ECOVATIVE LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE I, TOPIC A254-P039: XTECH SEARCH 9 SBIR FINALIST
ECOVATIVE LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense 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 $249,930. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Ecovative LLC won a $250k Army Phase I SBIR award to optimize mycelium strains for producing advanced field rations that soldiers can make on demand. The project focuses on turning mycelium into a practical, point-of-need food source for military use.
- Amount
- $249,930
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NY
- Period
- 2026-03-30 → 2026-09-30
Technology domains
Description
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE I, TOPIC A254-P039: XTECH SEARCH 9 SBIR FINALIST OPEN TOPIC COMPETITION. PROPOSAL A254-P039-2108: MYCELIUM YIELDED ADVANCED INFIELD RATION POINT-OF-NEED (MYAIR PON) STRAIN OPTIMIZATION.