Project Grant 20253361045310
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) provides $649,935 to Rooted Farmers, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged, woman-owned business, to further develop and test its online platform that provides market access and operational support for small and mid-sized farms. The Rooted Farmers platform...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to Eden Concepts, LLC, a woman-owned small business. The funding will support the development, validation, and commercialization of an innovative, integrated planting system that enables growers to germinate seeds on-farm and precisely plant them in the field. This autonomous system aims to replace labor-intensive...
- Universal Schedule & Booking LLC, a minority-owned small business, received a $650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a digital platform and data analytics to help small and mid-sized farms market products directly to consumers. The grant funding will be used to build e-commerce features and agritourism experiences into a mobile application, enabling farms to sell products online and facilitate...
- 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...
- This $174,922 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 supports the development and testing of a low-cost autonomous robotic weeding system for small and mid-sized farms. The key objectives are to create an affordable solution that can reliably distinguish between crops and weeds, then remove weeds using simple mechanical...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $650,000 Project Grant to Agrofocal Technologies, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The funding supports the development of Agrofocal's real-time crop monitoring system that can be mounted on any vehicle to provide high-resolution, under-the-canopy images of crops. This system enables farmers to monitor crop health,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Big Data In A Box, Inc. The grant supports the company's efforts to enhance the features and scope of its SPIDER (Smart Portable Interactive Data Extraction and Reporting) software application. SPIDER is an AI-based platform that aims to improve data...
- 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) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program provides $174,999.00 to Oceanit Laboratories Inc. (doing business as Oceanit) to develop an automated root phenotyping tool that leverages deep learning AI and image processing techniques. The goal is to create a user-friendly software tool that can efficiently analyze...
- This $598,827 Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2024 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, Working Trees, Inc., is a climate-tech startup enabling pasture owners to generate revenue from carbon markets by integrating productive trees into their land through a practice known as silvopasture. The project aims to enhance pastureland...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded Visimo LLC, doing business as Visimo Consulting, a $644,705 Project Grant under the SBIR/STTR program. The funding will support the development of a customizable risk management platform called "Demeter" that leverages machine learning to enhance the efficiency, profitability, and safety of small and mid-sized farms. The primary outcome will be a prototype application that accurately...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $124,872 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program (CFDA 10.212) to Rooted Farmers, Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business in Etna, New Hampshire. The grant funding will enable Rooted Farmers to expand its existing online platform that standardizes and aggregates agricultural supply across fragmented rural supply chains. The key objectives include: 1) developing specifications based on farmer input, 2) redesigning the data model and prototyping tools to automate the capture of unsold farm inventory data, and 3) testing and iterating on the inventory tracking system with farmer feedback. This work aims to provide producers greater visibility into unrealized sales and crop losses, which can negatively impact profitability and long-term viability, especially for small and medium-sized farms. The grant period is from September 2025 to May 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $124.9k | 9/15/25 |