EPA Awards $400,000 to Los Angeles Small Business to Support Commercialization of Environmental Technologies Funds are part of $3 million awarded nationwide through EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research program
Apr 22, 2021
LOS ANGELES - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $400,000 in grant funding to Los Angeles-based Lucendi, Inc. to further develop and commercialize technology to protect public health and the environment. Lucendi will use the funding to build a portable, automated platform for microplastic identification and characterization which will improve the ability to monitor and assess the impact of microplastic pollution on water quality. The Lucendi team is excited to have been selected by EPA to advance and commercialize our portable platform,”
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ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – The US Environmental Protection Agency’s awarded $400,000 to a small business right here in Ithaca.
Capro-X Inc. was awarded the grant as part of eight businesses across the nation under the EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research program.
Capro-X had previously been awarded funding for a proof-of-concept of their environmental technology, and the new Phase 2 funding will further advance and commercialize the tech.
Capro-X is developing a fermentation process they call “WheyAway” that converts lactose-containing dairy industry byproducts into a mixture of valuable fatty acid chemicals and treated water.
EPA awards $400K to Wauwatosa company for tech development
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WAUWATOSA, Wis. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday, April 20 announced that It is awarding $400,000 to NanoAffix Science in Wauwatosa.
In total, the EPA is awarding $3.1 million to eight small businesses. The funding is being provided for the further development and commercialization of technologies that protect public health and the environment.
The technologies being funded, the EPA stated in a news release, are focused on clean and safe water, air quality monitoring, land revitalization and sustainable materials management.
According to the news release, NanoAffix Science is creating a handheld device for real-time, onsite detection of sulfur dioxide an air pollutant which can adversely affect respiratory and cardiovascular health in people.
Kodiak Robotics And Dover Air Force Base Partner To Develop Autonomous Flightline Vehicles
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Dover Air Force Base (Dover AFB) and Kodiak Robotics, Inc. today announced that Kodiak has been awarded an AFWERX Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop autonomous vehicles for the Dover AFB flightline.
Flightline vehicles represent a natural fit for autonomous technology, given the structured driving environment and high demand for drivers. Through this SBIR Phase II, Kodiak and Dover AFB will also partner to identify the flightline vehicles best suited to automation. This SBIR grant demonstrates the Air Force s growing interest in automation technology s potential to increase efficiency and safety.
Ryzing Technologies to invest $149,000 to increase capabilities in Staunton expansion
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Ryzing Technologies LLC will invest $149,000 to expand capabilities at its facility in the City of Staunton, creating 31 new jobs in the Queen City.
The company serves the U.S. military and allied forces, as well as industrial, commercial, and governmental clients, specializing in engineered textiles, rigid inflatable structures, and rapid prototyping.
In 2015, founders Ryan Gundling and Ryan Long participated in Staunton’s Bright Rewired Business Plan Competition, resulting in the establishment of Ryzing Technologies. In 2017, the company was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development