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Federal grants to Molten Industries Inc

Menlo Park, California · Small businesses · UEI PME2C5MYJ691

Molten Industries Inc in Menlo Park, California received $6.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 3 awards. Its largest program was Conservation Research and Development, with $5.4 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

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

By year

Federal grants to Molten Industries Inc by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20210$0
FY 20221$499,866
FY 20232$5.6 million
FY 20240$0
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 Molten Industries Inc

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Conservation Research and Development 81.0861$5.4 million
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy 81.1351$499,866
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships 47.0841$256,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Energy2$5.9 million
National Science Foundation1$256,000

Largest awards

The 3 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
The goal of the project is to develop a pilot scale system integrating a methane pyrolysis reactor with a direct-reduced-iron shaft furnace capable of producing 400 kg/day of direct reduced iron. Successful system integration should result in significant energy intensity savings of ~0.4MWH/ton-dri o
ASST_NON_DEEE0010869_089 on USAspending
Conservation Research and DevelopmentSeptember 19, 2023$5.4 million
Molten industries inc., new award project title: biogas to renewable fuels via thermal reforming purpose: molten is using a new reactor technology to enable the direct conversion of biogas into carbon-negative syngas for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFS) and renewable diesel.
ASST_NON_DEAR0001666_089 on USAspending
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyAugust 1, 2022$499,866
Sbir phase i: methane pyrolysis for high quality carbon black and low-carbon hydrogen production -the broader impact/commercial potential of this small business innovation research (SBIR) phase i project is to provide low-cost hydrogen (H2) with a very low or even negative carbon dioxide (CO2) footp
ASST_NON_2151707_049 on USAspending
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsMarch 31, 2023$256,000

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 Molten Industries Inc get?

$6.1 million in 3 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Molten Industries Inc the most?

The Department of Energy, with $5.9 million in 2 awards. The National Science Foundation follow.

What is Molten Industries Inc's largest federal grant?

$5.4 million under Conservation Research and Development, with its first action in the period on September 19, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Molten Industries Inc?

Its largest are Conservation Research and Development, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy and Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.

Other grant recipients in Menlo Park

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