Project Grant 1843595

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $399,541 Project Grant to the Trustees of Dartmouth College to develop a high-throughput, label-free, and portable sensor that can quantitatively detect multiple illicit drugs including opioids, cocaine, psychostimulants, and methadone in liquid samples such as biofluids. The project aims to create a silver or gold nanoparticle-decorated zinc oxide nanorod coated silica nanofiber matrix...

This $586,936 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) supports the development of a low-cost, disposable urine test strip that can rapidly and quantitatively measure substance use disorder (SUD) medication drugs and their metabolites. The award recipient, Vitan-Biotech LLC, will create a point-of-use lateral flow assay (LFA) test strip that leverages innovative signal amplification technology to...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) provides $434,500 to 9 Delta Analytical, LLC to develop two key products: 1) An inexpensive, visually-read testing device that allows rapid identification of fentanyl and other opioids in oral fluid samples, and 2) Environmentally-friendly laboratory confirmation procedures for analyzing the same oral fluid samples. The goal is to...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is developing a portable contaminant field screening device for the rapid measurement of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. The $305,000 award, granted on May 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2026, aims to address the urgent need for affordable, real-time detection of PFAS in environmental, industrial, and...

This Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice, under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560), provides $642,632 to Florida International University for development of a highly sensitive method of non-contact field detection of synthetic opioids and benzodiazepines. Florida International University will work with sub-awardee Naval Research Laboratory to improve...

The National Institute of Justice awarded a $392,196 Project Grant under the Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 16.044) to RTI International. The goal of this 24-month project is to develop a software platform for automating and improving the reliability of colorimetric drug testing, which is a commonly used but limited technique in forensic science. Phase 1 will involve generating test images and defining optimal analysis parameters, while Phase 2 will incorporate machine...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $319,172 Project Grant under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), an independent non-profit research organization. The grant funding will support evaluating the use of direct mass spectrometry technology, specifically the Luxon ion source, to improve the efficiency and capabilities of toxicology laboratories in screening for drugs related to...

This $190,662 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560), aims to develop methods for the determination of fentanyl analogs in drug mixtures using portable Raman spectroscopy. The primary activities include: 1) Preparing a library of fentanyl spectra and mixtures using optimized surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) methodology; 2) Determining the...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded a $1,576,513 Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to Instanosis Inc., a woman-owned small business in Pennsylvania. The goal of this 2-year project is to develop the first FDA-cleared oral fluid fentanyl rapid test that is 10 times more sensitive, 4 times faster, and requires 10 times less oral fluid volume compared to commercially available forensic...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) provides $308,002 to Oakland University to develop an affordable, portable electrochemical sensor device for rapid, accurate detection of fentanyl and other opioids. The key objectives are to: 1) Fabricate a needle-based sensor, 2) Optimize the electrochemical signal analysis and detection for fentanyl, and 3) Test and...