Kimberly-Clarke Corporation, via HALO Science

Better Diapers and Personal Hygiene Products: three focus areas

• Award: varied, depending on grant, $50,000 -  $350,000
• Deadline: If interested, notify [email protected] by November 7. Full proposals, administered by sponsored programs, are due November 28, 2025

Links to full RFPs:

• New or nature-inspired technologies to help reduce diaper rash or severity thereof
• Compostable materials for absorbent personal hygiene products, such as diapers
• Transforming disposal of personal hygiene products such as diapers, etc. from linear to circular systems

Overview

Kimberly-Clark Corporation seeks innovative ways to improve diapers and personal hygiene products. There are three opportunities, focusing on improving diapers to protect skin from diaper rash, reducing the environmental impact by moving from linear to circular, more sustainable systems, making diapers and similar products compostable.

Important Information

For compostable diapers, they must meet ASTM D6400 standards. These opportunities are presented by Halo Science.

Process

If you are interested, OCFR will share additional details with you at your request. A proposal would be admce will work with you to submit the LOI. If invited to submit a full proposal, you would then work with the Office of Sponsored Programs.