Project Grant 20235140239201
- This federal Project Grant award of $650,000.00 from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is funding a 24-month effort by Home Grown Fuels, Inc., a woman-owned small business, to develop an in-situ phytoremediation approach for remediating PFAS-contaminated soils and returning farmland to productivity. The project aims to create commercially viable technological solutions to address environmental challenges in agricultural...
- This USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program award (CFDA 10.212) provides $647,446 to Cache Environmental Laboratories, P.C. to develop and commercially deploy a biochar-based electrochemical impedance PFAS detector technology. The funding supports research and development to create a portable, low-cost device capable of reliably measuring per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $174,049 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) grant to Cache Environmental Laboratories, P.C. to develop a low-cost, biochar-based electrochemical device for rapid and accurate detection of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in rural water supplies. The portable pollutant detection device utilizes inexpensive lignin-based...
- This Project Grant award of $175,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) will support the development of a field-ready water treatment reactor designed to capture and destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in agricultural areas and watersheds. The project, led by Coflux Purification, Inc., aims to create an affordable, easy-to-deploy solution that can...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to Z18 Engineering, LLC. The funding will support the development of recyclable, magnetic nanoparticles (RMNPs) designed to efficiently bind and remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from various environmental matrices, including soil, runoff, groundwater, and biosolids. The project aims to...
- This federal Project Grant award of $175,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, awarded on Aug 15, 2025, aims to develop an advanced solid-state nanopore chip for rapid and cost-effective detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are emerging environmental contaminants. The awardee, Goeppert LLC, a small disadvantaged business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $174,746 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Glanris Water Systems Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to develop a low-cost, easily manufactured modified biochar that can adsorb plant nutrients. The goal is to use this biochar to remediate agricultural runoff and wastewater, removing harmful phosphate and nitrate,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $275,000 in funding to Myconaut LLC to develop a scalable biological remediation method that uses synergistic interactions between fungi and plants to degrade and remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated environments. The project aims to expand the understanding of fungal degradation of PFAS, evaluate the...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, CFDA 10.310, will characterize emissions of harmful organic compounds from biomass during conversion to biochar in a biorefinery, and evaluate processes for contaminant removal and utilization. The $799,883 award to The Pennsylvania State University will focus on quantifying emissions and redeposition of toxic organic compounds like benzene and toluene during biochar...
- This $419,942 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research by the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) to investigate the bioaccumulation and uptake mechanisms of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals," in edible crops such as radish, lettuce, and soybean. The project aims to understand how the physicochemical properties of various PFAS compounds...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212), will fund Home Grown Fuels, LLC, a woman-owned small business, to demonstrate PFAS phytoremediation and evaluate whether the addition of biochar as a soil amendment increases PFAS uptake. The project will also investigate the thermal destruction of PFAS in the harvested plants. The $125,000 award, running from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, aims to develop a full-circle solution of phytoremediation and PFAS destruction that can remediate contaminated cropland and return it to production, benefiting small and mid-sized farms affected by widespread PFAS contamination.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $125.0k | 6/21/23 | ||
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| Not listed | $125.0k | 4/4/23 |