Project Grant DESC0025989
- The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $254,863 Project Grant to Aerodyne Research Inc. on February 12, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). Aerodyne Research, an innovative small business in environmental monitoring, will use the funding to develop a formaldehyde and nitrogen dioxide toxics monitor for environmental justice applications. Aerodyne has a proven track record of delivering specialized scientific instrumentation to...
- Aerodyne Research Inc. was awarded a $206,394 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a low-cost hydrogen monitor for continuous quantification of facility emissions. The grant has a project period from July 10, 2023 to April 9, 2024. As a manufacturer of advanced sensor and software products for atmospheric monitoring, Aerodyne Research Inc. will leverage its expertise in areas such as air quality monitoring,...
- The federal Project Grant award of $151,019 from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) was provided to Brechtel Manufacturing, Inc., a small disadvantaged business in Hayward, California. The funding supports the development and delivery of advanced aerosol measurement devices and software for marine platforms. This includes specialized instrumentation such as particle-into-liquid samplers, absorption photometers, and aerosol sampling systems, as...
- The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Aerodyne Research Inc. a $249,999 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the TOTAL REACTIVE NITROGEN FLUX MONITOR project from February 14, 2022 to November 13, 2022. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. This award will allow Aerodyne Research to...
- Aerodyne Research Inc. was awarded a $224,940 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences to conduct collaborative research studying the role of organic peroxy radicals (RO2) chemistry on the evolution of atmospheric organic carbon. The three-year award, issued on December 1, 2021 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will support basic research at Aerodyne's facility in Billerica, MA through November 30, 2024. The Geosciences program...
- The Aerodyne Research Inc. was awarded a $299,842 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the NOAA Small Business Innovation Research Program. The grant will fund the development of an in situ system to quantify dissolved greenhouse gases including nitrous oxide and methane in coastal ocean ecosystems from September 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023. Specifically, Aerodyne Research will design field deployable instrumentation for real-time measurements of...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Cloudsci LLC a $255,417 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a low-cost, networkable fluorescence spectrometer for the automatic identification of pollen and other coarse mode aerosols found in urban environments. The award period runs from February 12, 2024 to November 11, 2024. The objective of this project is to enhance environmental monitoring and urban air quality understanding...
- This federal Project Grant award of $175,000.00 was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021). The purpose of the award is to develop a novel, low-cost, internet-cloud-connected solar spectrometer network capable of measuring methane, CO2, and water vapor over wide geographic regions with little or no human intervention. The awardee, Butterfly Photonics, Inc., will leverage this funding to...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $256,500 Project Grant to Cloudsci LLC, a small business in Fort Collins, Colorado, to develop a Single Aerosol Particle Spectrometer (SAPS) for in situ measurement of chemical composition. This project, funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), aims to advance scientific understanding and technological innovation in environmental monitoring and aerosol research. The award has a performance period from...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $195,667 Project Grant to Particle Flux Analytics Inc. on February 18, 2025 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). This grant supports the development of an autonomous system to measure precipitation and meteorological data from marine platforms. The project aims to advance scientific understanding of complex environmental systems through the deployment of specialized measurement equipment on...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $120,640.00 to Aerodyne Research Inc., a small business located in Billerica, Massachusetts, to develop an autonomous shortwave spectroradiometer for retrieving cloud properties from marine platforms. The award has a period of performance from February 18, 2025 to November 17, 2025. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and develop innovative technologies for atmospheric research, environmental monitoring, and air quality analysis. As an established innovator in scientific instrumentation, Aerodyne Research Inc. has a strong track record of delivering cutting-edge technologies to federal agencies such as NASA, NOAA, EPA, and NIST through previous contract awards and grant funding.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $6.5k | 9/24/25 | ||
| Not listed | $114.1k | 8/20/25 |