Non-dilutive R&D lead from U.S. Department of Energy; eligibility, timing, and fit require current official verification.
No application or relationship exists. This record does not establish eligibility, availability, funding, recommendation, provider interest, or authorization to apply.
Provider
U.S. Department of Energy
Kind
Non-dilutive R&D
Status
active
Timing
Active FY26 Phase I Genesis Mission solicitation; the official hub lists a September 10, 2026 submission deadline at 2:00 p.m. The application portal was still described as coming soon, with account requests available.
Eligibility
Applicant must qualify as a U.S. for-profit small business concern with no more than 500 employees and qualifying U.S. ownership and control. Work must be performed in the United States; SBIR and STTR have different principal-investigator, partner, and work-share rules.
Access notes
This release is limited to four Genesis topics: biotechnology, AI for quantum systems, materials design, and AI-driven autonomous laboratories. It is a competitive Phase I pathway, not general company funding; required registrations and the official application instructions control.
Official link checked
2026-07-25
Relationship
indexed only; no formal relationship
Potential fit and evidence boundary
Biotechnology, materials, autonomous labs, and energy
Evidence boundary: Official DOE and ConnectWerx pages reviewed. They describe the July 22 opening, topic areas, deadline, eligibility framework, and application transition. The detailed solicitation and portal state can change, and no topic fit, eligibility, account, or award has been established.
Task-specific matches
No bounded task match is recorded.
Proposed founder action—not undertaken
Map only a concrete, experimentally testable Autonomous Habitat Assurance or autonomous-laboratory wedge to an exact topic, document U.S. small-business eligibility and registrations, and seek separate authorization before requesting an account or applying.
Conflicts and change triggers
Conflicts: Federal award terms, foreign-relationship disclosures, data rights, commercialization requirements, and the project's civil-and-defensive dual-use boundary require legal and policy review.
What would change this record? The final topic documents, portal opening, deadline amendments, eligibility guidance, award terms, or a broader planned fall Phase I release would materially change this entry.
Official DOE and ConnectWerx pages reviewed. They describe the July 22 opening, topic areas, deadline, eligibility framework, and application transition. The detailed solicitation and portal state can change, and no topic fit, eligibility, account, or award has been established.
Indexing and task matching do not establish eligibility, recommendation, availability, funding, provider interest, a relationship, or authorization to apply.
What would change this page?
The final topic documents, portal opening, deadline amendments, eligibility guidance, award terms, or a broader planned fall Phase I release would materially change this entry.
Federal award terms, foreign-relationship disclosures, data rights, commercialization requirements, and the project's civil-and-defensive dual-use boundary require legal and policy review.
The maintainer intends to explore a commercial venture based on some GShips work. No entity, outside funding, customer, sponsor, or indexed-organization relationship currently exists.