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Federal grants to Varigen Biosciences Corp

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Varigen Biosciences Corp in Middleton, Wisconsin received $2.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 9 awards. Its largest program was Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, with $995,453. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $174,395.

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

By year

Federal grants to Varigen Biosciences Corp by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20211$399,846
FY 20221$174,652
FY 20234$1.1 million
FY 20242$943,494
FY 20251$174,395

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 Varigen Biosciences Corp

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program 10.2123$995,453
Human Genome Research 93.1721$399,846
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research 93.8551$300,000
Cancer Treatment Research 93.3951$297,088
Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health 93.2131$295,306
Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious Diseases 93.0841$252,235
HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects 93.9411$252,073

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services6$1.8 million
Department of Agriculture3$995,453

Largest awards

The 9 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the proposed aqpathdx kit enables rapid, pondside detection of the most common catfish and tilapia pathogens in two separate panels
ASST_NON_20243361043218_012 on USAspending
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) ProgramSeptember 1, 2024$649,763
Novel repair replicase - project summary cytosine deamination of dna prior to and during amplification, library preparation, and sequencing is the largest source of errors (c to a) in next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. Thermocycling conditions during pcr sig- nificantly accelerates cytosine deam
ASST_NON_R43HG012181_075 on USAspending
Human Genome ResearchAugust 10, 2021$399,846
Multi-omics and synbio enabled discovery of antifungal fernene triterpenes - project summary. A new functional metabologenomics approach is proposed for the development of a second generation of fernene-based antifungal terpenes. Our team led by mead (varigen), keller (university of Wisconsin) and k
ASST_NON_R43AI174407_075 on USAspending
Allergy and Infectious Diseases ResearchMarch 14, 2023$300,000
Synthetic biology for splice modulating polyketides - project summary. Natural product-derived rna splice modulators are being developed for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia as well as other cancers. As natural products with complex molecular architectures, analogue synthesis, evaluation, and
ASST_NON_R43CA287469_075 on USAspending
Cancer Treatment ResearchJune 25, 2024$297,088
A universal fungal transposase system for increasing natural product and protein titers - project summary. Fungal natural products (NPS) and enzymes are valued for their unique and diverse bioactivities. Flagship nps command hundreds of millions of dollars in agricultural and tens of billions in pha
ASST_NON_R43AT012434_075 on USAspending
Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative HealthSeptember 5, 2023$295,306
PA-21-259, sbir, phase i, rapid molecular diagnostic assay for detection of candida auris at point of care
ASST_NON_R43CK000699_075 on USAspending
Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious DiseasesAugust 23, 2023$252,235
Rapid molecular diagnostic assay for detection of hepatitis c virus at point of care
ASST_NON_R43PS005274_075 on USAspending
HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education ProjectsAugust 30, 2023$252,073
Objective of this project is to develop a diagnostic assay for rapid detection of avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) in less than 30 minutes using a novel multiplex molecular diagnostic assay.this diagnostic assay will be based on a multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (MLAMP) method, which al
ASST_NON_20254000044935_012 on USAspending
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) ProgramAugust 11, 2025$174,395
In the U.S., commercial production of channel catfish (ictalurus punctatus) is the leading aquaculture industry. However, in recent years the catfish industry has suffered huge economic losses due to an epidemic of motile aeromonas septicemia (MAS) caused by a highly virulent strain of aeromonas hyd
ASST_NON_20223353037115_012 on USAspending
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) ProgramMarch 30, 2022$171,295

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 Varigen Biosciences Corp get?

$2.8 million in 9 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Varigen Biosciences Corp the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.8 million in 6 awards. The Department of Agriculture follow.

What is Varigen Biosciences Corp's largest federal grant?

$649,763 under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, with its first action in the period on September 1, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Varigen Biosciences Corp?

Its largest are Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, Human Genome Research and Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research.

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