HIFUNDA LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: MULTI-ZONE GEOPOLYMER-COMPOSITE HEATER FOR ASCENT THRUSTER PRE-HEAT OPTIMIZATION
HIFUNDA LLC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Aeronautics and Space Administration in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $224,988. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
HIFUNDA LLC won a $225k NASA Phase I SBIR award to develop a multi-zone geopolymer-composite heater. The technology aims to optimize pre-heating for ascent thrusters in rocket propulsion systems.
- Amount
- $224,988
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541713 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Place of performance
- UT
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE I MULTI-ZONE GEOPOLYMER-COMPOSITE HEATER FOR ASCENT THRUSTER PRE-HEAT OPTIMIZATION