Project Grant 20183361028627

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....

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Aquaculture System Technologies, L.L.C. (AST) received a $167,054 Phase I Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), awarded on August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for April 14, 2027. The project deliverables focus on developing and demonstrating a sludge-based nitrate removal system designed to optimize...

The Blue DOT Sea Farms, SPC was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop paradigm shift technology for scalable, high-density, high-yield commercial multi-species mariculture. The SBIR/STTR programs support scientific excellence and technological innovation through federal...

Tridentis Advanced Marine Vehicles LLC and the Watershed Innovation Laboratory at Washington College will develop technology and monitoring solutions for near-shore aquaculture installations under a $149,865 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Specifically, the awardees will establish baseline water quality and shellfish testing for aquaculture farms, then develop an efficient and cost-effective material solution to continuously monitor environmental...

This two-year, $262,464 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), supports innovative aquaculture practices in Hawaii. Kuaaina Ulu Auamo will accelerate information sharing on nursery tank systems among traditional loko ia (Hawaiian fishponds) to address declining recruitment of native fish species. The grantee will...

This $162,560 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will fund planning for a maritime collective facility in California. The collective aims to support local and regional seafood producers through cold storage, processing, and educational programs. It will provide infrastructure and services to help seafood harvesters gain more control over market entry, diversify...

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania received a $625,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The two-year project aims to identify and characterize immunobiotics for fish that specifically enhance mucosal immune function and disease resistance. The researchers will select immunobiotics found naturally in fish mucosa and test their ability to...

Maine Shellfish Developers LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The award will support the development of a cost-effective means of culturing large volumes of microalgae for land-based oyster farming through April 2023. The grantee aims to advance microalgae production at scale using spent yeast from breweries as a substrate. The microalgae will be used as feed for oysters farmed on land...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $600,000 under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) to Holdfast Aquaculture LLC. The two-year project grant will support the development of the native California mussel (Mytilus californianus) as a new aquaculture species in Southern California. Specifically, the awardee will develop a scientifically managed breeding program...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $598,280 Project Grant to Florida Atlantic University under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The goal of the two-year project is to expand an existing queen conch hatchery in Puerto Rico to produce more juvenile conch for restoration and sustainable seafood. Local fishers, technicians and interns will operate the expanded hatchery and two mobile...