The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to Cold Current Kelp LLC (CCK), a woman-owned limited liability company located in York, Maine. This 8-month project will determine the feasibility of using a novel green extraction method to obtain bioactive compounds from domestically grown sugar kelp. The project aims to identify, characterize, and quantify resulting compounds that could be used to create effective, natural, and non-toxic skincare products. By diversifying kelp's applications beyond food, this project represents a valuable research and commercialization opportunity to incentivize domestic kelp production and support the nascent kelp supply chain.
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