Project Grant 20203361031554

Exopolymer, Inc. received a $648,366 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop new fermentation-derived biopolymer ingredients. Under this two-year award running from September 2021 to August 2023, Exopolymer will finalize the commercial development of one or more biopolymer products that outperform hyaluronic acid in moisture binding and skin penetration performance. Work will include...

Exopolymer, Inc. received a $181,129 Project Grant award on September 15, 2025, under the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop and commercialize advanced biopolymer food ingredients. The project, scheduled for completion by May 14, 2027, focuses on evaluating biopolymer performance across multiple food applications, including testing heat tolerance profiles, pasteurization stability for dairy products,...

Green Materials LLC received a $175,000 SBIR Phase I award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), effective September 15, 2025, with completion targeted by May 14, 2027. The company will develop and validate a novel manufacturing process and machine component specifically designed to process non-meltable, agriculturally-derived polymers through injection-compression molding techniques. This addresses a...

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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Track M award of $649,990 to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) supports the development and commercialization of a family of sustainable bio-based plastics derived from hydroxy fatty acids. Key activities include scaling up monomer synthesis, conducting polymer characterization and recycling assessments, and performing techno-economic and life cycle analyses. RPI is collaborating with Danimer Scientific, a bioplastics...

This Project Grant award provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041 Engineering) will support the development of novel manufacturing principles for high-performance, sustainable packaging films from hierarchically reinforced biopolymers. The $374,160 award to North Carolina State University aims to enable the production of natural material-based films that match or exceed the properties of synthetic polymer films,...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary Olipha Inc. received a $175,000 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 October 14, 2026. The grant supports the development of polymer-coated fertilizers (PCFs) utilizing natural, biodegradable polymers as encapsulation material to replace current non-biodegradable polymer...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,572,498.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program, with a performance period from May 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2028, aims to develop new bioplastics with diverse properties. The project will computationally design complex enzymes within engineered bacteria to produce novel, sturdy bioplastics that can withstand high temperatures and be easily recycled or biodegraded. This effort will strengthen supply...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) is providing $1.1M to Purdue University and subawardees to develop sustainable, hemp-derived bioplastics with exceptional properties and recyclability. The goal is to accelerate the displacement of legacy petrochemical-based plastics, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and microplastics. The project will investigate novel hemp-derived monomers to synthesize a variety of...