Project Grant 1143163

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $305,000 to Elektrum Technologies, Inc. to develop an additive manufacturing process for producing low-cost, flexible, and transparent conductive electrodes. The goal is to create a more cost-effective alternative to indium tin oxide, which is a brittle material currently used in many optoelectronic applications. The Phase I project will focus on two key...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant award of $305,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is advancing semiconductor processing technology. The project aims to develop a novel power generator and applicator system that uses nanosecond-scale high voltage pulses to enhance the quality, reduce processing steps, and lower costs of depositing super-thin coatings for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The technology,...

Sindri Materials Corp received a $306,872 Project Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted by July 31, 2026. The company will develop an optimized graphene-based cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) device architecture utilizing its proprietary ultra-high-quality graphene production technology to address current limitations in sample preparation...

Brown University was awarded a $649,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation to support the BRITE RELAUNCH: A LIQUID PHASE PROCESS FOR GRAPHENE MANUFACTURING project. The grant is part of NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education. Under this award, Brown University will develop a liquid phase process for graphene...

This two-year, $158,938 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research at the University of Florida to develop graphene nanoelectromechanical oscillators for extreme temperature and harsh environment sensing. Specifically, the university researchers will design, fabricate, and experimentally demonstrate a new class of low-power resonant nanoelectromechanical sensors...

This Project Grant award of $555,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Federal Grant Program supports research at the University of Chicago to develop efficient and scalable synthetic approaches for preparing atomically precise graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The research team led by Professor Guangbin Dong aims to overcome long-standing challenges in GNR synthesis by devising novel monomer synthesis and cyclodehydrogenation strategies....

The National Science Foundation awarded $274,147 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop biodegradable electronic sensors through its Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I grant. The awardee, Transparent Path SPC, will formulate carbon-based inks for aerosol jet printing onto biodegradable substrates to produce temperature and humidity sensors. The goals are to co-print graphene, carbon nanotubes, and cellulose inks; develop printing processes; and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $175,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Acadian Research & Development LLC, a company based in Laramie, WY. The grant will fund research from July 2023 through June 2024 to develop a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly process to produce graphene products from wood biomass feedstock. The project aims to convert wood biochar into graphene oxide, reduced graphene...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop optimized high surface area functionalized nanomaterials for parts per billion (PPB) gas sensing using machine learning models. The $274,991 award to Atmosense, Inc., a minority-owned small business located in San Diego, CA, will fund the research and development of advanced materials...

Federal Grant Award Summary Graphenetx Inc. received a $305,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded May 15, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2026. The company will develop a novel melt-spinning manufacturing process for polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fiber precursor fibers using its patented quad polymer formulation. This...