Project Grant 2528376
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Biotronic Innovations LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The project aims to develop a high-performance, drone-based wildlife telemetry technology that is economical and easy to use. The research plan focuses on creating a co-robotic system that employs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as an assistant wildlife tracker, fusing data from...
- This SBIR Phase I Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop an AI-driven multimodal foundation model for actionable earth system intelligence. The $304,943 award to Planette Analytics Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small business located in Fremont, CA, will fund the development and testing of an advanced AI framework that can model the atmosphere, ocean, and other earth system...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,694 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Hyperkelp Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant supports the feasibility assessment of an L5 GPS-based tsunami detection and alerting system. The proposed solution aims to provide enhanced real-time wave height and arrival time mapping capabilities, enabling significantly earlier tsunami warnings to vulnerable coastal...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $154,646 SBIR Phase I project grant to Reef Arches, LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant will fund the iterative development of Reef Arches' bio-inspired, large-scale, modular, stackable honeycomb units for coastal protection and marine habitat restoration. The technology aims to provide wave attenuation, shore protection, and habitat enhancement through a nature-based solution. Key benefits...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Dragoon Technology LLC $599,555.33 under the Small Business Innovation Research Program to develop a lightweight, long endurance unmanned aircraft system for tropical cyclone meteorological data collection. The SBIR program seeks to stimulate technological innovation through small business partnerships to meet federal research needs. Specifically, Dragoon will develop a sub-30 pound unmanned aircraft with over 24 hours of flight...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $301,769 SBIR Phase I Project Grant to Designer Ecosystems LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The purpose of this grant is to develop a novel modular construction technology to simultaneously provide shoreline protection and restore coral reef ecosystems. The proposed product is an engineered habitat support structure designed to facilitate the self-organization of coral reef systems, enabling faster...
- The University of Hawaii (UH) was awarded a $299,943 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities Program (CFDA 47.083) to enhance flood detection and mapping capabilities. The project aims to develop state-of-the-art computational tools using polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data, metaheuristic algorithms, and deep learning techniques to rapidly and accurately map flooded areas. This research will help improve disaster response, water...
- This SBIR Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $294,759 to Submarine Scientific LLC to develop an advanced ocean modeling platform. The platform will integrate GPU-optimized modeling software with AI tools to automate the configuration, validation, and analysis of regional ocean models for marine carbon dioxide removal (MCDR). This innovation aims to enhance trust, transparency, and accuracy in the MCDR...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant of $274,391 will fund the development of city-scale flood mapping using real-time sensor data. Awarded on September 15, 2022 with a completion date of August 31, 2023, this funding supports research under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). Specifically, the awardee Hyfi LLC will advance new knowledge on the use of advanced analytics to estimate floods at...
- This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides funding of $1,231,473.00 to develop a novel digital platform that enhances public safety and community resilience in wildfire-prone areas. The project aims to commercialize an integrated system that provides both proactive preparedness tools and dynamic evacuation guidance, even without...
This SBIR Phase I award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $305,000 to Prime Pacific Enterprises LLC, doing business as Hawaii Pacific Drone Solutions, to develop an autonomous unmanned aerial system (UAS) for monitoring coastal erosion. The goal is to create a control system that can guide UAS through dynamic coastal environments to collect high-precision data over time, enabling decision-makers to identify erosion patterns and plan more effectively for protecting vulnerable communities. This innovation addresses the need for faster, safer, and more consistent data collection compared to manual or satellite methods, ultimately strengthening disaster resilience, reducing public costs, and improving safety through better geographic information for planning and emergency response.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $305.0k | 8/22/25 |