Project Grant 2537980
- Federal Grant Award Summary Topolight, Inc. received a $305,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), with an award date of October 1, 2025 and completion date of March 31, 2027. The company will develop high-power, surface-emitting, single-mode laser chips utilizing photonic crystal cavity design. The deliverables focus on foundational demonstration and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary LR Innovoptics Inc. received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award supports the development of a high-throughput 3D printing platform utilizing two-photon polymerization (TPP) technology to manufacture ultracompact, high-contrast precision glass...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Coolaimate, Inc. received a $304,913 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for March 31, 2027. The company will develop and validate hybrid silicon photonic tunable lasers—photonic chips that utilize light-based sensing and measurement capabilities with broadly adjustable laser frequencies. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Leap Photonics Inc. received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) awarded on July 15, 2025, for the development of chip-scale acousto-optic beam-steering LIDAR technology. The project, scheduled for completion by June 30, 2026, focuses on creating a compact, solid-state beam steering mechanism that integrates acousto-optic...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Phase, Inc. received a $304,761 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027. The project advances high-resolution 3D printing technology for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices—commonly referred to as "labs on a chip"—which are essential tools for disease research, drug testing, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) awarded the University of Arizona a $1.2 million Project Grant on May 15, 2026, under CFDA 47.084 to develop Ultrafast Laser Stress Figuring (ULSF) technology for manufacturing advanced optical mirrors. The project, scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029, focuses on translating this innovative laser-based manufacturing process into practical, deployable optical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Boston University, as the primary awardee, will develop heterogeneously integrated electronic-photonic AI accelerators (HIEPAA) under this $406,708 Project Grant funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research delivers core technical innovations across device design, integrated circuits, and wafer-scale architecture to advance energy-efficient artificial...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Across AI, Inc. received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The company will develop a novel artificial intelligence (AI) framework that combines algorithmic logical reasoning with machine learning models to enhance the analysis of unstructured data in enterprise...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Phase III Physics LLC received a $199,350 project grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) awarded on July 8, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 7, 2026. The award funds the development of a Spiking Neuromorphic Analytics Platform (SNAP) for Photomultiplier Signal Processing. This project represents Phase III Physics LLC's continued work in advanced scientific instrumentation and computational technologies, building...
- 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...
Awardee: Photopica LLC Photopica LLC is developing an artificial intelligence-accelerated simulation platform designed to expedite the design and modeling of high-power fiber laser systems. The project combines a physics-based "phase-matched" model of transverse mode instability with machine learning algorithms to substantially reduce simulation time while maintaining accuracy. By leveraging the phase-matched model's ability to use larger computational step sizes and training neural networks to predict laser behavior across multiple design configurations, the firm will deliver a comprehensive, physics-informed simulation engine capable of modeling complex nonlinear optical effects with significantly reduced computational overhead. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award supports the commercialization of early-stage technology innovation with broad applications across defense, manufacturing, and medical device sectors. The resulting software tool is intended to accelerate high-power laser design iterations, support U.S. competitiveness in the global photonics industry, and serve educational applications for STEM workforce development. The work directly addresses a critical bottleneck in laser development by enabling real-time design optimization and rapid prototyping capabilities.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Award Date: July 15, 2026
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Federal Grant Program: NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084)
Total Obligated Funding: $305,000
Completion Date: June 30, 2029
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $305.0k | 7/10/26 |