Project Grant NA21OAR0210295
- This Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Small Business Innovation Research Program totaling $150,000 will support the development of rapid diagnostic tests for the parasitic infection Amyloodinium ocellatum in fish. Live Advantage Bait, LLC dba Totally Pelagic will utilize next generation approaches to produce highly specific monoclonal antibodies for A. ocellatum dinospores and develop a lateral flow-based rapid diagnostic test. The NOAA SBIR program...
- Coastaloceanvision Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a novel surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) technology for rapidly detecting and quantifying human pathogens in seafood. The SERS technology uses a higher energy laser wavelength, an innovative mixture of silver-coated nanoparticles, and a fiber optic probe designed for direct use on seafood tissues and environmental...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $499,919 Small Business Innovation Research Program project grant to AA Plasma LLC to develop non-equilibrium short-pulsed discharge technology for removal of antibiotics and pathogens from aquacultural water facilities. The SBIR program seeks to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector to meet federal research needs. AA Plasma LLC will use the two-year grant period beginning July 2021 to advance a plasma discharge...
- The $150,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the development of automated image detection and machine learning systems for aquaculture production by Radmantis LLC. The company aims to pioneer the use of edge computing devices integrated with computer vision and artificial intelligence to autonomously monitor fish farms for early disease detection and permit sorting and handling of fish by...
- Tridentis Advanced Marine Vehicles LLC and the Watershed Innovation Laboratory at Washington College will develop technology and monitoring solutions for near-shore aquaculture installations under a $149,865 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Specifically, the awardees will establish baseline water quality and shellfish testing for aquaculture farms, then develop an efficient and cost-effective material solution to continuously monitor environmental...
- Hydronalix Inc. received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021) to develop NOAA AERIELLE SONAR UAS from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. The SBIR Program seeks to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector to meet federal research and development needs and increase commercialization of innovations. Under this award, Hydronalix Inc. will provide products...
- The Nucleic Sensing Systems LLC was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212). Through this funding, Nucleic Sensing Systems will develop autonomous biosensing technologies to monitor threats from the spread of diseases and pathogens in aquaculture. Specifically, the company will complete...
- The Aifish LLC was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business Innovation Research Program to develop advanced data analysis tools for electronic monitoring in fisheries management. NOAA's SBIR program supports small businesses in stimulating technological innovation to meet federal research needs. Aifish will provide data analytics software to help fisheries managers efficiently process large volumes of video and sensor data...
- Geometric Data Analytics Inc. received a $299,804 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business Innovation Research Program to develop artificial intelligence capabilities that improve modeling of complex ocean dynamics and assist in logistical management and planning of uncrewed deployment campaigns. Specifically, the awardee will enhance their Float Field Geometric Health software to better predict future positions of floating sensor...
- Mimetics, LLC received a $149,191 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the Small Business Innovation Research Program. The grant funded the development of yeast-based biosensors for detecting pathogenic bacteria in aquaculture systems from September 1, 2021 through February 28, 2022. The Small Business Innovation Research Program seeks to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector and strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded General Benefit Corporation CD3 a $500,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research Program from July 2021 to June 2023. The grant supports the development of continuous environmental DNA monitoring technologies for early detection of aquaculture diseases. The NOAA SBIR Program seeks to stimulate technological innovation to strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting federal research needs and increase commercialization of innovations. This award will allow CD3 to further develop their real-time disease monitoring platform using environmental DNA sampling, with the goal of improving early detection of pathogens affecting fish farms and shellfish operations. Timely identification of disease outbreaks is critical for the aquaculture industry and NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 8/6/21 |