TUSAAR CORP — Department of Defense SBIR: SCALE-UP AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF RARE EARTH SEPARATION FROM MINING WASTES USING CHROMATOG
TUSAAR CORP — SBIR award from Department of Defense.
SBIR award competitive context
- Public SBIR obligation from Department of Defense to TUSAAR CORP. Use agency + tech-domain links below to map the broader competitive field.
- At $3,996,218, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Tusaar Corp received nearly $4 million from the Defense Logistics Agency to scale up and commercialize a chromatography process that extracts rare earth elements from mining waste. This SBIR Phase II effort turns industrial waste into valuable materials for defense and commercial supply chains.
- Amount
- $3,996,218
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2025-06-25 → 2027-09-23
Technology domains
Description
SCALE-UP AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF RARE EARTH SEPARATION FROM MINING WASTES USING CHROMATOGRAPHY - SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) II