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Federal grants to Microbio Engineering Inc

San Luis Obispo, California · Small businesses · UEI RAJCNG96NQJ3

Microbio Engineering Inc in San Luis Obispo, California received $11.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Renewable Energy Research and Development, with $6.7 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Microbio Engineering Inc by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20213$4.9 million
FY 20222$325,000
FY 20234$5.2 million
FY 20241$1.0 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 Microbio Engineering Inc

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Renewable Energy Research and Development 81.0873$6.7 million
Fossil Energy Research and Development 81.0893$3.1 million
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program 81.0493$1.5 million
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program 10.2121$125,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Energy9$11.3 million
Department of Agriculture1$125,000

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Clean water, sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel production from wastewater
ASST_NON_DEEE0009752_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 21, 2021$3.5 million
Attached algae flow ways for biofuels production utilizing AIR-CO2
ASST_NON_DEEE0010458_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 19, 2023$2.8 million
New award to microbio engineering, inc. Award number: DE-FE0032189. Project entitled: cultivation-ready improved algae strains (CRIAS) for increased carbon utilization efficiency.
ASST_NON_DEFE0032189_089 on USAspending
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentFebruary 1, 2023$1.8 million
Biorecovery of nutrients from municipal wastewaters with co-production of biofuels and other bioproducts
ASST_NON_DESC0020759_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramSeptember 5, 2021$1.1 million
Production of plant fertilizers and bioproducts with nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria the overall objectives of this research are to develop a novel agricultural technology based on cultivating N2-FIXING cyanobacteria (‘blue-green’ microalgae), with the harvested biomass used for commercial biostimulan
ASST_NON_DEFE0032506_089 on USAspending
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 17, 2024$1.0 million
Scale-up of hydrothermal liquefaction with supercritical water oxidation in an integrated biorefinery
ASST_NON_DEEE0010462_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 20, 2023$329,673
New award number DE-FE0031717 title: ''beneficial use of CO2 from coal-fired power plants for production of animal feeds''
ASST_NON_DEFE0031717_089 on USAspending
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 9, 2021$250,000
Porphyridium cruentum: a fast growing microalga as an alternative protein source
ASST_NON_DESC0023897_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramAugust 7, 2023$200,000
Wastewater grown algae feedstock production and processing to bioproducts
ASST_NON_DESC0022859_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramJuly 20, 2022$200,000
USDA recognizes microalgae as a potential feedstock for the us bioeconomy, and several companies are operating to manufacture algae bioproducts--bioplastics, biofertilizers, and biostimulants. They report strong demand, but their growth is limited by the nearly negligible supply of algae in the us.
ASST_NON_20223353037074_012 on USAspending
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) ProgramMay 16, 2022$125,000

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 Microbio Engineering Inc get?

$11.4 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Microbio Engineering Inc the most?

The Department of Energy, with $11.3 million in 9 awards. The Department of Agriculture follow.

What is Microbio Engineering Inc's largest federal grant?

$3.5 million under Renewable Energy Research and Development, with its first action in the period on September 21, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Microbio Engineering 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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