The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded four Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants and one Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant for projects targeting critical advances in solid-state lighting (SSL) technology. The five FY17 Phase I Release 1 grants will explore the technical merit and commercial potential of different innovative concepts or technologies that are expected to contribute to the achievement of the price and performance goals described in DOE’s SSL R&D Plan. The Phase I recipients working on SSL are: 1. Pixelligent Technologies LLC; 2. Lumisyn, LLC; 3. OLEDWorks, LLC; 4. SC Solutions, Inc.; 5. MicroLink Devices, Inc. https://energy.gov/eere/ssl/five-sbir-sttr-grants-selected-award-ssl-technology-fy17-phase-i-release-1