Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program
Abstract
STTR Program offers funding opportunities in federal research and development to small businesses. The program aims to stimulate technological innovation in DoD research and development, strengthen the role of small business in meeting DoD research and development needs, foster and encourage participation by minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation, and increase the commercial application of DoD-supported research or research and development results. The following reflects the FY 2021 research area topics sought for proposals. FY 2021 Accomplishments: For FY 2021, three DHA STTR topics were developed for the 2021.C DoD STTR Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Funding for each topic is based on the technical merits of the proposals submitted. Topics included: 2021.C DHA STTR Topic DHA21C-001 - Dissolvable Materials for Photochemical Tissue Bonding. This DHA STTR initiative funded research to develop material compositions which dissolve in blood in times from ten minutes to one hour, which are compatible for use in the body, which can be shaped as needed, and which can be produced in commercial quantities at reasonable cost. This effort solicited a total of nine STTR Phase I proposals. Proposals were accepted through the 2021.C DoD STTR BAA pre-released in August 2021. Proposals were received in October 2021 followed by Technical Evaluation Team evaluations in November 2021. Phase I proposal selections were announced in December 2021. A total of two Phase I proposals were selected under this topic. Awards will be made in March 2022. 2021.C DHA STTR Topic DHA21C-002 - Rapid Purification for Therapeutic Use of Bacteriophages That Target Gram-Negative Bacterial Species. This DHA STTR initiative funded research to develop and demonstrate a technology to rapidly purify bacteriophages (phages) of Gram-negative bacteria to a level suitable for human therapeutic use, free of endotoxin and of other bacterial remnants including other pyrogens and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPS), for application in treating recalcitrant multidrug resistant infections of the Warfighter. This effort solicited a total of two STTR Phase I proposals. Proposals were accepted through the 2021.C DoD STTR BAA pre-released in August 2021. Proposals were received in October 2021 followed by Technical Evaluation Team evaluations in November 2021. Phase I proposal selections were announced in December 2021. A total of one Phase I proposal was selected under this topic. Award was made in March 2022. 2021.C DHA SBIR Topic DHA21C-003 - Material Solutions to Bacteriophage Stabilization and Application in Austere Environments. This DHA STTR initiative funded research to develop technology that stabilize bacteriophage (phage) cocktails for long-term storage and use in austere environments. The proposed material solution would aid in improving effectiveness of phage therapy, and ease of use by ensuring long-term stability of phage at a range of temperatures (-20 to 45oC). Phage spray drying, packaging in nanoparticle, hydrogel polymer matrix, or a combination thereof, or other relevant technologies will be considered. This effort solicited a total of three STTR Phase I proposals. Proposals were accepted through the 2021.C DoD STTR BAA pre-released in August 2021. Proposals were received in October 2021 followed by Technical Evaluation Team evaluations in November 2021. Phase I proposal selections were announced in December 2021. A total of two Phase I proposals were selected under this topic. Awards will be made in March 2022.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 2fdee0596938cc56a0f9263e486630c1