On October 25, 2024, EPA announced $2.8 million in funding to seven small businesses to further develop and commercialize their environmental technologies. With these awards from EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, businesses will be tackling complex challenges including destroying PFAS, cleaning indoor air during wildfires, enhancing recycling systems, reducing food waste, and improving disaster response. For over 40 years, EPA’s SBIR program has funded small businesses as they create environmental technologies and bring them to the marketplace. Read the press release for the full list of SBIR Program funding recipients and winning projects.