Project Grant 1447431

This USDA SBIR Phase II project grant awarded to Apex Bait Technologies, Inc. aims to develop an improved snail and slug control bait. The $650,000 award, made on September 1, 2024, will enable the company to refine a prototype bait developed in Phase I to make it more cost-effective, stable, and compliant with regulations, as well as test its effectiveness and impact on non-target species. The goal is to create a commercially viable bait that is more efficient, economical, and environmentally...

Aquaculture System Technologies, L.L.C. (AST) received a $169,892 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop "start-up" beads for fixed film biological reactors. The beads are designed to eliminate losses during the acclimation period by stimulating heterotrophic bacterial growth for 3-4 weeks without rapidly increasing dissolved biodegradable concentrations....

Crab Raft Inc. received a $399,828 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business Innovation Research Program to develop ropeless gear for commercial lobster/crabbing and other fishing industries. The two-year award runs from February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023 and will support the manufacture of ropeless technology that eliminates vertical lines in fishing operations. The NOAA SBIR Program seeks to stimulate technological innovation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to Atlantic Fish Corporation. The project aims to develop a novel hybrid fish nugget product consisting of cultivated fish muscle tissue and plant-based ingredients. The grantee will first characterize the molecular composition of the cultivated fish muscle and how it affects the organoleptic properties of the...

Field Phyto-Nutrients LLC (FPN LLC) received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to develop algae-based feed for finfish cultivation. Through the award period of September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023, FPN LLC will process the marine microalgae Crypthecodinium cohnii (C. cohnii) into feed using a low-temperature drying method. C. cohnii contains high levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)...

This Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Small Business Innovation Research Program totaling $150,000 will support the development of rapid diagnostic tests for the parasitic infection Amyloodinium ocellatum in fish. Live Advantage Bait, LLC dba Totally Pelagic will utilize next generation approaches to produce highly specific monoclonal antibodies for A. ocellatum dinospores and develop a lateral flow-based rapid diagnostic test. The NOAA SBIR program...

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 SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $305,000 in funding to Foogly Corp to develop local manufacturing methods for synthesizing low-cost soil amendment and shoreline restoration products using local food waste and seashell inputs. The project aims to address challenges of coastal erosion, declining soil health, and soil acidification by transforming food waste and seashell waste into...

This $174,897 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is focused on evaluating plant-based diets for herbivorous marine fish farming. The goal is to identify less expensive, sustainable feed options that can still produce tasty fish for consumers, in order to help expand marine aquaculture and increase the availability of locally-grown, affordable seafood...

This STTR Phase I project award of $181,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is focused on developing novel bait formulations to control the red imported fire ant (RIFA). The project aims to overcome the negative taste aversion exhibited by RIFA to prior active ingredients by exploring techniques to mask the bitter taste, such as using cyclodextrins as taste-masking agents. The...