Project Grant 20257043644908
- This Project Grant award of $175,000, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), supports the development of "TREE-MAP", a software tool to help rural communities and smaller municipalities integrate forestry resources into their transportation and infrastructure planning. The project aims to provide actionable data and planning tools that will...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $124,481 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program project grant to Working Trees, Inc., a for-profit climate-tech startup. The grant, awarded on July 15, 2023, with a completion date of March 14, 2024, aims to commercialize Working Trees' existing prototypes for a mobile app that uses a smartphone's camera and LiDAR to measure carbon sequestration in silvopasture systems. Silvopasture, the...
- The federal Project Grant award of $650,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program supports the development of the GeoFire Real-Time Wildfire Alert System (WAS) by Micro-Precision Technologies, Inc. This technology uses a high-density sensor network to track the location and growth of individual wildfire cells in real-time, providing early detection and accurate tracking of wildfires. The...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $173,856 Project Grant to Weatherextreme LTD under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The proposed project aims to address the gap between advancements in fire forecasting technology and their operational implementation, with the goal of improving the effectiveness of firefighting efforts. The project will develop a blended observing and modeling solution...
- 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 $174,874 to Near Space Labs Inc. to validate the use of stratospheric imaging as a methodology for wildfire monitoring. The project, which runs from July 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, aims to develop commercially viable products and technologies to address...
- This $650,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program supports the development of the PyreCAst platform, an advanced wildfire forecasting and risk management tool. The project aims to enhance wildfire prediction capabilities by integrating cutting-edge weather-fire models and statistical methods to provide more reliable and detailed predictions of fire behavior. By...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $181,498 Project Grant to Skyvision Sciences, LLC, a small business based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, under the USDA SBIR/STTR program (CFDA 10.212). The grant supports the development of a hybrid semiconductor light-harvesting material that can be combined with a nickel-based molecular catalyst to simultaneously produce hydrogen gas and convert forest residues into valuable organic...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Hangar Alpha LLC through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop a near-real-time potential control location and strategy planning tool for wildland fire management. The SBIR/STTR programs aim to support technological innovation and build a strong national economy by investing federal research...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), is funding the development of an automated system to transform waste wood remnants from mass timber manufacturing into valuable architectural components. The $173,864 grant, awarded on August 15, 2025, will enable the recipient, KTM Research LLC, to demonstrate the technical...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program will develop and test an innovative technology called the Comprehensive Utility for Thinning Mechanically via Automated Prescription (CUTMAP) system. This system uses cameras and intelligent software to create 3D maps of forests and provide real-time recommendations for selective tree removal to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk. The goal is to prove this technology works, paving the way for a commercially available tool that will significantly lower the cost of forest management. The $174,999 award to Spectral Sciences, Inc., a small business in Burlington, MA, is effective from August 15, 2025 to August 14, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $175.0k | 8/5/25 |