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U.S. DOT’s SBIR 17.1 Solicitation Is Now Open

Small businesses are invited to submit research proposals for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Business Innovation Research program fiscal year 2017 solicitation. The solicitation will be open through December 21, 2016.

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Protecting Endangered Bats, Streamlining Highway Projects

As pollinators and insect consumers, bats generate $3 billion each year in economic value. However, the population of a key species has declined by nearly half since 2005—due, in large part, to human disturbance. A new federal strategy will help facilitate conservation of these bats while delivering road projects faster.

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SBIR Selects 3 Awardees to Receive Research Funding

The U.S. DOT Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program recently selected three businesses to receive a total of $450,000 to move forward with their research.

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New Infographic Shows How Advanced Vehicle Technology Reduces Crashes

What’s the best kind of car crash? The one that never happens. Check out our new infographic on how advanced technology reduces motor vehicle crashes.

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Solicitation Now Open

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program's 17.1 solicitation is open through December 21, 2016. It opened October 19, 2016.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation's SBIR 14.2 Solicitation is Now Closed

The U.S. DOT Small Business Innovation Research Program has closed its 2014 14.2 solicitation.

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Connected Vehicle Policy Analysis

Connected vehicle policy analysis supports research and analysis into critical policy and institutional issues that may influence or determine the successful deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies.

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Welcome to U.S. DOT’s Small Business Innovation Research Program

U.S. DOT’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards contracts to small businesses to pursue research on and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges.

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