Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
Awarding agency: Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force
Funding agency: Department of Defense / Department of the Army
Period of performance: 2023-09-29 to 2026-09-28
Current total value of award: $598964.2
Description: INSECT DEGRADATION OF PLASTICS THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DELIVER A PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY THAT USES INSECTS TO REMOVE CONTAMINATING PLASTICS FROM WASTE STREAMS.  SPECIFICALLY, WE AIM TO BROADEN THE SCOPE OF WASTE STREAMS THAT CAN BE PROCESSED BY LARVAE OF TH