Project Grant 2537954

Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Bonne Terre Consulting LLC received a $304,994 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The award funds development of a cloud-native software platform designed to automate semantic tagging, classification, and tracking of financial flows across public and private sector organizations. The platform integrates machine learning classifiers, semantic tagging technology, and structured data extraction capabilities to harmonize disparate financial disclosures from regulatory bodies, enabling organizations to categorize expenditures, trace financial flows to specific localities, and forecast financial risks with enhanced accuracy.

The core deliverable is an integrated analytics platform that applies automated forensic accounting principles to align financial data with performance indicators across federal, state, and municipal frameworks. The solution addresses systemic fragmentation in existing financial tracking systems by combining high-dimensionality unstructured text analysis with structured reporting to generate actionable insights for decision-making. By democratizing access to sophisticated analytics capabilities previously available only to large organizations with substantial IT infrastructure, the platform is intended to strengthen financial oversight, enhance regulatory compliance, and support transparency and accountability across diverse industries and organizational sizes.