Focus areas attribute
The focus areas DSIP lists for an SBIR or STTR topic.
- Type:
string[] | null - Data types: Federal contract opportunity
- Fields:
focus_areas
Notes
- Only SBIR/STTR topics have this field. It is
nullwhen a topic lists none, and other opportunities leave it out. - Use the
focus_areasfilter on Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities. Values must match exactly, including capitalization. - DSIP's list isn't fixed and has near-duplicates, such as
Directed EnergyandDirected Energy (DE), so filter on both when you need every match. - In a November 2026 sample, recent topics listed focus areas and older topics didn't, so an empty value doesn't mean a topic is outside an area.