Project Grant 1556035

Federal Grant Award Summary BrightSpec, Inc. received $1,194,805 in Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The award supports development of a Molecular Rotational Resonance (MRR) Ratiometer—an advanced spectroscopic instrument designed to precisely quantify component abundances...

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 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,...

This $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a label-free, high-resolution, high-throughput protein screening platform called Vibrational Spectroscopy with Metasurface Optics (VISMO). The technology aims to enable simultaneous, minute-scale measurement of millions of protein samples, which would dramatically improve the lengthy and costly cycles...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $425,000 to Carnegie Mellon University to develop a chip-scale quantum spectroscopy solution for mid-infrared gas sensing. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: (a) Optimization of a silicon-carbide-on-aluminum-nitride integrated photonics platform for low-loss performance from visible to mid-infrared spectra; (b) Development of silicon carbide...

This National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant of $256,000 will support the development of a novel mass spectrometer by Moires Instruments, LLC to identify molecular isomers and distinguish their conformational forms. The instrument uses high electric fields to manipulate neutral molecules based on their dipole moments, separating them by mass-to-dipole-moment ratio rather than conventional mass-to-charge ratio. This approach aims to reduce the...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the design, optimization, modeling, and initial validation of a high-sensitivity integrated photonic Raman spectrometer by Perceptra Technologies, Inc. The $275,000 award aims to demonstrate the technical feasibility of compact, low-cost optical sensors that can provide on-demand and real-time chemical analysis, addressing the lack of...

Federal Grant Award Summary Coolaimate, Inc. received a $304,913 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for March 31, 2027. The company will develop and validate hybrid silicon photonic tunable lasers—photonic chips that utilize light-based sensing and measurement capabilities with broadly adjustable laser frequencies. The...

This STTR Phase I Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a compact, high-precision volume grating-based spectrometer prototype. The $305,000 award to Tau Optics Inc. focuses on enhancing the performance of rotated chirped Bragg gratings (R-CBGs) to broaden the operational bandwidth and improve spectral resolution for applications in color measurement and Raman spectroscopy. The...