USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) musi waNov. 19 yakapa mari inodarika madhora gumi nematanhatu muFY 16 magrants e. 29 zvirongwa muDiki Business Innovation Research Chirongwa (SBIR), Chikamu II.
Iyo USDA-NIFA Diki Bhizinesi Innovation Research (SBIR) Chirongwa chinotarisa pakushandura kuwanikwa kwesainzi kuita zvigadzirwa nemasevhisi ane mukana wekutengesa uye / kana kubatsira munharaunda.
"Chirongwa chedu cheSBIR chinotsigira mabhizinesi madiki ari kushanda kugadzira matekinoroji, anovhiringa matekinoroji uye anobatsira kufambisa kufambiswa kwetsvakiridzo kubva pakunambwa kuenda kumusika," akadaro Acting Director weNIFA Parag Chitnis. "Kubva 1983, chirongwa ichi chakapa mari inopfuura zviuru zviviri zvezvirongwa zvekutsvagisa nekusimudzira, zvichibvumira mazana emabhizinesi madiki kuti aongorore kugona kwavo tekinoroji, uye nekupa kukurudzira kwekutengesa kwemafungiro matsva."
Kune mapurojekiti akasiyana-siyana akarongwa SBIR Chikamu II. Heino mimwe mienzaniso:
- "Kudzivirira Spruce uye Douglas Fir Miti kubva kuBark Beetle Attack" (ISCA Technologies, Inc.) - Chirongwa ichi chine chinangwa chekuchinja kugadzirwa kwezvipembenene zvekugadzira zvipembenene kudzora zvipembenene zvekurima. Mapheromones haana chepfu, anowanzo kanganisa mhando dzezvipembenene zvakanangwa chete, asingasiyi zvisaririra zvinokuvadza pazvinogadzirwa, uye anokonzera kushomeka kana kusasvibisa kwezvakatipoteredza.
- "A Scalable and Rechargeable Antimicrobial Coating for Food Equipment" (Halomine Inc.) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inofungidzira 48 mamiriyoni evanhu vanorwara nezvirwere zvekudya, 128,000 vari muchipatara, uye 3,000 vanhu vanofa gore negore muUnited States. Pamusoro pezvo, mutengo kumakambani ezvekudya unogonawo kukwira. Kusvika pari zvino, hapana zvigadzirwa zveantimicrobial zvinotengeswa zvave zvakanyanya kushanda kurwisa hutachiona. HaloFilm™ ibudiriro, yekupfapfaidza-pachigadzirwa icho, kana chaomeswa, chinosiya firimu rakatetepa rakajeka pamusoro rinoderedza/kuramba utachiona pamidziyo yechikafu.
- "Ultraflow Power Sensors for Firefighter Safety uye Monitoring of Surrounding Air Quality" (KWJ Engineering Inc.) - Moto weWildland unobudisa huwandu hwakawanda hwekusvibiswa kwemhepo, kazhinji pamusoro penzvimbo dzakakura zvikuru. Izvi zvinosvibisa zvinoisa hutano nekuchengetedza njodzi kune vekutanga vanopindura, pamwe nevagari vari munzvimbo dziri pedyo nenharaunda dzepasi. KWJ yakagadzira mutsara wezvidiki, zvisingadhuri, asi zvakarurama, electrochemical gasi sensors iyo inosimudzira zvakanyanya kuchengetedzwa, kutariswa kwemunhu, uye kutarisa kwemhando yemhepo kumoto wemusango.
- "Drivetrain for High Capacity Factor Distributed Wind Turbine" (Pecos Wind Power, Inc.) - Chirongwa ichi chicharatidza kuti kuwedzera madiki-akaparadzirwa emhepo turbines inyanzvi uye mune zvehupfumi mhinduro yekupa yakaderera mutengo magetsi kumaruwa munyika yose.
Shanyira webhusaiti yeUSDA-NIFA kuti uwane runyorwa ruzere rweChikamu II (FY2020) SBIR vanopihwa. Dzidza zvakawanda nezveNIFA's SBIR uye verenga zvakapfuura zvakapihwa mari yeprojekiti zvipfupi.
Zvirongwa zvinotsigirwa neNIFA zvinotsigira akawanda madingindira akatsanangurwa muUSDA Sayenzi Blueprinthttps://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-science-blueprint.pdf uye kutiswededza pedyo nekuzadzisa zvinangwa zvakarongwa mukati USDA's Agriculture Innovation Agenda.