Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
National Impacts

SBIR National Impacts document some of the many impacts of SBIR-funded research, illustrating the value of the fundamental and mission-oriented research funded by the SBIR. The former SBIR Success Stories have been incorporated into National Impacts.

• Modeling Mussels
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• An Energy Shake for Honeybees
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• New Technology Improves Native Grass Seed Harvest
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• A Safer Solution to Fighting Wildfires
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• New Test Kits Help Manage Farm Nitrate Levels
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Success Stories by Topic Area

Soil and Water Resources

• Hedin Environmental – Value Added Products from Abandoned Mine Lands
• Nitrate Elimination Company – Reliable Nitrate Kits
• Sensit, Co. – Rugged Sensor for Measuring Wind Erosion

Animal Production and Protection

• Embrex – Automatic Egg Injection System

Aquaculture

• Aquaculture Systems Technology, LLC – Improved Biofilters for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems

Forests and Related Resources

• Forest Concepts, LLC – Wood-Based Erosion Control material

Biofuels and Biobased Products
(formerly Industrial Applications)

• Pelletized Straw – Superior Hydroseeding Mulch
• Resodyn Corporation – Alternative Fuels Reactor

Markets and Trade

• Rainbow Organic Farms – Quality Verification Program for Family Farms

Plant Production and Protection – Biology

• AgraQuest Inc. – Natural Product Based Microbial Fungicides
• AVACHEM Joint Venture – Insecticidal Activity of Sugar Esters

Plant Production and Protection – Engineering

• Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. – Unique Variable Rate Application Systems

Rural Development

• Accessible Designs/Adjustable Systems, Inc. – Adjustable Sink/Counter System

Small and Mid Size Farms

• Sleepy Hollow Farm – Organic Goldenseal Production System for Small Farms

• Blue Sky Designs – Universal Vestibule and Tent for Persons with Disabilities
• Holmes & Associates – E-commerce for Rural Areas