Small businesses must submit applications by January 15, 2025
On November 15, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Phase I Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. NOAA Phase I SBIR awards provide up to $190,000 to fund a six month period of performance for conducting feasibility and proof of concept research. The tentative award start date for the FY25 competition is August 1, 2025.
NOAA encourages proposals from qualified small businesses for highly innovative technologies with strong commercial potential that fit within NOAA’s mission areas.
Full applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by January 15, 2025 at 11:59 pm (ET). Letters of Intent are not necessary and will not be accepted this year.
Topics for the NOAA FY 2025 SBIR Phase I solicitation include:
- 9.1 Extreme Events and Cascading Hazards
- 9.2 Coastal Resilience
- 9.3 The Changing Ocean
- 9.4 Water Availability, Quality, and Risk
- 9.5 Effects of Space Weather
- 9.6 Monitoring and Modeling for Climate Change Mitigation
Additionally, NOAA gives high priority to proposals developing technologies that integrate any of the NOAA Science & Technology Focus Areas, which include Uncrewed Systems (UxS), Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud Computing, ‘Omics, and Citizen Science.
Key dates:
- November 15, 2024: Notice of Funding Opportunity released
- January 15, 2025: Full application due date
The NOAA SBIR Program aims to stimulate U.S. economic and business growth through the commercialization of innovative, mission-relevant technologies. For additional information, please visit our website, join the NOAA SBIR mailing list, follow the NOAA Technology Partnerships Office on LinkedIn and X @NOAAinnovate, or contact the NOAA SBIR Program at noaa.sbir@noaa.gov.
Media contact: alison.gillespie@noaa.gov