Project Grant 20213353034466

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $1,050,000 to support the development of safer, insect-repellent textiles using bio-based, non-toxic repellents. The project aims to address the technical challenge of incorporating high concentrations of volatile, plant-derived insect repellents into textile coatings while preserving long-term efficacy and wash durability. The...

This $649,972 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program supports the development of textile coating systems that incorporate biobased insect repellents. The grantee, Insectapel LLC, is a for-profit limited liability company focused on creating innovative, environmentally-friendly alternatives to synthetic chemical insect repellents. The research aims to leverage...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop novel, sustainable textile fibers and fabrics derived from seaweed biopolymers and nanomaterials. The project seeks to create a plastic-free, multifunctional textile material with enhanced properties such as fire resistance, UV protection, and heat shielding, which can serve as an alternative to fossil fuel-based textiles....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) Program Project Grant award to Louisiana State University (LSU) provides $199,994 in funding from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The project aims to develop a family of natural product-based insect repellent compounds that are safer and more effective than commercial alternatives. Key activities include optimizing the chemical synthesis process for the parent compound nootkatone to significantly reduce production costs. This...

This Project Grant award, valued at $324,493.13, was provided by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Pest Management and Vector Control Research program (CFDA 12.355) to support Path, a global health nonprofit organization, in the research and development of novel repellent textiles to protect against disease vectors. The goal of this three-year project, with a completion date of February 20, 2028, is to further advance Anovoteks' technology for repellent fabrics to be used in Army...

This federal Project Grant award of $275,000.00 from the Department of Defense's Pest Management and Vector Control Research program (CFDA 12.355) supports research and development efforts by Bio-Gene Technology LIMITED to develop multi-use controlled release devices (MUW-CRDs) based on the delivery of flavocide as a next-generation protection system for controlling flying insect vectors. The award period is from January 10, 2025 to January 10, 2028. The research is expected to be...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop biodegradable microencapsulation technology for agrochemicals. The $305,000 grant to Ultinat, Inc. will fund the creation of microencapsulation methods using plant-based biodegradable materials to encapsulate both hydrophobic and hydrophilic agrochemical ingredients. This innovation is intended to address the critical environmental...

Acatechol, Inc. was awarded a $274,982 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to develop an innovative anti-infective coating for Foley catheters. The project aims to create a hybrid coating that combines biofilm-repellent and antimicrobial properties to provide prolonged resistance against pathogen colonization and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). This work is being conducted under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation will support Environmental Protective Coatings LLC's development of durable, omniphobic coatings through Scops Coating Technologies LLC. Funded under NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $1,013,950 award aims to validate pilot-scale production and enhance weatherability of fluorine-free, self-cleaning coating materials. Key objectives include pilot-scale production to enable...

This $294,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program aims to develop a novel chemical platform using cottonseed oil to produce sustainable, non-allergenic finishing agents and wet-strength additives for cotton apparel and paper applications. The project team at North Carolina State University, in collaboration with Cotton Inc. and an...