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Chemical Technologies (CT)

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Technology topic

Chemical Technologies (CT)

The Chemical Technologies topic covers a wide range of technology areas of current and emerging commercial significance to many areas, including the broad chemical industry; food processing and technology; agrochemicals; chemical alternatives and organics; green chemicals; water treatment and separations; advanced catalysts and materials; and biochemicals. Sensing, data and advanced analytics technologies relevant to these fields are also appropriate for this topic area. Beyond improvement on technical specifications, it is important to also clearly identify the competitive landscape of what is currently possible and why the proposed innovation will have an impact commercially and/or from a societal benefit standpoint.

Sub-Topics

CT1. Biochemicals
CT2. Catalysts, Advanced Chemicals and Materials
CT3. Chemical and Environmental Sensing and Data
CT4. Food Processing, Chemicals and Agriculture
CT5. Green Chemicals and Chemical Alternatives
CT6. Separations and Water Treatment
CT7. Other Chemical Technologies





Application process for Chemical Technologies (CT) funding

Eligibility for Chemical Technologies (CT) funding +
  • Your company must be a small business (fewer than 500 employees) located in the United States.
  • At least 50% of your company’s equity must be owned by U.S. citizens or permanent residents. NSF does not fund companies that are majority-owned by multiple venture capital firms, private equity firms, or hedge funds, to participate in SBIR and STTR.
  • All funded work, including work done by consultants and contractors, needs to take place in the United States.
  • The project’s principal investigator (tech lead) must be legally employed at least 20 hours a week by the company seeking funding. The principal investigator doesn’t need any advanced degrees.
  • The principal investigator needs to commit to at least one month (173 hours) of work on a funded project per six months of project duration.

Evaluation Criteria: What We Look for When Evaluating Chemical Technologies (CT) proposals +

Take our project assessment to see if your work might be a good fit for NSF funding.

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