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Federal grants to Iris Light Technologies Inc

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Iris Light Technologies Inc in Chicago, Illinois received $2.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 4 awards. Its largest program was Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, with $1.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $206,400.

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

By year

Federal grants to Iris Light Technologies Inc by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20210$0
FY 20221$256,000
FY 20231$206,500
FY 20242$2.1 million
FY 20251$206,400

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 Iris Light Technologies Inc

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program 81.0492$1.6 million
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships 47.0841$1.0 million
Engineering 47.0411$256,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Energy2$1.6 million
National Science Foundation2$1.3 million

Largest awards

The 4 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Energy-efficient data centers and high-performance computing enabled by on-chip printed microelectronic optical component and circuit manufacturing
ASST_NON_DESC0023981_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramAugust 2, 2023$1.4 million
Sbir phase II: foundry-scale production of on-chip silicon photonic light emitters enabled by printed photonic ink -this small business innovation research phase II project will develop black phosphorus-based inks to create on-chip embedded lasers, enabling fully functional silicon photonic (SIP) ch
ASST_NON_2411435_049 on USAspending
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsSeptember 5, 2024$1.0 million
Sttr phase i: pic: electro-luminescence and doping of black phosphorus for printed lasers on silicon photonic chips
ASST_NON_2136800_049 on USAspending
EngineeringNovember 18, 2021$256,000
Broadband swir photodetector arrays enabled by nanomaterial semiconductor inks
ASST_NON_DESC0025819_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramApril 1, 2025$206,400

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 Iris Light Technologies Inc get?

$2.8 million in 4 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Iris Light Technologies Inc the most?

The Department of Energy, with $1.6 million in 2 awards. The National Science Foundation follow.

What is Iris Light Technologies Inc's largest federal grant?

$1.4 million under Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, with its first action in the period on August 2, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Iris Light Technologies Inc?

Its largest are Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships and Engineering.

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