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Agriculture & food: open SBIR/STTR topics

10 open or upcoming topics mention agriculture & food, across 3 agencies. Matched by keywords in the topic title and description.

New World Screwworm Networked Detection, Identification, and Surveillance System

Closes Oct 21, 2026 · 8d leftDepartment of War (DoD) · DARPASBIRDPA26BZ06-DV024

New World Screwworm (NWS or Cochliomyia hominivorax) larvae infest the living tissue of warm-blooded animals.

NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)

Closes Apr 6, 2027 · 175d leftHealth and Human Services (NIH, ARPA-H, CDC…)SBIRPA-27-100

Background The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (also known as America's Seed Fund) are major sources of early-stage funding for U.S.

Agricultural Technologies

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationAG

The Agricultural Technologies topic supports innovations enabling farm production ecosystems that support the proper utilization of natural resources.

Biological Technologies

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationBT

The Biological Technologies topic covers a wide range of technology areas to advance engineering and science innovation across the biological spectrum.

Farming in Underserved Communities

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationAG2

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Food Processing, Chemicals and Agriculture

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationCT4

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Food Waste Mitigation

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationAG3

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Food, Regenerative Agriculture, and Energy

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationET6

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Other Agricultural Technologies

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationAG10

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Precision Agriculture

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationAG8

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Past SBIR/STTR awards in agriculture & food

Since 2021, SBIR.gov records 330 SBIR/STTR awards worth $139.0M here. Top agencies: Agriculture (146), National Science Foundation (88), Energy (41), Health and Human Services (20), Defense (16), Commerce (7). Most frequent awardees: INNOSENSE CORPORATION (4), Celludot LLC (3), HAWAII FISH COMPANY INC. (3), LATERALSYSTEMS LLC (3), SYMBROSIA INC (3), UNIVERSAL SCHEDULE & BOOKING LLC (3).

SBIR Phase I: Novel handheld spectroscopy for the early detection of crop afflictions by ADVANCED GROWING RESOURCES INC. (Phase I, National Science Foundation, 2023, $255,786)
Development Of A Smart Vision And AI-Driven Peach Thinning Software (A-EYE) by ADVENT INNOVATIONS LTD CO (Phase I, Agriculture, 2023, $174,021)
Real-Time Crop Monitoring System mountable on any Farm Vehicle by AGROFOCAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC (Phase II, Agriculture, 2023, $650,000)
SBIR Phase I:Caged Urea as an Eco-friendly Nitrogen Fertilizer by AGTEC INNOVATIONS, INC. (Phase I, National Science Foundation, 2023, $274,457)
SBIR Phase II:A digital platform to support food allergy oral immunotherapy treatments by ALERJE, INC (Phase II, National Science Foundation, 2023, $1,000,000)
A rapid, low-cost, point-of-consumption detection device for gluten in food. by ALLERGY AMULET (Phase I, Health and Human Services, 2023, $157,669)
A rapid, field-portable sensor for detecting histamine in food. by ALLERGY AMULET (Phase I, Agriculture, 2023, $174,514)
DOE Phase I DE-SC0022445, FOA DE-FOA-0002859, DOE Topic 21f, "Enhanced Biochar for Soil Reclamation Co-Produced by a Drop-In Biofuels Process" by ALTEX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Phase II, Energy, 2023, $1,149,916)
Production of largemouth bass for the food fish market using commercial split-pond systems by AMERICAN SPORT FISH HATCHERY MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC (Phase I, Agriculture, 2023, $173,367)
APEX-FLB: A Safe and Inexpensive Formulation for the Control of Stable Fly in Livestock Industries by APEX BAIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Phase II, Agriculture, 2023, $650,000)

Source: SBIR.gov public award dataset, matched by keywords. Not an official classification.

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