Project Grant 20266701845561
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $119,998 Project Grant to the University of Arizona under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop new sorbents that can stabilize per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sewage sludge. Approximately 55% of the 7.2 million dry metric tons of sewage sludge (biosolids) produced annually in the U.S. is applied as soil amendments and fertilizers in agriculture and land restoration. However, the increasing detection of PFAS in...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, CFDA 10.310, provides $649,372 to the Stroud Water Research Center Inc. to study the impact of biosolids-derived per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on water quality in agricultural ecosystems over a 3-year period from July 2024 to June 2027. The research aims to understand the temporal dynamics, transport, and transformation of PFAS in soils, rivers, and...
- This $419,942 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a research project to investigate the uptake and bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals," in edible crops such as radish, lettuce, and soybean. The project aims to determine how the physicochemical properties of PFAS compounds influence their uptake and accumulation in different plant organs, as well...
- This three-year, $299,987 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to stabilize per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sewage sludge intended for land application. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at the University at Albany will investigate transformations and distributions of PFAS precursors in model and real sludge samples, as well as soil-biosolids systems using soybeans, with the goal of...
- This $558,346 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) supports research at the University of Nebraska on the release, adsorption, and biotransformation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the water-sediment interface in agricultural watersheds. The key objectives are to: 1) measure the kinetics of PFAS release from decomposed biosolids and adsorption to sediments under anaerobic...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $150,000 SBIR/STTR Program Project Grant to Z18 Engineering, LLC to develop recyclable, magnetic nanoparticles (RMNPs) designed to efficiently and cost-effectively remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination from soil, water, and biosolids. The key milestones include enhancing RMNP performance, developing a specialized PFAS-attracting coating, optimizing coating...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $300,000.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The project aims to explore the use of zinc oxide nanoparticles as a novel approach to manage and mitigate the effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on agricultural crops, specifically alfalfa. The research will systematically assess how these...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $174,049 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) grant to Cache Environmental Laboratories, P.C. to develop a low-cost, biochar-based electrochemical device for rapid and accurate detection of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in rural water supplies. The portable pollutant detection device utilizes inexpensive lignin-based...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212), will fund Home Grown Fuels, LLC, a woman-owned small business, to demonstrate PFAS phytoremediation and evaluate whether the addition of biochar as a soil amendment increases PFAS uptake. The project will also investigate the thermal destruction of PFAS in the harvested...
- This federal Project Grant award of $650,000.00 from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is funding a 24-month effort by Home Grown Fuels, Inc., a woman-owned small business, to develop an in-situ phytoremediation approach for remediating PFAS-contaminated soils and returning farmland to productivity. The project aims to create commercially viable technological solutions to address environmental challenges in agricultural...
This $649,220 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to develop sustainable and resilient biosolids stabilization methods to mitigate the spread of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) when biosolids are applied to agricultural soils. The key objectives are to understand and characterize plant PFAS uptake in biosolids-amended soils and test the ability of engineered biochar amendments to reduce PFAS availability and plant uptake. The research will combine batch, column, and greenhouse experiments to identify optimal biochar amendment ratios for field applications that can prevent PFAS contamination of water resources. The findings are expected to provide guidelines for policy and decision-making regarding safe biosolids stabilization and land application practices.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $649.2k | 11/18/25 |