This $650,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The purpose of the grant is to support Isotruss Inc., a small disadvantaged business, in developing its patented lightweight composite lattice tower technology for mobile broadband applications to expand connectivity in rural areas and address the digital divide. Specifically, the grant funding will...
Isotruss, Inc. received a $124,593 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a lightweight, modular mobile cell site. The SBIR program aims to support technological innovation through federal research funding. Through this award, Isotruss will utilize its patented composite lattice structures to create a mobile cell site that can be assembled and disassembled quickly without heavy...
This $650,000 Project Grant was awarded by 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). The grant recipient, Isotruss Inc., a minority-owned small business in Springville, Utah, will use the funding to develop a complete tower installation system to expand the reach and quality of broadband internet service in rural communities. The key objectives are to manufacture a trailer...
This $124,791 federal Project Grant awarded on July 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program) to Near Space Labs Inc. is funding the design, prototyping and testing of a lightweight, high-resolution optical telescope system capable of providing 2-4 inch aerial imagery of rural properties from stratospheric balloons at 60,000 ft....
This $274,120 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an "optical orbital hotspot network" to enhance satellite data collection and utilization. The award recipient, Spacerake, Inc., will focus on creating multi-access laser communication terminals and advancing orbital optical hotspot technology. This...
The National Science Foundation awarded $270,928 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Beamlink, Inc. of Pasadena, California. The project grant will support the development of small, portable cellular base stations to provide connectivity in disaster zones and hard to reach areas. Specifically, the funding will allow Beamlink to research and implement a base station utilizing 2G and 2.5G radio for communicating with high densities of cell...
Tiami LLC was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a repeater coordination method for expanding rural broadband access. Under the award, Tiami will design and evaluate a compact wireless repeater system that translates 5G mobile network frequencies to TV white space to effectively double the transmission range of TVWS networks in a cost-effective manner. The Phase I study period, from July 2023...
This $274,904 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an integrated computer vision capability to construct detailed 3D models from 2D photographs. The project aims to integrate geometric and semantic methods to accurately extract critical infrastructure asset features, such as utility pole height, inclination, wire gauges, deterioration, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $274,944 to Uninet LLC to explore the feasibility of extending 5G software-defined networking and virtual network slicing technologies to non-terrestrial satellite constellations. The project aims to develop more efficient networking solutions to support growing demand for satellite internet services, addressing...
Application Insight, LLC was awarded a $649,693 Project Grant from the US 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 a high pressure chemical delivery system for aerial application platforms from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The SBIR/STTR programs are intended to support technological innovation through the investment of...