NIEHS SBIR/STTR Environmental Technologies
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences funds Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) (R43/44) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) (R41/42) grants. These SBIR/STTR 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: Environmental Technologies
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AxNano, LLC
Hydraulic Fracturing of Controlled Release Oxidants for Remediation of Low Permeability Zones
Project Leader: Alexis W. Carpenter
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2019 - August 2022
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Bluegrass Advanced Materials, LLC
Development of Smart Flocculants for the Treatment of PFAS Contaminated Water
Project Leader: Angela M. Gutierrez (University of Kentucky)
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2020 - February 2021
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Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Enhanced Recovery of Pharmaceutical Solvent driven by EPA Initiative
Project Leader: Sudipto Majumdar
Funding Period: Phase II: March 2018 - May 2021
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CycloPure, Inc.
Remediation of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Water Using Novel High-Affinity Polymer Adsorbents
Project Leader: Eddie Vitaku
Funding Period: Phase II: August 2019 - August 2021
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EnChem Engineering, Inc.
Combined In-Situ/Ex-Situ Remediation of PFAS at Hazardous Waste Sites
Project Leader: Raymond Ball
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2019 - August 2021
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Foundation Instruments, Inc.
Evaluating the Feasibility of the TotalTHM-NOW for Drinking Water Treatment Plants to Improve Water Quality, Reduce Costs, and Lower Cancer Risks
Project Leader: Michael Brown
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2019 - February 2021
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GlycoSurf, LLC
Rhamnolipid-Based Remediation Technologies for Uranium and Rare Earth Element Contamination
Project Leader: Chett Boxley
Funding Period: Phase II: May 2020 - April 2022
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Lynntech, Inc.
Rapid Electrochemical Detection of Arsenic in Water
Project Leader: Bikas Vaidya
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2019 - May 2021
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Microbial Insights, Inc.
Expanding the Tool Box: Environmental Metabolomics Improves Decision Making and Management of Contaminated (Superfund) Sites
Project Leader: Dora M. Taggart
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2019 - March 2021
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
An Agent-Based Modeling Platform for Environmental Biotechnology
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase II: January 2021 - January 2023
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
High-throughput Biocatalyst Manufacturing for Environmental Biotechnology
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase II: August 2020 - August 2021
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
Intensified, High-Rate Reductive Immobilization of Hexavalent Chromium
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2020 - January 2021
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NanoAffix Science, LLC
Graphene-Based Nanosensor Device for Rapid, Onsite Detection of Total Lead in Tap Water
Project Leader: James C. Hill
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2019 - August 2021
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OndaVia, Inc.
Semi-Continuous, On-Line Monitoring of Selenium in Coal-Fired Power Plant Waste Water
Project Leader: Mark Peterman
Funding Period: Phase II: April 2020 - March 2022
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Picoyune
Plasmonic Mercury Sensor and Wearable Gas Detector
Project Leader: Jay James
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2020 - February 2021
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PowerTech Water, LLC
Targeted Lead (Pb) Removal for Drinking Water Purification Using INCION
Project Leader: Lindsay Boehme
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2019 - August 2021
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RemBac Environmental, LLC.
Development of an Innovative Approach for In Situ Treatment of PCB Impacted Sediments by Microbial Bioremediation
Project Leader: Craig Bennett Amos
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2020 - June 2021
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Seacoast Science, Inc.
Detection of Perfuorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in Liquid Samples
Project Leader: Sanjay V. Patel
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2020 - June 2021
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Stemloop, Inc.
A Paper-Based Synthetic Biology Platform for the On-Demand Testing of Water Quality
Project Leader: Khalid Kamal Alam
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2020 - August 2021
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.