Project Grant W911QY1110004

This $998,527 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is focused on refining and optimizing a temperature control and insulation system leveraging thermoelectric coolers and a vacuum flask. The key innovation aims to decouple the thermoelectric coolers from the cooled payload, minimizing energy use while maintaining precise temperature control. The research objectives include improving insulation,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $274,991 to Duravax Inc. to develop thermostable formulations of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. The project aims to overcome the cold-chain limitations of current mRNA products by demonstrating the feasibility of storing mRNA APIs and mRNA-lipid nanoparticles at room temperature for extended periods. If...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,248,531 in funding to Inaedis, Inc., a for-profit company based in Princeton, New Jersey. The award supports the development of a Rapid Room Temperature Aerosol Dehydration (RTAD) platform technology, which aims to enable the production of stable, bioactive powder formulations of temperature-sensitive biologics such as proteins, enzymes,...

This $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports Prhobe Inc.'s development of an innovative logistics tracking system. The project aims to revolutionize logistics and transport management by providing real-time visibility at the serial number level through the integration of wireless technologies including RFID, UWB, and cellular. The system will attach to...

This Project Grant award of $304,436 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to advance fundamental knowledge needed to scale up the use of tunable high-frequency microwave heating for pharmaceutical and biologics manufacturing. The key objectives are to develop experimental methods for estimating dielectric properties of frozen materials, identify physics-based models for system simulation, and implement control...

Radiant Innovation LLC was awarded a $175,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop rapidly deployable, grid-independent refrigerated containers powered by solar energy and battery storage. The goal of the project is to enable new markets for farmers and food distributors through reliable cold supply chains for storing, distributing, and marketing fresh foods using off-grid...

The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID) was awarded a $221,213 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to install solar-powered data loggers and transmitters at 31 existing water metering locations. This equipment will enable TCID to more efficiently manage water deliveries and use real-time data to prevent spills, theft, or over-delivery to downstream users. The...

This $200,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports a study by the Idaho Department of Transportation (IDT) to investigate the installation of a Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) at select rest areas on the state highway system. The project aims to collect data and assess the feasibility of implementing a TPIMS to provide real-time information on truck parking availability, which can help improve...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $426,857 Project Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The goal of this 2-year project is to improve large truck data analysis using a systematic crash chain and contributing factor classification system based on the Federal Aviation Administration's Human Factors Analysis and...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $304,452 to 3VO Medical, Inc. to develop a minimally invasive intrauterine labor augmentation system (ILAS). The ILAS aims to directly increase labor forces and relieve uterine muscle demand during childbirth, addressing the issue of prolonged stage I active labor experienced by 20% of low-risk deliveries in the U.S. annually. The Phase I...