Smart Girls HQ LLC
Charlotte, NC
- UEI
- YAA3C96BQJG7
- CAGE
- 879A9
- Primary NAICS
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 301 E 9th St #310, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $0 |
| FY2023 | $1,000,000 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Education | $250,000 |
Contract awards
Grant awards
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University | 2215138 | $41,462 |
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About the company
Smart Girls HQ LLC, a woman-owned, Black American-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business (WOSB / SDB) based in Charlotte, North Carolina, develops personalized digital learning platforms targeting girls' engagement in STEM as a prime recipient of federal research grants and SBIR contracts (83% of recent awards). The company operates as a limited liability partnership focused on education technology research and development under NAICS 541511.
Smart Girls HQ LLC's customer concentration is narrow and specialized. The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences accounts for three awards totaling $1.5 million in combined potential value, representing 100% of the firm's contract footprint; the National Science Foundation funds two additional awards (both grants). The company holds no seats on multi-award vehicles or IDIQs — all work flows through direct prime awards or sub-awards to university-led research programs.
The core capability is the design and deployment of algorithmic personalized-learning platforms for elementary-aged girls, built on recommender-system models that apply surprise-and-curiosity modeling to drive STEM career awareness. Representative work includes three SBIR Phase I and Phase II contracts from IES: a $250,000 Phase I award (May 2022, ultimate completion January 2023) for prototype development, a $1 million Phase II contract (July 2023, completion July 2025) for continued R&D, and a $250,000 Phase IA award (September 2026, completion June 2027) for digital-platform refinement. Smart Girls HQ LLC also received a National Science Foundation cooperative-agreement grant (October 2023, completion April 2025) for the same platform development. Under subgrant to Florida State University (August 2024, three-year term), the company serves as the principal investigator for design, development, and user-experience support of the BRITE online learning platform.
Activity is episodic rather than growth-trajectory: one award in 2021, one in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, and one in 2026. One award ($250,000 Phase IA) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and represents the only near-term recompete exposure. The company's federal footprint is tightly specialized in education R&D with no defense, civilian IT, or acquisition-support work.
Quick answers
Is Smart Girls HQ LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Smart Girls HQ LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through December 12, 2026.
How much has Smart Girls HQ LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,250,000 to Smart Girls HQ LLC in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Smart Girls HQ LLC's most recent federal award?
Smart Girls HQ LLC's most recent federal contract award is Small business innovation research (sbir) 2026 phase IA award (91990026C0016), from Contracts and Acquisition Management, on September 30, 2026.
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