Project Grant 1548414

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $199,798 Project Grant to Cleanfiber Inc., doing business as Procell Insulation, to develop manufacturing technology for biogenic, cost-effective, super-insulating rigid boards. The funding is provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports fundamental scientific research across multiple disciplines to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities. Cleanfiber Inc....

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $274,855 to Westwood Aerogel CO. to develop a low-cost, scalable manufacturing process for aerogel insulation materials. Aerogels are a class of super-insulating materials known for their light weight and superior insulating properties, but they are currently expensive and scarce due to inefficiencies in the production process. This project...

This SBIR Phase I project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop an advanced thermal oxidizer technology to cost-effectively control greenhouse gas emissions, specifically methane, as well as toxic/carcinogenic organic compounds and odors from small emission sources. The $256,657 award to Rotoheater LLC, awarded on February 15, 2024, will support research and development into a novel,...

TD Polymers LLC received a $304,633 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The company will develop and validate compostable multilayer polymer films with programmable biodegradation profiles engineered through multilayer coextrusion technology. The core deliverable addresses the gap between current biodegradable...

This Project Grant award for $275,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development and validation of a biodegradable biopolymer platform to replace conventional plastic and PFAS-based coatings for paper-based packaging. The awardee, Retrn Bioworks Inc., is utilizing a novel fermentation process to produce high-performance poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) copolymers from lignocellulosic waste feedstocks. The...

Summary Green Materials LLC received a $175,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under CFDA 10.212, effective September 15, 2025, with completion anticipated by May 14, 2027. The project will develop a validated manufacturing procedure and novel machine component specifically designed to process non-meltable, agriculturally derived polymers through injection-compression molding. The...

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded $175,000 under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to KSE, Inc. of Sunderland, Massachusetts. The award will support KSE's efforts to develop and scale an integrated process for converting lignocellulosic waste streams into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at high selectivity without pre-treatment of biomass compounds. Key activities include improving reactive...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) to Finiks Forge, Inc. will develop chemical processes and material fabrication platforms to enable the upcycling of keratin protein waste, derived from animal hair, into sustainable textile fibers. The $275,000 award will fund research to: 1) extract keratin from hair waste through a non-denaturing process, 2) engineer the extracted keratin into textile fibers...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Owlfly received a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), effective July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027. The award funds the development and commercialization of a bioinspired thermal insulation material derived from the nest structure of yellowjacket wasps found in Arctic permafrost regions. The insulation technology...