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Defense Logistics Agency SBIR Program

Status

Status not published

DLA SBIR/STTR topics are released through the DoW SBIR/STTR BAA release schedule (monthly releases, via DSIP).

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Amount
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DLA SBIR focuses on supply chain, sustainment, additive manufacturing and obsolete parts reproduction.

Funder

Defense Logistics Agency

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — DLA SBIR/STTR topics are released through the DoW SBIR/STTR BAA release schedule (monthly releases, via DSIP).

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

US-owned and -controlled for-profit small business with 500 or fewer employees; principal investigator primarily employed by the firm (SBIR) or work split with a research institution (STTR). Non-dilutive; no repayment.

How to apply

  1. Register the company in SAM.gov, obtain a UEI, and register on SBIR.gov
  2. Confirm eligibility: US for-profit small business, <=500 employees, majority US-owned
  3. Review the agency's current solicitation/topic list and select a topic
  4. Prepare and submit the Phase I proposal via the agency submission portal by the deadline
  5. If awarded Phase I, complete the work and apply for Phase II continuation

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361) · SBIR vs STTR: what actually differs

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.dla.mil/Small-Business/Vendor-Opportunities/Small-Business-Innovation-Programs/

"The DLA Small Business Innovation Programs (SBIP) consist of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.dla.mil

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