Project Grant 20253941044921
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $174,134 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Realize Ascent, LLC on August 15, 2025. The award supports the development of a "Cotton Picker Spindle Rotate & Replace System and Service" to be completed by August 14, 2026. The USDA SBIR/STTR program aims to transform...
- 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 $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...
- 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 Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $599,000 Project Grant to Bludot Technologies Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research Program/Small Business Technology Transfer Program (SBIR/STTR Program, CFDA #10.212). The grant will fund the development of a managerial system to increase economic development capacity for rural jurisdictions from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The SBIR/STTR Program aims to stimulate technological...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $174,970 Project Grant to Earnest Agriculture, Inc. on August 15, 2025 through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The grant supports the development of microbial consortia to suppress maize pathogens and increase nitrogen availability. The project aims to transform scientific discoveries into commercially viable products and services that benefit agriculture, the...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Waimea Coffee Farm LLC under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop a novel mobile model for post-harvest coffee processing. The award, made on September 15, 2025, supports the company's research and development of an innovative, disruptive technology to enhance coffee processing, with...
- 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 Arise Nutrition, LLC in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. The project aims to develop a sustainable polyphenol extraction process using water-based technology to produce healthier, eco-friendly food products. The 12-month project period runs from September 15,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $129,095 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to Phygen Coatings, Inc., a for-profit company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The funding supports research and development to investigate applying low-friction and wear-resistant coatings to cotton gin stand components using Phygen's proprietary Fortiphy XVD technology. The goal is to reduce the energy...
- 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 (CFDA 10.212) provides $124,586.00 to Premier Design Innovations LLC to develop an innovative device capable of navigating within grain bins to manage stored grains like corn, soybeans, wheat, and milo. The goal is to reduce the need for farmers to manually enter...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the R.M. King Company, a small business in Fresno, CA, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The grant supports the design and manufacturing processes for cotton picker spindles, with the aim of transforming scientific discoveries into commercially viable agricultural technologies that can benefit the broader economy. The project has a period of performance from August 2025 to April 2026, and is part of NIFA's efforts to support small businesses in developing innovative, disruptive solutions across areas such as sustainable agriculture, food safety, and advanced agricultural technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $175.0k | 7/25/25 |