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Federal grants to Global Algae Innovations, Inc

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Global Algae Innovations, Inc in San Diego, California received $18.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Renewable Energy Research and Development, with $12.8 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Global Algae Innovations, Inc by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20214$9.6 million
FY 20221$200,000
FY 20233$7.3 million
FY 20242$1.1 million
FY 20250$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Global Algae Innovations, Inc

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Renewable Energy Research and Development 81.0875$12.8 million
Fossil Energy Research and Development 81.0893$5.0 million
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program 81.0492$400,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Energy10$18.2 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Direct air capture algae cultivation
ASST_NON_DEEE0009758_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 24, 2021$4.0 million
Algae direct air capture scale-up to multi-acre raceways
ASST_NON_DEEE0010460_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 22, 2023$3.6 million
Enhanced algae productivity in CO2 direct air capture cultivation
ASST_NON_DEEE0009675_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 16, 2021$3.2 million
Spirulina production on flue gas the objective of this project is to cultivate high quality (>60% total protein/ ash free dry weight (AFDW) spirulina in a 600 M2 outdoor open raceway with an average productivity of at least 20 g/M2/day productivity, 90% carbon utilization efficiency, and 70% capture
ASST_NON_DEFE0032187_089 on USAspending
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentJune 28, 2023$2.0 million
DE-FE0032104 global algae innovations, inc. (GAI) project titled carbon capture and utilization for protein and fatty acids
ASST_NON_DEFE0032104_089 on USAspending
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentAugust 30, 2021$2.0 million
Combined biological and chemical pest management in outdoors algal cultivation ponds
ASST_NON_DEEE0011061_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 22, 2023$1.8 million
Algal conversion of flue gas carbon dioxide to polymer feedstock the project objectives are to develop and demonstrate the algal oil extraction and fatty acid separation at engineering-scale, develop, test, optimize, and quantify process parameters for the integrated process for production of algal-
ASST_NON_DEFE0032502_089 on USAspending
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentAugust 22, 2024$1.0 million
Prevention of low productivity periods in large-scale microalgae cultivation.
ASST_NON_DEEE0008121_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentAugust 23, 2021$379,051
Aqueous algae oil extraction
ASST_NON_DESC0025062_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramSeptember 18, 2024$200,000
Development of algae-based non-isocyanate polyurethanes
ASST_NON_DESC0022709_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramJuly 19, 2022$200,000

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Global Algae Innovations, Inc get?

$18.2 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Global Algae Innovations, Inc the most?

The Department of Energy, with $18.2 million in 10 awards.

What is Global Algae Innovations, Inc's largest federal grant?

$4.0 million under Renewable Energy Research and Development, with its first action in the period on September 24, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Global Algae Innovations, Inc?

Its largest are Renewable Energy Research and Development, Fossil Energy Research and Development and Office of Science Financial Assistance Program.

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