SBIR/STTR Government Grants & Awards Scraper

Extract government grant award data from the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) programs. Search 220,000+ awards by agency, year, company name, or keyword to find government-funded companies, award amounts, principal investigators, and research abstracts.

This Actor wraps the official SBIR.gov public API to deliver structured data on every SBIR/STTR award since 1983 — ideal for B2B lead generation, competitive intelligence, government contractor research, and technology scouting.

What data can you extract from SBIR.gov?

Field	Description
firm	Company/firm name
awardTitle	Title of the research award
agency	Funding agency (DOD, NASA, NIH, etc.)
branch	Agency branch or division
phase	Phase I or Phase II
program	SBIR or STTR
awardYear	Year the award was made
awardAmount	Dollar amount of the award
contract	Contract number
uei	Unique Entity Identifier
numberOfEmployees	Company employee count
companyUrl	Company website
address / city / state / zip	Company location
pocName / pocPhone / pocEmail	Point of contact info
piName / piPhone / piEmail	Principal investigator info
abstract	Full award abstract text
hubzoneOwned	HUBZone certification status
womenOwned	Woman-owned business status

Why use this SBIR scraper?

• No API key needed — the SBIR.gov API is completely free and public
• 220,000+ awards — complete database from 1983 to present
• 11 federal agencies — DOD, HHS, NASA, NSF, DOE, USDA, EPA, and more
• Rich contact data — POC names, phones, emails, and PI information
• Company intelligence — employee counts, websites, certifications, addresses
• Full abstracts — complete research descriptions for technology scouting

How to search SBIR/STTR awards

1. Go to the SBIR Awards Scraper page on Apify Store
2. Click Try for free
3. Select an Agency (e.g., Department of Energy) or leave blank for all
4. Optionally enter a Company Name, Award Year, or Keyword
5. Set Max Results to control output size
6. Click Start and wait for results

Input example

{
    "agency": "DOE",
    "year": 2024,
    "maxResults": 50
}

Output example

{
    "firm": "Acme Energy Solutions Inc",
    "awardTitle": "Advanced Battery Management System for Grid Storage",
    "agency": "Department of Energy",
    "branch": "ARPA-E",
    "phase": "Phase I",
    "program": "SBIR",
    "awardYear": "2024",
    "awardAmount": "256000",
    "numberOfEmployees": "15",
    "companyUrl": "https://acmeenergy.com",
    "city": "Boulder",
    "state": "CO",
    "pocName": "Jane Smith",
    "pocEmail": "jane@acmeenergy.com",
    "piName": "Dr. John Doe",
    "abstract": "This project develops a novel battery management system..."
}

How much does it cost?

This Actor makes direct API calls (no browser), so compute costs are minimal.

Scenario	Results	Est. Compute	Est. Actor Fee
One agency, one year	50	~$0.01	~$0.25
All agencies, one year	500	~$0.03	~$2.50
Full keyword search	2,000	~$0.10	~$10.00

Actor pricing: $0.005 per result + minimal compute costs.

Use cases

• B2B Lead Generation — Find government-funded startups by technology area
• Competitive Intelligence — Track which companies win awards in your space
• Technology Scouting — Discover emerging technologies by keyword search
• Government Contractor Research — Identify companies with proven SBIR track records
• Investment Research — Find high-growth companies with government validation
• Sales Prospecting — Target companies that just received funding

Integrations

• API — Access results via the Apify API
• Webhooks — Get notified when a search completes
• Zapier / Make — Export to Google Sheets, CRMs, or databases
• Python / Node.js — Use the Apify SDK

FAQ

What is SBIR/STTR? SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) are federal programs that provide funding to small businesses for research and development. Over $4 billion is awarded annually across 11 agencies.

How many records are in the database? Over 220,000 awards dating back to 1983, with new awards added regularly.

What agencies participate? DOD, HHS (NIH), NASA, NSF, DOE, USDA, EPA, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Transportation, and DHS.

Legal disclaimer

This Actor accesses publicly available data from SBIR.gov through the official public API. It does not bypass authentication, access restricted data, or violate any terms of service. SBIR.gov provides this data for public use.

Users are responsible for ensuring their use of the data complies with applicable laws.

Support

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