EPA Announces $300,000 in Funding to Three Small Businesses in Texas and Oklahoma for the Development of Environmental Technologies

EPA Announces $300,000 in Funding to Three Small Businesses in Texas and Oklahoma for the Development of Environmental Technologies

January 16, 2025

DALLAS, TEXAS (January 16, 2025)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing $300,000 in grant funding for three small businesses to develop technologies to address public health and environmental challenges. These companies are using innovative approaches that include treating PFAS in biosolids, reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from building materials, and developing chemical alternatives that are safer for our environment.

"Improving indoor air quality, treating PFAS in biosolids, and reducing carbon footprints-these are the types of critical efforts that small businesses will be leading for the communities in our region using this funding," said Regional Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance. "I want to offer my congratulations to these businesses for their commitment to using innovative technologies to improve human health and the environment."

ENF Products, LLC located in Edmond, Oklahoma, will receive $100,000 to design a filter kit to be used with existing air filters to improve indoor air quality.

Circle Concrete Tech Inc., located in Austin, Texas, will receive $100,000 to design an engineered recycled steel fiber product that replaces rebar for concrete reinforcement with a significantly lower carbon footprint.

Talon/LPE, Ltd., located in Amarillo, Texas, will receive $100,000 to develop a sustainable method to treat PFAS in biosolids using biochar.

These awards are part of EPA's Small Business Innovation Research program, an annual, two-phase competition for small businesses to develop and commercialize environmental technologies that help address the agency's mission of protecting human health and the environment. These three small businesses are receiving $100,000 of Phase I funding for six months for "proof of concept" of their proposed technology. Companies that complete Phase I can then apply to receive Phase II funding of up to $400,000 to further develop and commercialize their technology.

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