{"id":11502,"date":"2016-09-09T08:13:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T15:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=11502"},"modified":"2016-09-09T08:13:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T15:13:48","slug":"usda-makes-rd-investments-in-california-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/09\/09\/usda-makes-rd-investments-in-california-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Makes R&#038;D Investments in California Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The USDA has announced nearly $1.4 million in research-and-development investment in 14 projects at 11 different California companies. The grant program is for research\u00a0related to food security, natural resources, and agricultural issues. California&#8217;s portion is part of a nationwide pledge of $7.4 million in R&amp;D grants.\u00a0The grants are made through the <a href=\"https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/resource\/SBIR_Brochure_2016.pdf\">Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program<\/a>, a competitive funding source that is coordinated by the Small Business Administration and administered by 11 federal agencies, including USDA, to encourage domestic small businesses to engage in high-growth research and development that has the potential for commercialization and could lead to significant public benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The projects in California include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Algae production for aquaculture feed<\/em> &#8211; Global Algae Innovations Inc., El Cajon<\/li>\n<li><em>Portable automation technology for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0HJ Science &amp; Technology Inc., Santa Clara<\/li>\n<li><em>Deployable low-cost device for monitoring nitrate levels in water<\/em> &#8211; Intelligent Optical Systems Inc., Torrance<\/li>\n<li><em>Biologically-based material and method for control of invasive fire ants<\/em> &#8211; Foresight Science and Technology Inc., \u00a0Comptche (Mendocino County)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since 1983 the SBIR program has awarded more than 2,000 research and development grants to American-owned, independently operated, for-profit businesses with 500 employees or fewer.\u00a0Past examples of successful USDA-funded SBIR projects include Eldertide LLC&#8217;s research to cultivate elderberry varieties with high antioxidant levels that are now harvested and marketed for their anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties. Another business, Micronic Technologies, has developed a sustainable water desalination and purification technology. Its water treatment system, MicroDesal, is capable of taking water from any source and cleaning it to potable water standards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USDAOC\/bulletins\/1625b69\">Link to USDA news release<\/a><br \/>\n,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USDA has announced nearly $1.4 million in research-and-development investment in 14 projects at 11 different California companies. The grant program is for research\u00a0related to food security, natural resources, and agricultural issues. 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