The Energy Department recently announced it will award 263 research and development grants totaling $116 million to 184 small businesses in 41 states—including four grants for water power projects. Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, Phase I grants enable small businesses to research technical feasibility of new innovations that advance the Department’s mission. Phase II grants let prior Phase I grantees develop novel prototypes or processes to validate their Phase I research findings.

Highlighted below are the water power grantees selected for both Phase I and Phase II: