Project Grant 20253361045182
- This Project Grant award from 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) provides $174,787 to Spectral Energies LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop a portable, durable, and cost-effective optical-based ammonia sensor for use in animal production settings. The sensor is engineered to accurately detect ammonia levels...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Amhytech Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) on August 15, 2025. The award supports the development of innovative ammonia storage technology for sustainable agriculture applications. The project aims to demonstrate the technical feasibility of advanced ammonia storage at ambient...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Page Technologies, Inc. to develop a "Cost-Effective Monitoring Platform for Optimal Nutrient Application." The project, which has a period of performance from September 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026, aims to create an innovative technology...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $649,989 Project Grant to Aether LLC, a small business located in Lovettsville, VA, under the SBIR/STTR Program (CFDA 10.212). The award funds the development of a commercially viable technology that can monitor methane emissions from various sources, including livestock farms, rice paddies, landfills, and oil and gas infrastructure. The proposed solution will provide real-time air pollution data...
- This $175,000 federal 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) program will fund the development of an innovative AI-based post-harvest food quality and safety monitoring system by Interlink Electronics, Inc. The project aims to integrate next-generation printed toxic gas sensors with data fusion and smart analytics to create a low-cost sensor platform for...
- This $1,150,000 federal Project Grant was awarded on July 1, 2024 by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The grant's objective is to develop an AI-powered proactive indoor environmental control and management system to optimize swine productivity, welfare, and sustainability. The project will leverage precision livestock farming techniques to collect swine behavior and physiological data, develop AI...
- Under this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 project, Ondavia, Inc. is developing, prototyping, validating, and commercializing an in-line, automated, semi-continuous instrument to monitor and measure the nitrogen cycle in water using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The $600,000 award supports the assembly and testing of a prototype analyzer for automated, quantitative analysis...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $174,163 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant to Sentinel AG, Inc. (UEI: EWSBH26X69T1) on August 15, 2025. The grant, titled "Guaranteed Availability Decision Support System for Profitable, Productive, and Sustainable Nitrogen Management in Rainfed Crop Production (GADSS-N)," aims to develop an innovative technology solution to support sustainable...
- This $165,507 federal Project Grant award from 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) supports the development and validation of an affordable, handheld quantitative fluorometer and colorimeter system. This technology will enable rapid, field-based enumeration of E. coli and antibiotic-resistant E. coli in agricultural water samples, providing a more accessible alternative to...
- This $650,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The grant was awarded to Max-Ir Labs Incorporated, a woman-owned small business based in Dallas, Texas, to develop an advanced sensor capable of real-time monitoring of key chemicals in algae growth media. The sensor will leverage novel waveguide...
This $181,459 Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2025 by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The grant recipient, Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Gardena, California, is advancing their compact, low-cost, energy-efficient ammonia monitoring system for enclosed livestock housing. This system features real-time monitoring capabilities and a modular design that allows simultaneous measurement of environmental parameters like temperature and humidity. In collaboration with CTB, Inc., the recipient will validate the technology in a poultry barn to demonstrate market-readiness. The project aims to address the challenges posed by ammonia, a toxic byproduct of animal waste, which can negatively impact animal welfare, worker safety, and environmental health in animal agriculture.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $181.5k | 9/2/25 |