Project Grant 20253361045382
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rikarbon Inc.'s Renewable Products Division received a $181,500 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, 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). The Phase I research initiative aims to develop enabling technology for producing 100% bio-based polyols and bio-polyether polyols derived from non-food biomass. The project will establish reactor...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Petron Scientech Inc. received a $173,962 Project Grant award on September 30, 2025, 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). The project, to be completed by May 7, 2026, focuses on developing and validating processes to convert sustainably sourced forestry waste into fermentable sugars that serve as precursors for advanced biofuels and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Forest Concepts LLC received a $175,000 Project Grant 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), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2027. The company is developing an optimized size reduction and drying system to produce micronized woody biomass feedstock with an average particle size of 200–500 micrometers at a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Ruby Bio Inc. received a $157,722 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, from the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment under the USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop bio-based surfactants through fermentation technology. The company has created a novel biotechnology platform that uses naturally occurring yeast to produce surfactants—chemicals essential to cleaning products, personal care items, industrial...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Agrebon Energy Incorporated received a $175,000 Phase I 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), effective August 15, 2025 through August 14, 2026. The company will develop and validate renewable carbon, or biocoke, derived from agricultural biomass residues such as corn stover through a pyrolysis process. The Phase I project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Terragia Biofuel Inc. received a $181,500 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program award (CFDA 10.212) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), with an award date of August 15, 2025, and completion date of April 14, 2026. The project focuses on advancing consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) technology to convert cellulosic biomass into biofuels using engineered thermophilic bacteria without added enzymes...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Skyvision Sciences, LLC received a $181,498 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2026. The grant funds development of a hybrid semiconductor light-harvesting material combined with a nickel-based molecular catalyst designed to simultaneously produce hydrogen gas and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Transfoam LLC (doing business as Ourobio) received a $175,000 Project Grant 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), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2027. The award supports development of an innovative fermentation process that converts agricultural byproducts—including dairy whey, soybean meal, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Seedling Biosystems Inc. received a $179,086 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The award supports the company's development of Precision Germination, an innovative bioproduction platform that uses genetically modified soybean seeds as mini-bioreactors to sustainably manufacture small molecule and protein ingredients. This...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Visionary Fiber Technologies, Inc. received a $173,497 Project Grant 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), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for November 30, 2026. The awardee will develop an immobilized enzyme fiber reactor technology to convert readily available oils and fats into oleic-palmitic-oleic (OPO) fat,...
Rikarbon Inc. received a $181,500 Phase I Project Grant 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), awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of May 30, 2027. The project will develop a scalable, process-intensified fixed-bed flow reactor technology to produce low-viscosity bio-emollients derived from forest and other non-food biomass for use as ingredients in cosmetic and personal care products. This research addresses significant market demand for sustainable alternatives to regulated cyclosiloxanes and declining petroleum-based mineral oils, targeting the $4 billion global emollient market, which is experiencing approximately 10% annual growth. Under this SBIR Phase I award, Rikarbon will characterize the physical and functional properties of the bio-emollient products, assess their biodegradability, and conduct economic and process efficiency evaluations to demonstrate technical feasibility and commercial viability. The work is being executed in collaboration with the USDA Agricultural Research Service through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA No. 58-8072-5-046) and will support the company's pathway toward potential Phase II commercialization funding, contingent upon meeting project milestones that validate market potential and technical performance of the bio-based emollient ingredients.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 3/3/26 | ||
| Not listed | $181.5k | 9/18/25 |