60NANB24D129
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Purpose: The purpose of this new facility is to enable researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry to demonstrate at scale forest-based innovations to support sustainable products in support of a national circular economy.
Activities to be performed: The activities that will be conducted in this building include technology demonstration, product testing, and hands-on training for K-12 and industry.
Expected outcomes: Once the Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center has been built, new equipment will be installed that will have far-reaching impacts, to include:
* Inventions disclosures/patents - Demonstration of these new technologies will facilitate additional development that will lead to additional invention disclosures and patents.
* Technology licensing - As companies can see demonstration of these new technologies at scale, we anticipate the licensing of new, fiber-based technologies to industry.
* Industry contracts - Once this new equipment is in place, we anticipate industry wanting to run trials of their own on this new equipment to develop their own new products.
* Commercial trials - As industry is able to see the value of these new technologies demonstrated at scale, we anticipate seeing more industry commercial trials using fiber biomaterials.
* Entrepreneurs/startups - With such a focus on sustainable and renewable materials, we expect to see entrepreneurs and startups requesting access to this new equipment to develop their new products.
Intended beneficiaries: The Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center will benefit 1) the state by opening up more markets for forest fiber, 2) entrepreneurs seeking to launch new innovations to meet consumer demands for more sustainable products, 3) industry within the state and beyond looking for new forest-based products, and 4) communities within the state of Maine looking to replace closed businesses using forest fiber.
Subrecipient activities: None.
Activities to be performed: The activities that will be conducted in this building include technology demonstration, product testing, and hands-on training for K-12 and industry.
Expected outcomes: Once the Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center has been built, new equipment will be installed that will have far-reaching impacts, to include:
* Inventions disclosures/patents - Demonstration of these new technologies will facilitate additional development that will lead to additional invention disclosures and patents.
* Technology licensing - As companies can see demonstration of these new technologies at scale, we anticipate the licensing of new, fiber-based technologies to industry.
* Industry contracts - Once this new equipment is in place, we anticipate industry wanting to run trials of their own on this new equipment to develop their own new products.
* Commercial trials - As industry is able to see the value of these new technologies demonstrated at scale, we anticipate seeing more industry commercial trials using fiber biomaterials.
* Entrepreneurs/startups - With such a focus on sustainable and renewable materials, we expect to see entrepreneurs and startups requesting access to this new equipment to develop their new products.
Intended beneficiaries: The Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center will benefit 1) the state by opening up more markets for forest fiber, 2) entrepreneurs seeking to launch new innovations to meet consumer demands for more sustainable products, 3) industry within the state and beyond looking for new forest-based products, and 4) communities within the state of Maine looking to replace closed businesses using forest fiber.
Subrecipient activities: None.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Orono,
Maine
04469-5717
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
None
University Of Maine System was awarded
Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center: Scale-Up Sustainable Products
Project Grant 60NANB24D129
worth $7,425,000
from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Orono Maine United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/6/24
Period of Performance
9/1/24
Start Date
8/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$7.4M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$7.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
60NANB24D129
SAI Number
60NANB24D129_0
Award ID URI
EXE
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
1333ND DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
Funding Office
1333ND DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
Awardee UEI
PB3AJE5ZEJ59
Awardee CAGE
0NNW8
Performance District
ME-02
Senators
Susan Collins
Angus King
Angus King
Modified: 9/6/24