Closed · NOAA-OAR-TPO-2025-0001 · CFDA 11.021 · Discretionary
NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program- FY25 Phase I
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $190K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 30, 2025
- Close date
- 35
- Expected awards
The verdict
NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program- FY25 Phase I is a closed discretionary listing from DOC NOAA - ERA Production that offered Up to $190,000 across 35 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $190K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 35
- expected awards
- 11.021
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program- FY25 Phase I - is cataloged under number NOAA-OAR-TPO-2025-0001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.021, posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 15, 2024 and last updated on January 15, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $190,000. The agency has projected $6.7 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 35 awards. If the agency funds the expected 35 awards from the $6.7 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $190,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 30, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $190,000
Close Date
January 30, 2025
Posted
November 15, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$6,650,000
Expected Awards
35
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 research topic areas listed in Section 9.0 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 2025 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 15 U.S.C. § 638. It was then expanded and extended by the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-564), and received subsequent reauthorization and extensions, the most recent of which extends the SBIR program through 2025. (P.L. 117-183).Each Federal agency with an extramural budget for Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) in excess of $100,000,000 must participate in the SBIR program and spend (obligate) a minimum percentage of their extramural R/R&D budgets (obligations) of not less than 3.2% of such budget in fiscal year 2017 and for the percentage required by statute for each fiscal year after for awards to small business concerns (SBCs) for R/R&D under the SBIR program. 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 SBCs in technological innovation; and increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federal R&D funding.Fostering diversity by encouraging the participation of individuals from nationally underrepresented groups in the scientific research workforce is longstanding interest of Congress, and a key component of NOAA’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (e.g., Public Law 114-329, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2017, and https://techpartnerships.noaa.gov/abouttpo/dei-statement/). Increasing participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses is critical to the success of the SBIR program.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 23. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Agency Contact
Programmatic Questions – SBIR Program Office Michele Pollard - Email: noaa.sbir@noaa.gov Subject Line: NOAA-OAR-TPO-2025-0001 Grant Administrative Rules and Regulations Raishan Adams - Email: raishan.adams@noaa.gov
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