Project Grant 20253361044983
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $175,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program grant to Forest Concepts LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Auburn, Washington. The objective of this 20-month project grant is to optimize the entire size reduction and drying system for producing micronized biomass feedstock, with the goal of reducing energy consumption while enhancing feedstock performance for...
- This $256,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The award to Terragia Biofuel Inc., a for-profit organization, aims to develop innovative bioprocessing technologies for converting lignocellulosic biomass into hydrocarbon fuels and products. Specifically, the project is focused on demonstrating the feasibility of a technique called Continuous Evolution with Multiplex Natural Transformation...
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded $175,000 under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to KSE, Inc. of Sunderland, Massachusetts. The award will support KSE's efforts to develop and scale an integrated process for converting lignocellulosic waste streams into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at high selectivity without pre-treatment of biomass compounds. Key activities include improving reactive...
- Integrated Lipid Biofuels LLC was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The two-year award will support the company's efforts to develop a process for converting organic waste into biopolymers by synergizing anaerobic digestion and synthetic biology techniques. The SBIR Program aims to stimulate technological innovation through the investment of federal...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is intended to support the development and production of renewable carbon (or "biocoke") from biomass sources to replace petroleum-based coke (petcoke) used in aluminum and steel production. The $175,000 Phase I effort, awarded to Agrebon Energy Incorporated on August 15, 2025, will adopt and follow a...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $175,000 SBIR/STTR Program grant to Via Biofuels Inc. (UEI: DHPAKR2LXGE9) to develop a genetically engineered yeast strain capable of efficiently converting lactose-rich dairy waste (whey permeate) into 3-methylanisole (3-MA). The 3-MA can serve as a sustainable replacement for gasoline and as a precursor for plastics and aviation fuel, addressing both environmental waste and renewable energy...
- Greentechnologies, L.L.C., a minority-owned manufacturer of agricultural goods, has been awarded a $174,973 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212). This grant will support the company's efforts to adapt patented technologies to produce organic enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs) using anaerobic digestion waste byproducts (digestate) as a feedstock. The project aims to develop...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program aims to de-risk Arbor Energy & Resources Corp's advanced biomass gasification approach. The $175,000 award, granted on August 15, 2025, will fund the development of an analytical model to support the successful deployment of a novel high-pressure energy conversion...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $168,289 Project Grant to Catapower Inc., a cleantech chemical company, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The funding will support the basic chemical engineering R&D required to translate Catapower's prior lab-scale successes into a pilot-scale demonstration of its proprietary catalytic technology that converts glycerol waste from the biodiesel...
- This $175,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program supports the development of innovative biotechnology solutions from Transfoam LLC, doing business as Ourobio. The project aims to transform agricultural byproducts such as dairy whey, soybean meal, and corn waste into biodegradable plastics (PHAs) and natural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $181,500 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I grant to Terragia Biofuel Inc., a start-up based in Hanover, New Hampshire. The grant, awarded on August 15, 2025, will fund the development of an innovative consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) approach using engineered thermophilic bacteria to convert cellulosic biomass into fuels at low cost without added enzymes or thermochemical pretreatment. Terragia's proposed project aims to test "Spontaneous Particle Expansion Cotreatment (SPEC)," a novel mechanical disruption technique to enhance the biologically-mediated deconstruction of cellulosic biomass during fermentation. This approach seeks to realize the benefits of pretreatment without the need for enzymatic or chemical processes, with the potential to significantly reduce the costs of converting non-food biomass into sustainable biofuels. The grant-funded research and development work is expected to be completed by April 14, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $181.5k | 8/8/25 |