Project Grant 20203361031947

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $274,525 to Leaficient Inc., a for-profit organization, to develop and evaluate a novel light production system for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) that dynamically shapes light to optimize power efficiency and biomass growth. The project aims to improve the energy efficiency of indoor agriculture by using advanced optics, machine...

The National Science Foundation awarded Lateralsystems LLC $275,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a smart water quality and atmospheric conditions monitoring platform for controlled environment agriculture. The platform will provide indoor farmers with data insights to reduce risks and improve efficient use of resources when growing nutrient dense foods. Key deliverables include an Internet of Things service that integrates...

This $300,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of a sustainable, intelligent wearable sensor system for continuous tree health monitoring. The primary goals are to: Create a biocompatible, ion-sensitive sensor array that can be implanted in a plant's xylem to continuously monitor water and nutrient uptake in real-time. Develop energy-harvesting techniques...

Advanced Growing Resources Inc. was awarded a $255,786 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a novel handheld spectroscopy device for early detection of crop afflictions. The one-year award will support the design of an affordable imaging spectrometer integrated with precision optics to bridge gaps in existing technologies. The device will be deployed to collect spectral data from grapes, a high-value crop...

This $324,213 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports the development of a novel AI infrastructure to integrate multi-scale sensing data and 3D modeling for enhanced crop monitoring and assessment. The key products to be delivered include: An AI system that integrates satellite, drone, and in-situ sensor data to accurately model 3D crop structures, including both above- and below-ground...

Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $591,491 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded February 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 14, 2029. The project develops an artificial intelligence-assisted decision support system to address operational challenges in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) greenhouse production of leafy greens, including...

Transcend Engineering and Technology, LLC was awarded a $181,395 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture within the Department of Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The grant aims to develop a spatially dense, multi-level soil moisture sensor using commodity radio frequency electronic components to infer soil water content from dielectric properties. Phase I will determine feasibility and quantify tradeoffs between accuracy and...

Page Technologies, 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 September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2026. The company is developing an affordable, user-friendly monitoring platform utilizing low-cost printed sensors to enable real-time measurement of soil nutrients, particularly nitrogen and potassium. The...

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 $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the "LEVERAGING BIO-CHEMICAL AND GREENHOUSE GAS SENSORS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INNOVATIONS (BIOSENSEINNOVATIONS)" project. The project aims to develop cutting-edge sensors that can detect nutrients, chemical compounds, soil microbiomes, and greenhouse gases in real-time to advance precision agriculture and promote sustainable farming...