Project Grant R43FD008554
- Federal Grant Award Summary Interlink Electronics, Inc. received a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 14, 2026. The award supports the development of an innovative, artificial intelligence-based post-harvest food quality and safety monitoring platform that integrates...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Food Enterprise Solutions, LLC received a Project Grant award of $349,935 from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103). The award, effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026, supports the development of a digital platform designed to address escalating food safety risks in U.S. imports from African countries. The initiative responds to a significant increase in FDA...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $398,622 Cooperative Agreement under its Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to Interlink Electronics, Inc. The purpose of this Phase II project is to produce a prototype electrochemical gas sensor that can be manufactured using high-volume, roll-to-roll or lamination processes. The expected outcome is the development of advanced digital gas sensing modules that can be integrated into...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) received a $999,890 Project Grant from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Research program (CFDA 93.103) on September 30, 2025, for the development of an air plasma sterilization device with plasma-in-lumen technology. The grant supports research and development through August 31, 2027, focused on advancing medical device sterilization for flexible endoscopes used in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. ACT's...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Microsensor Labs, LLC received a $181,500 Phase I project grant awarded on September 30, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The award funds development and validation of MagiCyte MB, a fully automated system designed to rapidly detect, enumerate, and isolate Salmonella from poultry products. The technology integrates novel...
- This $175,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program (CFDA 10.212), supports Oceanit Laboratories Inc.'s development of innovative modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) solutions to address post-harvest losses and improve the safety and quality of perishable fruits and vegetables. Oceanit's DILEX and ACCEL-X MAP technologies leverage metal organic framework...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Heliowave Technologies Inc. received a $175,000 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), effective September 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026. The awardee is developing HELIOCLEAN, a portable, palm-sized biosensing device designed to rapidly detect foodborne pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria in agricultural products. This innovation...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program, aims to develop enzyme- and DNA-based biosensors to determine the optimal dosage of cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP) for food safety and quality applications. The $732,000 award to North Carolina State University, with sub-awards to the University of California, Davis and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $199,995 to Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation on July 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models for electronic nose (e-nose) technology. The primary deliverable is a contrastive learning-based system that trains deep neural networks to detect food contamination by...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $174,962 Project Grant to Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp (Ifos) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The grant supports the development and integration of advanced fiber optic sensing systems to enable cost-effective and scalable environmental monitoring within greenhouse cultivation facilities. This work aims to increase energy efficiency and productivity in...
Interlink Electronics, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2026. The award supports Phase I development of innovative amperometric gas sensors designed to monitor post-harvest food quality and safety throughout the food supply chain. The company will initially focus on developing low-cost sensor nodes capable of detecting ethylene, ozone, and food-related odor gases—parameters critical to controlled atmosphere storage and shipping operations that currently rely on large instrumentation and laboratory protocols. The project addresses a significant economic opportunity within the food industry, with potential cost savings estimated at $15 billion if current waste levels are reduced by just 10 percent. In Phase II, the technology is expected to expand to include additional safety and quality assurance parameters such as spoilage indicators (hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and amines). By transitioning gas analysis from cumbersome laboratory equipment to portable sensor nodes, this innovation aims to revolutionize how the food industry addresses yield management, loss reduction, and safety protocols across multiple sectors.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/27/25 |