Small Business Innovation Research: Food Science and Nutrition
This is one of 12 topic areas in the USDA SBIR program. Funded projects support research focusing on developing new and improved processes, technologies, or services that increases the understanding of food safety issues and the characteristics of foods, including their biologically active components. Examples of project research that has been funded includes the development of novel rapid tests for the determination of food quality and safety parameters; rapid detection methods of foodborne pathogens and toxic metabolites to reduce food contamination and foodborne illnesses; methods for processing and packaging of food products; and nutrition-related technologies and processes that will improve health.
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Special Notation
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Who Is Eligible to Apply
Small Business
More Information on Eligibility
Small businesses and small proprietorships that are in business for profit are eligible to submit applications to this program. Each organization submitting a proposal must qualify as a small business concern for research or research and development purposes.
Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic | Abstracts of Funded Projects
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