Project Grant 1621444

The National Science Foundation awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant to Advanceh2O Corp from August 2021 to June 2023. The grant supports the development of real-time predictive analytics during water treatment processes under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The program seeks technological innovations and solutions to national challenges. Under this award, Advanceh2O Corp will develop an intelligent and proactive...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, will support the development of a fully autonomous, untethered robotic system capable of long-duration inspection within pressurized drinking water pipelines. The $1,555,000 project, with a performance period from August 2025 to July 2028, aims to create a robotic inspection method that can move through water mains without requiring...

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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $989,932 to Maia Water Inc. from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026 to develop an open, AI-powered software platform for water and wastewater utilities. The platform aims to enhance operational decision-making and facilitate innovative financing for essential water infrastructure by integrating watershed models and forecasting socio-economic...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant to Applied Research Team Inc. of Denver, Colorado under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant will support the development of machine learning algorithms to improve snowpack depth and water content retrieval from C-band and X-band radar data. Accurate snowpack information is critical for water management in the Western U.S., but current retrieval...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totals $256,000 to develop a novel, non-contact video sensor for measuring sewer flows. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the award supports Water Intelligence LLC to advance their machine learning and video-based technology for accurately capturing velocity, water level, and identifying critical events in sanitary sewer systems...

This $255,663 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships project grant funds the development of cosmic ray neutron sensing technology for precision soil moisture measurement by Silverside Detectors Inc. The company aims to address water scarcity challenges in agriculture through an automated, non-invasive soil moisture monitoring system with sub-field resolution. The system would provide irrigation zone-specific soil moisture data to enable optimized water use. This...

This Project Grant award of $1,016,594.00 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will develop three new AI models for water resource management to support the growth of AI infrastructure across the United States. The models will identify regions with adequate water resources to reliably support AI infrastructure, create digital twins to analyze hazards that may disrupt local water supply, and assess environmental impacts such as wastewater and thermal pollution....

This $649,989 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a portable, membrane-free water purification and monitoring system by Iowa State University of Science and Technology. The overarching goal is to create a fit-for-purpose solution to address water insecurity in regions with limited infrastructure and frequent water quality issues due to climate change or natural...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $1,244,153 to support the development of a novel flood forecasting system by Hyfi LLC, a minority-owned small business located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The project aims to enhance US flood preparedness by combining real-time sensor data with advanced analytics to deliver localized, 24-hour flood forecasts at the municipal infrastructure...