NIEHS SBIR Environmental Technologies
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences funds Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) (R43/44) grants. These SBIR grants help small businesses develop innovative applications to translate and communicate environmental health research to improve public health.
Here we feature NIEHS small business grants awarded to foster the commercialization of innovative environmental technologies for detecting and remediating hazardous substances. These technologies have the potential of protecting health through preventing harmful exposures. For questions about these grants, please contact Heather Henry: 919-541-5330 or henryh@niehs.nih.gov.
Currently Funded Small Business Research Grants:
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Advanced & Innovative Multifunctional Materials LLC
Short Chain PFAS Adsorption via AimmSorb
Grant Number: R43ES036479
Project Leader: Luis Estevez
Funding Period: Phase I: June 2024 - May 2025
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Bluegrass Advanced Materials, LLC
Development of Smart Flocculants for the Treatment of PFAS Contaminated Water
Grant Number: R44ES032380
Project Leader: Anastasia Hauser
Funding Period: Phase II: May 2024 - April 2026
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ChemFinity Technologies, Inc.
Remediation of acid mine drainage water using selective metal-harvesting membranes
Grant Number: R43ES037224
Project Leader: Adam Uliana
Funding Period: Phase I: December 2024 - November 2025
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CycloPure, Inc.
Remediation of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Water Using Novel High-Affinity Polymer Adsorbents
Grant Number: SB1ES029401
Project Leader: Gokhan Barin
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2022 - August 2024
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Enspired Solutions Inc.
Advanced Water Treatment System for On-Site PFAS Capture and Destruction
Grant Number: R43ES036038
Project Leader: Suzanne Witt
Funding Period: Phase I: May 2024 - April 2025
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GlycoSurf, LLC
Bioinspired Green Glycolipids as Fugitive Dust Mitigation Agents
Grant Number: R44ES034319
Project Leader: Chett Boxley
Funding Period: Phase II: December 2024 - November 2026
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MAX-IR LABS, LLC
PFAS Sensor for Remediation and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Optimization Applications
Grant Number: R44ES033581
Project Leader: Ecatherina Roodenko
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2024 - August 2025
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
Intensified, High-Rate Reductive Immobilization of Hexavalent Chromium
Grant Number: R44ES031495
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2022 - August 2024
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Nanosepex, Inc.
Development of Microwave Induced Membrane Distillation with Carbon Nanotube Immobilized Membranes: A Sustainable Solution for Solvent Recovery from Aqueous Wastes
Grant Number: R43ES036050
Project Leader: Cheng Li
Funding Period: Phase I: June 2024 - May 2025
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Picoyune
Plasmonic Sensor and Field Monitor for Mercury
Grant Number: R44ES032383
Project Leader: Jay James
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2022 - August 2025
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Regenerative Solutions, Inc.
Innovative Sorbents for Stabilizing Per- and Polyfluoroalky Substances (PFAS) in Soil Contaminated by Aqueous Film-forming Foam (AFFF)
Grant Number: R43ES035334
Project Leader: Tao Jiang
Funding Period: Phase I: May 2023 - April 2024
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RemBac Environmental, LLC.
Development of an Innovative Approach for In Situ Treatment of PCB Impacted Sediments by Microbial Bioremediation
Grant Number: R44ES032365
Project Leader: Craig Bennett Amos
Funding Period: Phase II: August 2024 - July 2025
These NIEHS-funded projects may be of interest to SRP grant recipients:
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Goeppert, LLC
Rapid and Low-Cost PFAS Detection with Advanced Solid-State Nanopore Chips
Grant Number: R43ES034321
Project Leader: Zehui Xia
Funding Period: Phase I: January 2023 - December 2024
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Materials Nova LLC
Innovative Point-of-Use Water Purification System: Portable, Scalable, Efficient, Easy-Use
Grant Number: R43ES037145
Project Leader: Huifeng Li
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2024 - August 2025
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NanoAffix Science, LLC
Graphene-based Nanosensor Device for Rapid, Onsite Detection of Total Lead in Tap Water
Grant Number: SB1ES036493
Project Leader: James C. Hill
Funding Period: Phase I: June 2024 - May 2025
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NanoAffix Science, LLC
Graphene-based Nanosensors for Rapid Detection of Low-concentration PFAS in Water
Grant Number: R43ES036055
Project Leader: James C. Hill
Funding Period: Phase I: June 2024 - May 2025
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OndaVia, Inc.
Automated, In-Line Hexavalent Chromium Analyzer
Grant Number: R44ES035679
Project Leader: Mark Peterman
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2024 - August 2025
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PowerTech Water, LLC
Electrochemical POU Water Purification System
Grant Number: SB1ES028171
Project Leader: Lindsay Boehme
Funding Period: Phase II: May 2022 - April 2024
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Sorbenta, Inc
Novel Sorbents for Removal of PFAS from Water
Grant Number: R41ES036472
Project Leader: Robin Weitkamp
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2024 - June 2025
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Stemloop, Inc.
A Paper-Based Synthetic Biology Platform for the On-Demand Testing of Water Quality
Grant Number: R44ES031899
Project Leader: Khalid Kamal Alam
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2022 - August 2024
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TDA Research, Inc.
Filtration Media for In-Home PFAS Removal from Drinking Water
Grant Number: R44ES032735
Project Leader: Steven D. Dietz
Funding Period: Phase II: August 2024 - July 2025
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XCELLASSAY, Inc.
Multiplexed Nuclear Receptor BioAssay Platform to Inexpensively and Broadly Survey the Nation's Water Supply for Contamination by Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Grant Number: R43ES036049
Project Leader: Fred Schaufele
Funding Period: Phase I: March 2024 - February 2025
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XCELLASSAY, Inc.
One-Step, In-the-Field Detection of Water Contamination by Unhealthy Concentrations of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Affecting Nuclear Receptors Arrayed on a Test Strip
Grant Number: R43ES036903
Project Leader: Fred Schaufele
Funding Period: Phase I: August 2024 - July 2025
For information about funding opportunities specific to the Hazardous Substances Detection and Remediation Program, please visit the Superfund Research Program SBIR webpage. For more information about all NIEHS funding opportunities for small businesses, visit the NIEHS SBIR/STTR webpage.