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USDA SBIR/STTR Topic 8.5 — Food Science and Nutrition

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USDA-NIFA-TOPIC-8.5SBIR / STTR

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The USDA SBIR/STTR Topic 8.5 solicitation, managed by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, seeks to fund research and development projects focused on advancing food science and nutrition. The program prioritizes the creation of new processes, technologies, and products that enhance food safety, improve nutritional value, reduce food waste, and detect hazardous materials. Key objectives include developing climate-smart food systems, addressing food deserts, and creating products that combat diet-related chronic diseases. A successful project must result in a proof of concept for a patented process or a marketable product. This opportunity is a total small business set-aside for entities with fewer than 500 employees. The long-term strategic goals over the next decade include the commercialization of novel food systems to reduce foodborne illnesses, lower the carbon footprint of the food industry, and bridge socioeconomic gaps to ensure the accessibility of healthy, sustainably produced foods. Interested parties can coordinate with the National Program Leader, Dr. Junia Jean-Gilles Beaubrun, regarding this federal solicitation.

General Info

USDA SBIR/STTR Topic 8.5 funds small business research for food science and nutrition.

Agency

United States Department of Agriculture → National Institute of Food and AgricultureView Agency

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)View NAICS

Place of Performance

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Set-Aside

SBA

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PhaseSolicitation

PostedAug 11

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyUnited States Department of Agriculture → National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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Organization / Agency

United States Department of Agriculture → National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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Contacts

Dr. Junia Jean-Gilles BeaubrunNational Program Leader

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Full Description

The Food Science and Nutrition topic area aims to fund projects that support research focusing on developing new and improved processes, technologies, products, or services that address emerging food safety, food processing, and nutrition issues. The program will fund projects to: increase the understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of food improve methods for the processing and packaging of food products to improve the quality, safety and nutritional value of foods, and to reduce food waste develop technologies for rapid, sensitive, reliable and robust detection of pathogens and chemical hazardous materials in foods develop programs or products that encourage the consumption of healthy foods and reduce diet related chronic diseases, or alleviate urban and rural food deserts develop products to drive climate-smart food systems to ensure safe, accessible and nutritious food supply The outcome of a successful project is a proof of concept for a marketable product or patented process. The long-term goals (10 years) of the program are to: commercialize the production of novel food products, processes, materials, and systems that reduce foodborne illness reduce the food industry’s carbon footprints improve nutrition and health enhance the nutritional quality and value of foods bridge socioeconomic gaps to increase the accessibility of healthy, sustainably produced foods.