Grants and Awards

Funding Support

Liatris raised a $1 million seed round in 2021 from the Maryland Momentum Fund, Old Line Capital, and various angel investors. The Company has also won $10 million in highly competitive funding awards including the following:

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U.S. Department of Energy

  • Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovations Technologies (BENEFIT) Grant: R-5+ Retrofit Cladding System with Low-Cost Clay-Cellulose Insulation

  • Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovations Technologies (BENEFIT) Grant: R-10/ inch High Performance Clay-Cellulose-Silica Nanopore Insulation Board for New and Retrofit Buildings

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National Science Foundation

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II awards for Mass Produced, Flexible insulation for Non-Combustible Buildings and Other High-Temperature Applications

  • SBIR Phase IIB Supplemental Funding Award

  • Technology Enhancement for Commercial Partnerships (TECP) Supplemental Funding Award

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Maryland Department of Commerce

  • Build Our Future Program Grant Pilot Program for the Liatris Super Insulation Prototype Center

  • ExportMD international trade grant

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Montgomery County Business Center

  • MOVE Grant to support Liatris commercial lease

  • Technology Innovation Fund grant supporting Liatris as an early state business developing proprietary technology with high growth potential.

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University of Maryland

  • Maryland Industrial Partnerships awarded funding to Liatris as a university-based research project developing new products.

  • Energy Bridge Fund awarding bridge funding for cost-sharing on federal awards

  • Maryland Technology Internships Program to support local state university hiring initiatives

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Sto and Problem Space

Winner of the Open Innovation Building Materials Challenge 

  • Initial seed funding 

  • Ongoing technology validation demonstrating customer interest for early stage adoption