Cooperative Agreement 2025965

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation will support Environmental Protective Coatings LLC's development of durable, omniphobic coatings through Scops Coating Technologies LLC. Funded under NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $1,013,950 award aims to validate pilot-scale production and enhance weatherability of fluorine-free, self-cleaning coating materials. Key objectives include pilot-scale production to enable...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $992,014 to Mfns TECH Inc. to develop an innovative nanocomposite coating with oleophilic and hydrophobic properties. The coating can be applied to porous materials like sponge or foam to efficiently capture and recover oil from contaminated water. The project aims to scale up the synthesis of this multifunctional nanocomposite and...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $275,000 to Dmag USA LLC to develop a nickel-boron-tungsten-carbon fullerene coating with superior performance for aerospace applications. The key products or services to be delivered include: A novel coating formulation that incorporates boron, nickel, tungsten, carbon fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and nano diamond to withstand...

Nanoionix, LLC received a $200,000 project grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a multifunctional ceramic coating for hydropower turbine components. The coating is designed to provide antifouling, erosion, and corrosion resistance properties to improve the durability and efficiency of hydropower systems. Nanoionix, LLC is a small business that specializes in engineered self-disinfecting...

The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded Adaptive Surface Technologies, Inc. (AST) a $433,992 Project Grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to redesign anti-fouling and fouling release coatings for optically clear and/or transparent befouling control coatings on underwater surfaces. The two-year award beginning in April 2021 will support AST's R&D efforts to improve naval operations by developing new anti-fouling coating technologies...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program awarded Integrated Construction Enterprises Inc. $224,999 to develop a Painting and Overspray Capture System. The project was performed in Belleville, New Jersey from December 15, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The SBIR program supports scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds in critical American priorities to build...

The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $100,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant funds the development of an emerging surface coating technology to apply ceramic and composite coatings to metal parts. The goal is to improve mechanical properties like hardness and adhesion strength as well as tribological behaviors related to friction and wear resistance. The proposed coating method...

The U.S. Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The award supports research to develop adaptive omniphobic (water- and oil-repellent) surfaces for flow and fouling control, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. As a sub-award under this grant, North Dakota State University's Bioactive Material Research...

The National Science Foundation awarded Repela TECH LLC a $993,788 cooperative agreement under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support the development of next generation environmentally friendly coatings for marine antifouling from June 2021 through May 2023. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This particular award aligns with those goals by...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) program will support the development of a permanent ceramic antimicrobial coating technology by Nanoionix, LLC. The goal is to synthesize and deposit a pure ceramic coating on relevant substrates that exceeds EPA requirements for generating reactive oxygen species to inactivate viruses and bacteria. Nanoionix will conduct spectroscopic assessments to rapidly evaluate the types and numbers of reactive oxygen...