Project Grant DTPH5613T00005

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $425,000 to Carnegie Mellon University to develop a chip-scale quantum spectroscopy solution for mid-infrared gas sensing. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: (a) Optimization of a silicon-carbide-on-aluminum-nitride integrated photonics platform for low-loss performance from visible to mid-infrared spectra; (b) Development of silicon carbide...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $256,000 will fund the development of an optimized ion mobility spectrometry system for distributed chemical sensing without the use of radioactive ionization sources. The awardee, Sensit Ventures Inc. of Davis, California, will establish an experimental and theoretical framework to miniaturize differential mobility spectrometry technology for analytical-quality chemical...

Spec Sensors LLC was awarded a $199,912.24 cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The award will support Spec Sensors' development of next-generation amperometric gas sensors through miniaturization and cost reduction. Specifically, Spec Sensors will design thinner sensor materials, validate roll-to-roll printing techniques, and develop new inks...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop optimized high surface area functionalized nanomaterials for parts per billion (PPB) gas sensing using machine learning models. The $274,991 award to Atmosense, Inc., a minority-owned small business located in San Diego, CA, will fund the research and development of advanced materials...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) totaling $649,975 aims to develop and demonstrate an innovative approach to monitoring methane emissions from livestock using advanced gravimetric microsensor technology. The project is led by the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, a non-profit marine research organization, and involves sub-awards to The William H Miner Agricultural Research...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Regents of the University of Michigan received a $506,693 Project Grant awarded November 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an ultrasensitive miniature gas sensor capable of detecting volatile chemical compounds at the single-molecule level. The primary deliverable is a miniature Avalanche Gas Ionization Detector (AGID) engineered using silicon-based complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)...

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center awarded a $2,500,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to Missouri State University under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to assess a multi-functional gas sensor array platform for harmful gas and analyte monitoring. The objective is to improve and assess a multi-functional gas sensor array demonstrator through field tests and lifecycle analysis to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $256,000 Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) project grant to Sofi Tec, LLC, a woman-owned small business, to develop affordable and efficient new chemical processes for the conversion of natural gas to alcohols. The project aims to reduce methane emissions and mitigate carbon dioxide emissions by capturing and converting methane from flaring and venting, which is expected to have environmental benefits and provide a commercially...

The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded Kent State University $550,000 under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year project grant runs from July 2021 through June 2024 and supports the development of a zero-power optical sensor platform for toxic gas detection. As part of the collaboration, Ohio Lumex Co., Inc. will provide equipment, facilities, personnel and a testing apparatus to create custom gas mixtures and evaluate sensors'...

This $622,016 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports the collaborative development of a novel self-powered, multimodal pH, pressure, and temperature MEMS sensor system for marine carbon dioxide removal (MCDR) monitoring. The project involves researchers from the University of North Texas, University of Michigan, and University of California San Diego working to design, fabricate, and test this innovative sensor array to provide...