EPA SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS £% United States Environmental Protection ^1 Agency NEXT EPA SBIR SOLICITATION ANTICIPATED OPENING: June 2021 November 9, 2020 ANNOUNCEMENTS EPA SBIR Homeland Security Projects Highlight Read our new feature on companies that used EPA SBIR funding to develop and commercialize innovative technology within the Homeland Security sphere. You can read the piece here to learn more about how EPA SBIR funds homeland security technology. SBIR Sensor Funding Opportunities The Sensor Technology for the 21st Century SBIR site was recently updated. This web page is designed to help sensor developers locate SBIR/STTR funding across the Federal Government. Visit the site to explore recent and upcoming sensor funding opportunities. Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge EPA and partners have launched the innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge. The challenge asks Solvers to submit detailed pians for a non-thermal way of destroying PFAS in concentrated aqueous film forming foam, while creating the least amount of potentially harmful byproducts. The challenge is open now through November 23. Learn more here. EPA Announces 2021 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards If you are interested in applying to SBIR, start early with your required registrations. For more information: https://www.epa.gov/sbir/how- applv-sbir-contract The EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment. EPA's Small Business Research Innovation Program supports small businesses to develop and commercialize novel environmental technologies that support this mission. PHASE I: Phase I awards are $100,000 for six months for "proof of concept" of the technology. PHASE II: Phase II awards are up to $400,000 for two years to further develop and commercialize the technology. Phase II companies that obtain qualifying third party investments are eligible for a commercialization option of $100,000. EPA is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Green Chemistry Challenge. These prestigious awards recognize innovation by American businesses and researchers that redesign chemical products and processes to reduce or eliminate the use and manufacture of hazardous substances. Nominations are due December 4. View the awards package to find more information on applying. Ray of Hope Prize Now Open Calling all nature-inspired startups! The application for the Biomimicry Institute's $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize is now open. Created in honor of Ray C. Anderson, a business and sustainability pioneer, this prize shines a global spotlight on startup companies that are not only learning from nature, but helping to protect our planet in the process. Learn more about the prize, see past recipients, and apply for the award here. EPA SBIR SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Bridger Photonics, an EPA SBIR small business out of Montana, was awarded nearly $5 million in fundinc from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the first stage of the Advanced Research Projects Agency- Energy's (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. With this funding, Bridger Photonics will further commercialization efforts of their methane leak detection and quantification technology which was previously funded through EPA's SBIR Program. Find more information on this project here. EPA SBIR contact: April Richards richards.april@epa.gov EPA SBIR: www.epa.gov/sbir Federal SBIR Information: www.SBIR.gov I EPA SBIR ALUMNI: Share your story. If you're a former EPA SBIR ardee whose technology s made an impact, we want hear from you. Contact Rlchards.ApriliSepa.gov and share any successes your technology or small business has experienced since your EPA SBIR award. S EPA SBIR AMERICA'S SEED FUND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION ------- |