Closed · NOAA-OAR-OAR-TPO-2021-2006702 · CFDA 11.021 · Discretionary

NOAA SBIR FY 2021 Phase I

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 13, 2021
Close date
20
Expected awards

The verdict

NOAA SBIR FY 2021 Phase I is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $100,000 -- $150,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$100K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
20
expected awards
11.021
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NOAA SBIR FY 2021 Phase I is closed (last close January 13, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 13, 2021

Posted Oct 15 Closes Jan 13

Est. Total Funding

$3,750,000

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invites small businesses to submit research proposals under this NOFO. Firms with the capability to conduct research and development (R&D) in any of the topic areas listed in Section 9 of this announcement and to commercialize the results of that R&D are encouraged to participate. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is not a substitute for existing unsolicited proposal mechanisms. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted under the SBIR program.Only FY 2021 Phase I applications may be submitted in response to this NOFO. Phase II applications are not being accepted at this time. NOAA will publish a Phase II NOFO approximately 30 days prior to the end of the previous year’s Phase I period of performance to request Phase II applications. That NOFO will provide instructions for Phase I awardees to prepare a Phase II application and the closing date for submission of applications; only the previous year’s Phase I awardees are eligible to submit a Phase II application.The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was originally established in 1982 by the Small Business Innovation Development Act (P.L. 97-219), codified at 15U.S.C. § 638. It was then expanded and extended by the Small Business Research and Development (R&D) Enhancement Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-564), and received subsequent reauthorization and extensions, the most recent of which extends the SBIR program through 2022. (P.L. 114-328).Eleven federal agencies set aside a portion of their extramural R&D budget each year to fund research proposals from small science and technology-based firms. The objectives of the SBIR program are to: stimulate technological innovation in the private sector; strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal R&D needs; foster and encourage participation by businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged persons and women-owned small business concerns in technological innovation; and increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federal research and development funding. The NOAA SBIR Program identifies and solicits proposals in topics that fall within NOAA’s mission.NOAA is not obligated to make any awards under this NOFO, and all awards are subject to the availability of funds. NOAA is not responsible for any costs expended by the applicant in the development of the proposal and prior to award of any finance assistance award.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-OAR-OAR-TPO-2021-2006702

Grants.gov marks NOAA SBIR FY 2021 Phase I with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Commerce book (689 peers, 77% of 899).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Programmatic Questions – SBIR Program Office NOAA.SBIR@NOAA.GOV Subject Line: NOAA-OAR-OAR-TPO-2021-2006702 Electronic Application Submission through Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/ Grants.gov Phone: 1-800-518-4726 Email: support@grants.gov Grant Administrative Rules and Regulations Lamar Revis Phone: (301) 628-1308 Email: Lamar.Revis@noaa.gov

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