J FOSTER & ASSOCIATES LLC

Idaho Falls, ID · Founded 2015 · Energy · Private

Powder injection molding (PIM) process for sodium fast reactor nuclear fuels

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · jfaidaho.com

Sector: Energy
Headquarters: Idaho Falls, ID
Founded: 2015
Total capital: $13.9M

Federal grants: $386K; 2 awards · 2023; Rank in peer group#13 of 18
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $13.5M; 130 awards · Defense, Agriculture, Interior; Rank in Energy#26 of 998
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2026Federal contractEnergy · Task Order 3 Contract Administration General Support To The Office Of Cost Estimating (oce) For Contracts At Environmental Management Los Alamos (emla)$276K
Oct 2025Federal contractAgriculture · Wo Fire And Aviation Workforce Development, Training And Education Administers A Variety Of Training That Covers A Range Of Topics Including Aviation, Fire Operations, Fire Behavior Prediction. Training Courses Are Delivered By A Mix Of Federal A$803K
Sep 2025Federal contractInterior · Fy 25-4 Gis Staffing Contract$698K
Jan 2025Federal contractInterior · Fy 25-2 Arcgis Online Gis Staffing$211K
Sep 2024Federal contractAgriculture · The U.S. Forest Service Requires A Contractor To Provide Temporary Professional Course Instructors For Several Annual National Level Training Center Classes That Serve The Interagency Wildland Fire Community.$117K
Sep 2024Federal contractInterior · National Park Service - National Interagency Fire Center (nifc) - Task Order - Arcgis Online Support Services$626K
Sep 2024Federal contractAgriculture · The U.S. Forest Service Requires A Contractor To Provide Temporary Professional Course Instructors For Several Annual National Level Training Center Classes That Serve The Interagency Wildland Fire Community.$883K

Show 116 earlier federal awards

May 2024Federal contractInterior · National Park Service (nps) - National Interagency Fire Center (nifc) - Nps - Fire - Geospatial Information System (gis) - Program - Task Order - Gis Staffing Structure Assessment$220K
Mar 2024Federal contractAgriculture · Aviation Management Technician Services Task Order$138K
Nov 2023Federal contractEnergy · Task Order 2 Contract Administration General Support To The Office Of Cost Estimating (oce) For Contracts At Environmental Management Los Alamos (emla)$814K
Sep 2023Federal contractInterior · National Park Service (nps) - National Interagency Fire Center (nifc) - Geographical Information System (gis) Services - Task Order 2 - Seed Project 2 - Arcgis Online Project - Gis Support Services$614K
Sep 2023Federal contractInterior · National Park Service (nps) - National Interagency Fire Center (nifc) - Geographical Information System (gis) Services - T&m - Task Order 1 - Seed Project 1 - Wildland Fire Structure Risk Assessment - Gis Support$173K
Aug 2023Federal contractAgriculture · 39 Instructors For Nafri Courses$523K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Powder Injection Overmolding of High Burnup Light Water Reactor Fuels$192K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Powder Injection Molding Processes for Manufacture of Fast Reactor Nuclear Fuels$194K
Jul 2023Federal contractInterior · Nps - Nifc - Task Order - Gis Staffing Structure Assessment$115K
Apr 2023Federal contractAgriculture · Bpa Call Will Cover 1 Year From Date Of Award From 25 April 2023 Through 24 April 2024.$221K
Mar 2023Federal contractAgriculture · Bb Spring Workshop R3 2023 Site Visit 2$170K
Jan 2023Federal contractAgriculture · National Aerial Firefighting Academy (nafa) Aerial Retardant & Water Delivery Training Support$102K
Jan 2023Federal contractAgriculture · 2023 Nafa Guest Speaker$13K
Jan 2023Federal contractAgriculture · Bb Spring Workshop R3 2023 Site Visit 1$76K
Dec 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Meteorologist For S290 Cadre To Instruct At Three Different Academies BA85, BA86, And BA87$52K
Sep 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Request For Sba 8(A) Set Aside To J Foster And Associates (jfa). Consultant Services Wherein The Contractor Will Work Closely With Fs Program Manager, Providing Advice And Consultation Regarding The Secretary Of Agriculture Priorities And Engaging S$128K
Sep 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Stress First Aid Sfa Is A Selfcare And Peer Support Model That Comprises A Set Of Supportive Actions Designed To Help Individuals Assist Each Other In Reducing The Negative Impacts Of Stress. Sfa Was Designed Originally To Support Military Personnel,$10K
Aug 2022Federal contractInterior · Gis Administrator Support$470K
Aug 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-fam; Cadre Member For Agency Administrator Workshop For Prescribed Fire$12K
Jul 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery For 2022 Spring Burn Boss Workshop. See Sow For Detailed Tasks. - Instructor 1$25K
Jul 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Of 2022 Spring Burn Boss Workshop. See Sow For Detailed Tasks. - Instructor 2$25K
Jul 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Of 2022 Spring Burn Boss Workshop. See Sow For Detailed Tasks. - Instructor 3$25K
Jun 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-fam; Pftc Agency Administrators Workshop Cadre Development Meeting$10K
Mar 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Nafri; S520 Temporary Professional Instructors$14K
Mar 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Curriculum Development For 2022 Spring Burn Boss Workshop. Detailed Tasks Are Listed In The Attached Statement Of Work.$21K
Mar 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Pftc Burn Boss Workshop Site Visit And Coordination For 2022 Spring Workshop$22K
Mar 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Curriculum Development For 2022 Spring Burn Boss Workshop. Detailed Tasks Are Listed In The Statement Of Work.$21K
Mar 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Curriculum Development For 2022 Spring Burn Boss Workshop. Detailed Tasks Are In The Statement Of Work$21K
Mar 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Pftc Burn Boss Workshop Site Visit And Coordination For 2022 Spring Workshop Instructor 2 - Gary Jarvis$20K
Mar 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Pftc Burn Boss Workshop Site Visit And Coordination For 2022 Spring Workshop Instructor 3 - Peter Kubiak$21K
Feb 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Instructor For Usfs Fuels Academy Unit 1$6K
Feb 2022Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit Instruction$7K
Feb 2022Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit Instruction$5K
Jan 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Pftc Winter Workshop Instructor 1$16K
Jan 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Preparation And Instructor Hours To Deliver Key Content For The Workshop$9K
Jan 2022Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit 4 Instruction 2$12K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit 2 Instruction 5$11K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit Instruction$8K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit Instruction; Bpa Nif RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Unit II$13K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-fam; M580 Unit 5 Instructor 1 (exp Level)$2K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit Instruction$12K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit Instruction$11K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit Instruction$10K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-fam; M580 Unit I Instructor 1 Phd Level$3K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-fam; M580 Fire In Ecosystem Mgmt. Unit 3$7K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-fam; RX510 Instructor, Unit 2, Section 3 (phd Level)$9K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-fam; M580 Unit 2 Instructor (phd Level)$4K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-fam; Nafri M580 Unit 4 Instructor 1$1K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-nafri; M580 Unit 2 Instructor 1$1K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-nifc; S290 (BA82) Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (wfap)$19K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-nifc; S-290 (BA84) Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (wfap)$16K
Dec 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Wo-nifc; S290 (BA83) Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (wfap)$20K
Nov 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Instructor For Hpo Course - Dr. Fox Three Deliveries BA83 - January 13, 2022 BA84 - February 3, 2022 BA82 - March 10, 2022$8K
Sep 2021Federal contractInterior · Geographic Information System (gis) Services$290K
Sep 2021Federal contractInterior · Gis Staffing Services$280K
Sep 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Phd Level Instructor For Stress First Aid Train The Trainer$18K
Jul 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Nifc Reception Desk Requesting A One Year Contract With Four Option Years.$422K
Jun 2021Federal contractEnergy · Task Order 1 Contract Administration General Support To The Office Of Cost Estimating (oce) For Contracts At Environmental Management Los Alamos (emla)$1.3M
Mar 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Nwcg Curriculum Developer/instructional Designer For Revision Of The Nwcg Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 And 2 Positions$86K
Feb 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Virtual Development Of RX-301: Prescribed Fire Implementation And RX-341: Prescribed Fire Plan Preparation The National Wildfire Coordination Group (nwcg) Is Seeking Assistance From A Professional Instructor To Help Develop And Update Course Mate$9K
Feb 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Nifc WFAP-BA81 S290 Meteorologist Instructor$16K
Feb 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Nifc Wfap Hpo Instructor$6K
Feb 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Nifc; S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (wfap) BA80$16K
Jan 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Temporary Professional Instructor Support Services, To Wit: Wilderness First Aid Training$19K
Dec 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Temporary Professional Instructor Support Services, To Wit: Stress First Aid - Virtual Alpha Delivery$7K
Dec 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Temporary Professional Instructor Support Services, To Wit: Aerial Retardant & Water Delivery Training$277
Dec 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Learning From Unintended Outcomes (lfuo) Workshop (virtual Delivery) For The Usda Fs Fire & Aviation Management (fam)$7K
Oct 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Temporary Professional Instructor Support Services, To Wit: Stress First Aid Rewrite & Virtual Beta Delivery$21K
Sep 2020Federal contractInterior · Task Order For Gis Database Admin Services$170K
Aug 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Business Process Improvement Project Import Programs For Sugar And Dairy$99K
Jul 2020Federal contractAgriculture · 001 A Fuels Moisture$23K
Jun 2020Federal contractInterior · Fy 20-4 Nps Structure Assessments$290K
Feb 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Sfa Alaska Delivery 24 Hrs Of Phd Level Instruction$1K
Dec 2019Federal contractAgriculture · National Aerial Firefighting Academy 1 Instructor, 1 Delivery At Nafri January 2020. 35 + Years Experience$4K
Dec 2019Federal contractAgriculture · National Aerial Firefighting Academy 1 Instructor, 1 Delivery At Nafri January 2020. Bs Level Prep$5K
Dec 2019Federal contractAgriculture · M580 Unit 1 Instructor 1 Phd Level Instruction 20 Hours$2K
Dec 2019Federal contractAgriculture · M580 Phd Level Instruction 20 Hours$3K
Dec 2019Federal contractAgriculture · M580 Unit 3 Instructor 1 - 40 Hours$7K
Dec 2019Federal contractAgriculture · M580 Fire In Ecosystem Management Unit 2 Instructor 3$5K
Nov 2019Federal contractAgriculture · S520 Instructor I: Ms Level Instruction Phd Requirement$10K
Nov 2019Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit 1 Instructor 1 Phd Level Instruction 15 Hours$3K
Nov 2019Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit 1 Instructor 1 Phd Level Instruction 15 Hours$5K
Nov 2019Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit 2 Instructor 2 Masters Level Instruction 20 Hours$6K
Nov 2019Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit 2 Instructor 3 Phd Prep$7K
Nov 2019Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit 4 Instructor 1 Masters Level Instruction 20 Hours$6K
Nov 2019Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Unit 4 Instructor 2 Phd Level Instruction 24 Hours$6K
Nov 2019Federal contractAgriculture · S520 Instructor I: Ms Level Instruction Phd Requirement$14K
Oct 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Nwcg Web Product Assistant Services$1M
Oct 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Wfap Fundamentals Of Fuels Management - Ms Level Instruction$5K
Oct 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Stress First Aid Training - 1 Instructors 2 Courses$23K
Sep 2019Federal contractInterior · 140P1319F0186 - Provide Gis Staffing To The Nps Wildland Fire Gis Program$195K
May 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Phd Level Curriculum Technical Writer To Update Stress First Aid Course$5K
Apr 2019Federal contractAgriculture · S620 Area Command Instructor IV May 13-16-2019$6K
Apr 2019Federal contractAgriculture · S620 Area Command Instructor V May 13-16, 2019$7K
Apr 2019Federal contractAgriculture · S620 Area Command Instructor I May 13-16, 2019$7K
Apr 2019Federal contractAgriculture · S560 Area Command Instructor II May 13-16, 2019$6K
Apr 2019Federal contractAgriculture · S620 - Area Command Instructor III$6K
Feb 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Instructor For M-582 Fire Program Management - Leading Complex Programs March 18-19, 2019 In Santa Fe Nm$11K
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit II - Instructor II$2K
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit I - Instructor I$2K
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · M580 Fire In Ecosystem Management Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit II - Instructor I$789
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit IV - Instructor I$2K
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · M580 Fire In Ecosystem Management Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit III - Instructor I$728
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 Unit II Instructor 1$2K
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · M580 Fire In Ecosystem Management Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit II - Instructor 3$1K
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit I - Instructor II$789
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit IV - Instructor II$712
Dec 2018Federal contractAgriculture · M580 Fire In Ecosystem Management Delivered At Nafri January 14-18, 2019 ~ Unit II - Instructor 2$968
Oct 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Two Instructors For S-520 Advanced Incident Management Course December 3-8, 2018$16K
Sep 2018Federal contractInterior · Gis Staffing$110K
Sep 2018Federal contractInterior · Gis Staffing Idiq$280K
Sep 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Instructor For 2 Course Deliveries Of Learning From Unintended Outcomes: February 4-8, 2019 And April 29- May, 2019$10K
Sep 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Provide Dr. Patricia Watson To Instruct "stress First Aid- Train The Trainer" Course For Two Deliveries: October 23 - 25, 2018 And March 12-14, 2019 Iaw Attached Performance Work Statement.$22K
Jul 2018Federal contractAgriculture · You Will Not Stand Alone - 2 Instructors$6K
Jun 2018Federal contractAgriculture · The Individual Will Serve As An Aviation Management Technical Specialist On A Broad Range Of Aviation Issues Within The Airworthiness Branch.$453K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Ohio Ng Tf Panther$265K

Federal awards are summed by year (123 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
01 Jul 2026List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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