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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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The United States and
other countries have a need for
new, cutting-edge environmental
technologies that can lead to
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EPA/600/F-00/003
March 2000
Office of Research
and Development
(8722R)
Washington, DC
20460
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EPA is one of 10 federal agencies that partici-
pate in the Small Business Innovation Research
Program established in 1982. The SBIR Program is
intended to spawn commercial ventures that
improve our environment, create jobs, increase
productivity, promote economic growth, and
enhance the international competitiveness of the
U.S. technology industry. EPA has already pro-
vided millions of dollars in funding to small busi-
nesses for the development and commercialization
of innovative technologies and the Agency encour-
ages small firms to take advantage of the opportuni-
ties provided by the program.
EPA issues an annual solicitation that re-
quests Phase I research proposals from small
science and technology-based firms. Companies
that successfully complete their Phase I projects
are eligible to compete for a Phase II contract in
EPA's Phase II solicitation cycle.
PHASE I
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the scientific merit
and technical feasibility of the
proposed concept.
AWARDS: $70,000
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 6 months
PHASE II
OBJECTIVE: To further develop the concept proven
feasible in Phase I and to complete
the R&D required for commercializa
tion.
AWARDS: $225,000-$295,000
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 2 years
Information on EPA's next Phase I Solicitation
is available on the National Center for Environmen-
tal Research (NCER) Web Site at:
www.epa.gov/ncerqa/sbir
J Information on SBIR Solicitations also may be
obtained by calling the EPA Hotline at:
1-800-490-9194
Nanomaterials and Clean Technology
Nanotechnology
Pollution Prevention
Green Chemistry
Clean Production •
Clean Air
Mobile Source Emissions
NOX, VOCs, S02, Particulates, Toxic Air Emissions
Indoor Air-Pollution
•Ozone Depletion
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Clean Water
Drinking Water
Municipal .WasteWater
.;industrjaf.Wastewater
' ;. Stormwater .Management
n Infrastructure
agement and Site Remediation
••/{Municipal'-Solid Waste
'"Hazardous'Wastes
..'.Site Cleanup • .
Monitoring.and Measurement Technologies
•'.'Air Monitoring. .
' Water Monitoring
• - Waste Monitoring
Monitoring Hazardous Waste Sites
Pesticides'Monitoring
All SBIR proposals are reviewed for technical
merit by an external panel of experts. Each pro-
posal is rated based on the scientific/technical sig-
nificance of the proposed technology, the quality
and soundness of the research plan, the unique-
ness/ingenuity of the proposed concept, potential
for demonstrating performance/cost effectiveness
and environmental benefits of the technology, quali-
fications and commitments of the proposed person-
nel, and the potential for significant commercial
application.
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From 1990 to 1999, EPA has awarded more
than 500 Phase I contracts and 200 Phase II con-
tracts totalling approximately $70 million. Each
year, almost half of the Phase I contracts are
awarded to companies that are newcomers to the
EPASBIR Program. The awardees represent every
geographic region in the United States and range
from firms with fewer than 5 employees to compa-
nies with up to 500 employees. Dozens of innova-
tive environmental technologies and products have
emerged from EPA's SBIR Program. A number of
these have moved quickly from "proof of concept"
to commercialization. In other cases, companies
are still seeking the start-up capital or other sup-
port needed to commercialize their technologies.
To assist small companies in overcoming the
barriers to commercialization, EPA has imple-
mented several initiatives. These include:
Requiring companfes to submit commer-
cialization plans with their SBIR proposals.
Providing technical commercialization
assistance to companies as they conduct
their Phase I feasibility studies.
Preparing and disseminating publications
and resources on commercialization
assistance.
Organizing venture capitalist forums to help
companies obtain financing.
Sponsoring environmental forums to
educate the investment and economic
development communities about trends,
challenges, and opportunities in the
environmental industry.
Informing small businesses about the
resources offered by the Small Business
Administration (SBA) to assist small compa-
nies seeking to commercialize technologies.
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Novel Vent Gas Scrubbers for the Semiconductor Industry Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., Danbury, CT
Membrane-Based System for the Recovery and Reuse of Solvents Bend Research, Inc., Bend, OR
Slurry Carb™ Process for Clean Energy from Municipal Solid Waste EnerTech Environmental, Atlanta, GA
E-Change™ In-Process Recycling System for Electroplating Rinsewater Faraday Technology, Inc., Dayton, OH
Zero-Waste Dry Plating Process lonEdge Corporation, Fort Collins, CO
Solvent-Free Polymerization Process , KSE, Inc., Amherst, MA
Core Separator System for Controlling Particulate Emissions LSR Technologies, Inc., Acton, MA
Membrane Process to Recover Monomer in Polyolefin Plants Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.,
Men/o Park, CA
Hazardous Solvent-Free Manufacturing Process for Electroceramic Powders Nanomaterials Research Corporation, Longmont, CO
Infrared Fingerprint Sorting of Postconsumer Plastics Resins National Recovery Technologies, Inc., Nashville, TN
NITON XL-309 Dual Detector Lead Paint Analyzer NITON Corporation, Bedford, MA
Electrolytic Regeneration Process for Restoring Acid Cupric Chloride
Printed Circuit Board Etchant Ox/ey Research, Inc., New Haven, CT
Microlith™ Fast Lightoff Catalytic Converters Precision Combustion, Inc., New Haven, CT
Environmentally Benign Oil Absorbent Sea ; Sweep, Inc., Denver, CO .
Surface Functionalization Process for Packaging Films to Promote
Adhesion of Aqueous-Based Inks Sigma Technologies International, Inc., Tucson, AZ
RP-1 Polymer Identification System for Plastic Identification and Sorting SpectaCode, Inc., West Lafayette, IN
Selenium Removal Process for Petroleum Refinery Wastewaters TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
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