EPA Funds Small Water Businesses
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
Support for Small Businesses to Bring Green Technology, Innovative Research to Marketplaceis announced
The SBIR program provides funding in two phases. In the first phase, proposals are submitted by companies and, after undergoing a competitive selection process, they can receive up to $100,000 in funding for proof of concept. Successful Phase I companies that want to participate in Phase II must go through a second competitive process to receive up to $300,000 for two years.
The following water companies received funding in 2014 SBIR Phase II funding:
1.California - Instrumental Polymer Technologies, Inc., a small business based in Westlake Village, Calif. used a unique process to produce low-cost, no emission polymers from sustainable materials into water-based wood coatings, reducing the environmental impact of wood coatings.
2. Illinois - EP Purification, Inc., a small business based in Champaign, Ill., developed and commercialized a system for using ozone to treat water that will be considerably smaller, more efficient, and more cost effective than existing technologies.
3.Ohio - Imaging Systems Technology, Inc., a small business based in Toledo, Ohio, will continue development of a low cost, rugged, lightweight, and highly efficient and versatile water purification system
Source: EPA
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