Project Grant 2051917

This $649,972 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 textile coating systems that incorporate biobased insect repellents. The grantee, Insectapel LLC, is a for-profit limited liability company focused on creating innovative, environmentally-friendly alternatives to synthetic chemical insect repellents. The research aims to leverage...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) Program Project Grant award to Louisiana State University (LSU) provides $199,994 in funding from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The project aims to develop a family of natural product-based insect repellent compounds that are safer and more effective than commercial alternatives. Key activities include optimizing the chemical synthesis process for the parent compound nootkatone to significantly reduce production costs. This...

This $505,238 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) will support research to identify skin-associated compounds that can disrupt mosquito landing and biting behavior. The overarching goal is to discover new chemical compounds that can act as improved topical insect repellents compared to DEET, especially for use in tropical regions. The research will involve validating...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), provides $506,842 to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside to identify powerful mosquito repellents that target olfaction, gustation, and sodium channels. The research aims to develop safe, affordable, and pleasant-smelling repellent blends that exceed the performance of...

Carrisan Technologies Inc. received a $255,990 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Directorate for Engineering SBIR PHASE I program to develop persistent antimicrobial compositions to prevent cross-contamination via hands and gloves from May 2021 through April 2022. The NSF SBIR PHASE I program aims to support innovative research and development from small businesses and translate promising ideas into products and services with commercial potential or public benefit. Under...

Nanosur LLC, a minority-owned biotechnology company, received a $649,999 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to develop RNA interference (RNAi)-based insecticides for controlling invasive insect pests in agriculture and forests. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, supports Nanosur's work to create selective,...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop novel, sustainable textile fibers and fabrics derived from seaweed biopolymers and nanomaterials. The project seeks to create a plastic-free, multifunctional textile material with enhanced properties such as fire resistance, UV protection, and heat shielding, which can serve as an alternative to fossil fuel-based textiles....

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a USD 637,175 Project Grant to Foresight Science & Technology Inc., a woman-owned small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA No. 10.212). This grant will support the development and field testing of a novel bait formulation using USDA-patented bioactive peptides to control red imported fire ants (RIFA). The technology, known as Receptor-I, utilizes peptides that act as...

Ridge Quest Inc. was awarded a $600,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an improved mating disruption product for oriental fruit moth. The SBIR program aims to support technological innovation through federal research funding. Under the award, Ridge Quest will develop a new mating disruption product called Tangler OFM that utilizes a bolas-style capsule to rapidly and...

This $836,300 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the University of California, Davis from July 2022 to June 2027 to advance insect-mediated bioprocessing as a sustainable treatment technology for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-contaminated landfilled organic wastes. The principal investigator will investigate how PFAS accumulate in and are potentially degraded by black soldier fly larvae, which have potential...