Project Grant X829155012

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation will support Environmental Protective Coatings LLC's development of durable, omniphobic coatings through Scops Coating Technologies LLC. Funded under NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $1,013,950 award aims to validate pilot-scale production and enhance weatherability of fluorine-free, self-cleaning coating materials. Key objectives include pilot-scale production to enable...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $344,275 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708). The grant will fund technical assistance to chemical manufacturers and formulators to identify safer alternatives to priority chemicals in consumer products. Through a 17-week review, the University will provide chemical hazard and alternative assessment reports to help companies reduce hazardous chemicals in the...

The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development awarded a $749,999 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to develop a new approach methodology based on high-throughput in vitro air-blood barrier arrays to predict respiratory tract inflammation risk. Funded under the Science to Achieve Results Research Program, the three-year award beginning September 1, 2022 aims to produce defined polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and secondary organic aerosol component and...

This Cooperative Agreement award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 in funding to Superclean Glass Inc. for a 2-year project period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026. The project aims to develop an electrostatic self-cleaning technology to increase the energy yield from dusty solar panels, particularly in desert regions. The research efforts will include experiments and modeling to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,059,162 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) to PPG Industries Inc. to demonstrate the company's platinum group metal (PGM)-free coating process as a viable means of producing porous transport layer (PTL) materials with high electrical conductivity, high corrosion resistance, and significant stack cost reductions for renewable energy applications. The project...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049) to Solution Spray Technologies LLC on July 22, 2024. The grant supports the development of high-performance coatings for turbomachinery in supercritical CO2 cycles for concentrated solar power plants. As a for-profit limited liability company specializing in advanced ceramic coatings and membrane development, Solution Spray Technologies will leverage this funding to advance their expertise in thermal...

This $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports the development of a solvent-free, eco-friendly process for manufacturing metal-based extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photoresists for semiconductor manufacturing. Led by The Johns Hopkins University, the project aims to: (1) improve the EUV sensitivity of amorphous metal imidazolate films deposited via molecular layer deposition; (2) identify environmentally-friendly alternatives to...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program awarded Integrated Construction Enterprises Inc. $224,999 to develop a Painting and Overspray Capture System. The project was performed in Belleville, New Jersey from December 15, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The SBIR program supports scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds in critical American priorities to build...

Superclean Glass Inc. received a $255,974 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation on December 1, 2021 to support work concluding on November 30, 2022. The grant funds the development of a new generation of electrostatic self-cleaning technology to increase energy yield from dusty solar panels under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and...

This $350,000 Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Project Grant will provide technical assistance to businesses in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to adopt source reduction practices from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA #66.708), the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality will identify businesses using organic solvents in uniquely vulnerable areas and provide them with information, training, and tools to reduce and replace toxic...