Project Grant N000141210498

The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded a $170,000 project grant to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on June 1, 2024 under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research (CFDA 12.300) program. The grant supports DTU's research and development of "TRANSPARENT, BIOCIDE-BASED ANTIFOULING COATINGS FOR SOLAR CELLS AND SENSORS (TBAC): PART II, LIFETIME EXTENSION AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION" with a final completion date of March 31, 2025. This project builds on...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $575,000 Project Grant on January 1, 2025 under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to George Washington University to develop high-performance antifouling coatings. The project aims to synthesize and characterize aromatic polyamide brushes with functionalized side chains to prevent the adhesion of organic matter, proteins, and biological organisms on submerged surfaces. The research will explore the fundamental mechanisms behind the...

Through a $249,997 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, researchers at the University of New Haven are developing a novel enzyme-responsive polyolefin material as a programmable antifouling coating. The research aims to understand how the properties of these polyolefin surfaces, such as hydrophobicity and texture, impact their ability to prevent and remove microbial adhesion from bacteria and algae commonly...

The National Science Foundation awarded Repela TECH LLC a $993,788 cooperative agreement under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support the development of next generation environmentally friendly coatings for marine antifouling from June 2021 through May 2023. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This particular award aligns with those goals by...

Biospherical Instruments, Inc. was awarded $299,996 under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Small Business Innovation Research Program to develop a new technology for reducing biofouling on radiometers measuring light in ocean waters. The project aims to install ultraviolet C light-emitting diodes inside radiometers to inhibit biofouling using germicidal UV-C radiation without interfering with radiometric measurements. Key objectives during the initial six-month phase include...

Severn Marine Technologies LLC received a $136,900 project grant award from the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to provide consulting services for the evaluation of biofouling technologies and the development of best practices for the biofouling protection of oceanographic equipment. The award period runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). This program supports applied research with...

This $250,000 project grant was awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The grant supports research at the University of Michigan to develop adaptive omniphobic surfaces for flow and fouling control, with potential applications for naval operations and national defense. The project involves two main components: 1) the Bioactive Material Research...

The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded a $248,800 Project Grant to Stichting Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland, operating as Marin, to support IN-FLIGHT TESTING AND CONTROL OF CAVITATION AND VENTILATION ON A SURFACE-PIERCING FOIL from June 25, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The grant supports applied scientific research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), which aims to improve naval operations through...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award to Alchemy Coatings Inc. provides $304,950 to develop an alternative coating to replace per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are persistent hazardous chemicals used in various industrial and consumer applications. The goal is to create a durable, water/oil-repellent, and scratch/corrosion-resistant fluorine-free mineral coating that can serve as a drop-in substitute for...

The federal Project Grant award titled "SUPPORTING APPROACHES TO MARINE BIOFOULING CONTROL THROUGH A MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF BIOLOGICAL ADHESION AND ADHESIVES" was provided by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The $139,458.21 award to the University of Essex will support fundamental and applied research on marine biofouling control through investigating the mechanistic understanding of...