Cooperative Agreement 2409794
- This $649,972 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program supports the development of textile coating systems that incorporate biobased insect repellents. The grantee, Insectapel LLC, is a for-profit limited liability company focused on creating innovative, environmentally-friendly alternatives to synthetic chemical insect repellents. The research aims to leverage...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) Program Project Grant award to Louisiana State University (LSU) provides $199,994 in funding from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The project aims to develop a family of natural product-based insect repellent compounds that are safer and more effective than commercial alternatives. Key activities include optimizing the chemical synthesis process for the parent compound nootkatone to significantly reduce production costs. This...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $100,000 awarded to Florida A&M University from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will support the development of advanced hemp-derived fabrics with antimicrobial properties. Specifically, the grant will fund research to create an electrically conductive mesh coated with materials to generate hydroxyl radicals from air exposure. This is intended to structurally break...
- 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 $294,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program aims to develop a novel chemical platform using cottonseed oil to produce sustainable, non-allergenic finishing agents and wet-strength additives for cotton apparel and paper applications. The project team at North Carolina State University, in collaboration with Cotton Inc. and an...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $1,555,000.00 to Fibarcode, LLC to develop and commercialize a novel method for tracing and authenticating textile materials. The key products to be delivered through this STTR Fast-Track project include: A cost-efficient, non-toxic additive that can be integrated into existing textile manufacturing processes to enable instantaneous...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $1,000,000 in funding to Biomimics, LLC to develop and scale up next-generation polymeric surfactants that are biobased, biodegradable, and have a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to conventional surfactants used in personal care products and other applications. The research objectives are to: 1) demonstrate the scalability of the...
- This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop novel, sustainable textile fibers and fabrics derived from seaweed biopolymers and nanomaterials. The project seeks to create a plastic-free, multifunctional textile material with enhanced properties such as fire resistance, UV protection, and heat shielding, which can serve as an alternative to fossil fuel-based textiles....
- This $996,291 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of innovative products for extending the shelf life of perishable agricultural products. The recipient, RYP Labs, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, aims to create safe, natural bioactive formulations derived from plant-based essential oils to mitigate post-harvest food decay. The project focuses on...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $455,019 project grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to Kean University to explore the insect-repelling properties of the aspen bracket fungus. The project aims to characterize the metabolic profile of the fungus, identify and test the compounds responsible for its insect-repelling or insecticidal effects, and determine whether these compounds are produced by the fungus or accumulated from the host aspen tree. The research...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $1,050,000 to support the development of safer, insect-repellent textiles using bio-based, non-toxic repellents. The project aims to address the technical challenge of incorporating high concentrations of volatile, plant-derived insect repellents into textile coatings while preserving long-term efficacy and wash durability. The primary innovation lies in the chemical derivatization and formulation strategies that enable natural repellents to be effectively integrated into textiles, overcoming the incompatibility of key active ingredients with common textile coating systems. The project will explore the synthesis of derivatized repellent compounds and their incorporation into polymeric coatings suitable for fabric finishing, with the goal of creating environmentally-friendly and safer insect protection textiles that could reduce reliance on synthetic chemical repellents.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.1m | 9/12/25 |