NIST Awards SBIR Program Grants to 19 Tech Firms

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has granted almost $4M in awards to help 19 small businesses pursue technology projects.

These projects support Phases I and II of NIST“™s Small Business Innovation Research program, the agency said Friday. Awardees come from 12 states, including California, Maryland, Michigan, Wisconsin and Texas.

Grant recipients will receive up to $100K for commercial feasibility research under the SBIR program“™s first phase. Participants that advance to the second phase will compete for a maximum of $400K in funds for continued development.

NIST will use non-SBIR funds to finance and commercialize projects under the program“™s third phase.

Projects cover a variety of technology topics such as silicon nanowire sensors, fiber optics, cloud security guidance, nanoparticles and laser particle separation.

The grant recipients for Phase I are:

• Airflow Sciences

• Fullmoon Sensors

• Graphene Waves

• Intact Solutions

• nVariate

• OmniVis 

• Parman Tech

• QATCH Technologies

• Robotic Materials

• SandBox Semiconductors

• Tourney Consulting Group

• Xallent

The grant recipients for Phase II are:

• Advanced Silicon Group

• Alphacore

• Applied NanoFluorescence

• CyberPoint International

• H3D 

• InfoBeyond Technology

• Nikira Labs