Project Grant 1047409

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is developing a portable contaminant field screening device for the rapid measurement of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. The $305,000 award, granted on May 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2026, aims to address the urgent need for affordable, real-time detection of PFAS in environmental, industrial, and...

Under this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 project, Ondavia, Inc. is developing, prototyping, validating, and commercializing an in-line, automated, semi-continuous instrument to monitor and measure the nitrogen cycle in water using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The $600,000 award supports the assembly and testing of a prototype analyzer for automated, quantitative analysis...

This SBIR Phase I project grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), will focus on developing and evaluating the technical feasibility of a novel Lead Rapid Response Analyzer (Lead-RR) device for the detection and quantification of lead in drinking water. The project, with a total funding of $124,971, aims to create an affordable, automated, and rapid testing analyzer to enable more frequent and reliable testing to support...

This SBIR Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $304,972 to Particle4X, Inc. to develop a real-time, inline sensor system that integrates digital inline holography and deep learning to detect particulate matter and microbial contaminants during injectable drug manufacturing. The system aims to enable continuous quality monitoring, supporting the industry's shift from batch to continuous manufacturing. Key...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Giner Inc. a $199,996 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop total residual oxidant (TRO) sensor technology. The technology will enable continuous monitoring and control of chlorination throughout water treatment systems, including pre-treatment, post-treatment, and maintenance. By June 2022, Giner Inc. will deliver TRO sensors and the associated control systems to optimize chlorine dosing...

Ionicscale LLC was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to develop membrane-based inlet systems for compact mass spectrometry-based chemical sensors. The goal of the seven-month project ending February 2024 is to enable risk reduction in deploying low-cost sensors for soil or liquid sampling. Work will focus on designing membrane inlets compatible with...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $256,000 will fund the development of an optimized ion mobility spectrometry system for distributed chemical sensing without the use of radioactive ionization sources. The awardee, Sensit Ventures Inc. of Davis, California, will establish an experimental and theoretical framework to miniaturize differential mobility spectrometry technology for analytical-quality chemical...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $200,000 to Rowan University to develop a portable, low-cost sensor system that can detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals," in water in real-time. The sensor integrates a specially designed fluorous electrochromic polyaniline material with an extended gate field-effect transistor to achieve high accuracy and reliability in detecting...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Sporian Microsystems, Inc. $256,491 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a spectroscopy-based, real-time fluid composition monitoring system for supercritical carbon dioxide-based power cycles. The project aimed to deliver a monitoring system to analyze fluid composition during power generation. Southwest Research Institute was provided a $24,000 sub-award to conduct consulting and testing in...

This $650,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of engineered microbial sensors for assessing water quality. The primary objective is to create new low-cost sensing systems that can detect chemicals in water throughout the water cycle, including wastewater treatment, drinking water, industrial use, and stormwater discharges. The project employs a convergence research...