Project Grant 24A60YB000097

Federal Grant Award Summary Novatech Innovations LLC received a $304,448 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), effective July 15, 2025, with completion expected by May 31, 2026. The project, performed in San Diego, California, focuses on developing highly reflective nitride-based distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) for infrared applications. The primary deliverable is an...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $299,700 to Pricing Service, Inc. under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project running from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award funds development of an artificial intelligence-enabled automated pricing platform designed to provide dynamic pricing optimization capabilities to small and mid-sized...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Applied Ocean Sciences, LLC received a $225,599.96 Project Grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) for METOC (Meteorological and Oceanographic) Autonomy Systems Integration, Research and Experimentation. The award, effective May 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2028, supports research and development activities performed in Virginia. This three-year effort...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $384,844.08 to Monterey County Business Council, Inc., effective July 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026, under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002). The awardee will establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator center in California to deliver free procurement technical assistance to U.S. businesses seeking to participate in federal,...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded $100,000 to the Research & Business Development Foundation at Sookmyung Women's University on August 27, 2025, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). This three-year project, scheduled for completion by August 26, 2028, supports research on AI-Centric Security and Resiliency Management (AI-SRM) for multi-dimensional future networks. The award funds fundamental and applied...

Federal Grant Award Summary Feel With Me LLC received a $187,378 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports development of flexible sensor arrays utilizing carbon nanotube buckypaper (CNT-BP) technology integrated into smart fabrics and surfaces through ink-jet printing manufacturing processes. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary Renaissance Teams, LLC received a $393,066 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) effective April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The award funds the development and testing of a replicable, data-informed methodology for strategic planning of state-level technology innovation and workforce development ecosystems. The primary deliverable is a structured approach...

Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, through its Office of Research, has been awarded $705,196.09 by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002) to establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator center serving Louisiana. The award, issued on May 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2026, will fund the delivery of free, comprehensive procurement technical...

Summary The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity a Cooperative Agreement valued at $340,135.25 under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002) to establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator center. The award, effective May 8, 2025, through March 31, 2026, funds the delivery of comprehensive procurement technical assistance services to business entities throughout California, including newly established...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Exigent Solutions, Inc., an Asian-Pacific American-owned small business based in Aubrey, Texas, was awarded $1,168,940 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The award funds Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II development of a physics-guided artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to accelerate...