FOUNDATION INSTRUMENTS, INC.
HAA-Meter: an affordable, on-site instrument for real-time haloacetic acids monitoring in drinking water, integrated with machine learning for automated chromatographic data interpretation
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Total capital
- $3M
- Federal grants
- $3M
- 8 awards · 2016–2025
- Rank in peer group#13 of 37
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantAgriculture · This SBIR Phase I Project Will Focus On Developing And Evaluating The Technical Feasibility Of A Novel Device, The Lead-rr (lead Rapid Response Analyzer), For The Detection And Quantification Of Lead In Drinking Water. The Lead-rr Will Be Built Upon A Highly Sensitive Detection Platform And Configured For Field Deployment And Use. The Overarching Goal Is To Provide An Affordable, Automated, And Rapid Testing Analyzer For The Low-level Detection Of Lead In Drinking Water To Enable More Frequent A$125K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Evaluating the Feasibility of a HAA-Meter for Affordable, Onsite Monitoring of Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water Plants with Advanced Machine Learning Chromatographic Interpretation$309K
- Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** This SBIR Phase I Will Establish The Technical And Commercial Feasibility Of A Low-cost 3D Printed Colorimeter And Develop Safer, Greener Methods For The Determination Of Manganese Ion (MN2+), Iron Ion (FE2+), And Free Available Chlorine (fac) To Improve Drinking Water Treatment And Quality For Rural Communities Across The United S$125K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Evaluating the feasibility of the TotalTHM-NOW for drinking water treatment plants to improve water quality, reduce costs, and lower cancer risks$607K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Evaluating the feasibility of the TotalTHM-NOW for drinking water treatment plants to improve water quality, reduce costs, and lower cancer risks$790K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Evaluating the feasibility of the TotalTHM-NOW for drinking water treatment plants to improve water quality, reduce costs, and lower cancer risks$150K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Evaluating The Feasibility Of A Mobile Drinking Water Laboratory For Rural Water Treatment Plants To Improve Water Quality And Reduce Costs$100K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Evaluating the Feasibility of a fully-automated, on-line, real-time analyzer for simultaneous determination of individual THMs and HAAs$750K
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Standing among 37 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Instrument
- Federal grants#13 · top 35%
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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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