Cooperative Agreement 2507700
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) award to Samara Aerospace, Inc. provides $274,993 to develop a Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) system. The project aims to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and readiness of this attitude control system for spacecraft, with the goal of enabling new commercial and scientific applications that require highly agile, low-cost, and space-hardened satellite orientation control. Key...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Space Balloon Technologies Corp (doing business as Spaceloon) received a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a market-ready mesospheric sub-orbital ballooning platform. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports completion of engineering and validation...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Optic Fringe Corp. received a $1.235 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded September 1, 2025, with performance completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The company will develop and deliver an artificial intelligence-driven autonomous measurement system that integrates advanced computer vision,...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary M3Sim LLC received a $1.18 million Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded July 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2027. The awardee will develop and validate a fractional calculus-based simulation framework designed to perform material degradation analysis of complex aerospace structural systems. This computational platform will...
- Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Fluxworks, Inc., a HUBZone-certified small business based in Texas, received a $1.236 million Phase II Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The award funds development and validation of the company's proprietary "Flux Angle Mapping" magnetic gear technology designed to...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Anta Biotechnologies Corporation received a $1,229,393 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The company is developing an autonomous, miniaturized, gravity-agnostic system for DNA extraction and sample preparation for sequencing in space and...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Qubitsolve Inc. received a $1.197 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2027. The award funds the development of quantum computing-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software designed to overcome computational limitations inherent in classical CFD systems....
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: Manifest Technologies Global, Inc. received a $1.237M Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2027. Products and Services: The award funds development and commercialization of Parallax Manufacturing, an advanced volumetric additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology designed to...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Pike Robotics Inc. received a $1.23 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The awardee will develop an autonomous wall-climbing robotic platform designed to conduct in-service inspections of petrochemical storage tanks and other...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Funding Agency & Program: National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Award Details: Steam Instruments Inc. received $1,249,623 in funding under a Cooperative Agreement awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027. The project focuses on developing advanced ion optics technology optimized for nanoscale stigmatic imaging in a novel imaging mass spectrometer concept. The core...
Samara Aerospace, Inc. received a $1.22M Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) awarded June 15, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2028. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award supports the development of a reliable and efficient new method for satellite attitude control. Building on prior Phase I research, the project aims to advance spacecraft orientation control technologies that enhance satellite pointing precision, reduce mass and volume, and lower overall system costs. The work is being performed in San Francisco, California, with no planned subawards. The cooperative agreement represents continued investment in Samara Aerospace's innovation pipeline within the critical aerospace and satellite technology sector. The NSF TIP program supports such efforts to translate research into practical marketplace applications while addressing national competitiveness challenges in advanced manufacturing and space technology. This Phase II funding enables the company to mature its attitude control innovations toward flight-capable systems, potentially expanding accessibility to space-based communications and lower-cost mission architectures.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.2m | 6/3/26 |