mineral production for defense and commercial applications. Current focus areas include rare earth elements such as Dy, Pr, Sc, etc. that are critical to a range of DoD platforms. - Sponsored innovative manufacturing technologies to enhance supply chain operation and improve weapon system lifecycle performance, including F-35 launcher rails and large caliber gun barrels. - Developed Additive Manufacturing process monitoring and control system for Laser Powder Bed Fusion and Directed Energy Deposition methods - Transition system to OEMs, Army ARL, Air Force, NASA, and other research institutions. - Grew Small Business capability to combat repair part sourcing challenges associated with weapon system aging, obsolescence, and DMSMS through innovation, reverse engineering, and advanced manufacturing techniques. DMEA FY24 SBIR Accomplishments - The SBIR Program contributed to the advancement of microelectronics concepts, technologies, and applications through the following topics: • One SBIR Sequential Phase II (SP2) - Rapid, Portable, Surface Texture Based Component Classifier (RAPSTEC) System; awarded 15 Dec 2023. • Six STTR Phase Is - Applications to Assist in Analysis and Re-Engineering of Printed Circuit Board Assemblies; awarded 13 Mar 2024. • One SBIR Direct to Phase II (DP2) - High Performance Clock Oscillator; awarded 7 May 2024. • One SBIR Phase I - Development of Versatile Wafer Probe System for High Power Devices; awarded 3 Jul 2024. • One SBIR Phase I - Robotic Leak Repair for Cyclotron Vacuum Systems; awarded 5 Jul 2024. • Two SBIR Phase Is - Ultra-High Voltage Reliability Test System; awarded 9 Jul 2024. • Four STTR Phase Is - Monolithic SDR SoC for SATCOM; awarded 8 Jul 2024. • One SBIR Phase II - High Voltage Package Encapsulants; awarded 30 Sep 2024.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | DLA | FY24 Actuals | $8.47M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget Figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $91.1M | $8.47M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 01: Small Business Innovative Research | $91.1M | $8.47M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1,741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Small Business Innovative Research — no program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →