NOAA SBIR FY 2024 Phase I | NOAA OAR TPO 2024 2008184

Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA OAR TPO 2024 2008184

The NOAA SBIR FY 2024 Phase I opportunity is a discretionary grant program run by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, aimed at funding early-stage research and development by small businesses. The program is designed for firms that can both carry out research and development work and show a credible path to commercialization. Proposals must align with one of NOAA's specific SBIR research topics listed in Section 9.0 of the official announcement, since this is not an open-ended solicitation. It also is not a replacement for standard NOAA unsolicited proposal routes, and unsolicited proposals are explicitly not accepted under SBIR.

This notice of funding opportunity is strictly for FY 2024 Phase I submissions. NOAA is not accepting Phase II applications under this announcement. Instead, NOAA plans to release a separate Phase II NOFO later, generally about 30 days before the end of the prior year's Phase I performance period. That future Phase II competition will be limited to eligible Phase I awardees from the previous year, and it will include the specific instructions and deadlines for submitting Phase II applications.

At a program level, SBIR is a long-running federal initiative created to ensure small businesses play a meaningful role in meeting government research and development needs while also pushing innovations into the marketplace. It was established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, expanded by later legislation including the 1992 enhancement act, and most recently extended through 2025. Federal agencies with large extramural research and development budgets are required to participate and allocate a statutory minimum percentage of those budgets to SBIR awards. The stated goals include stimulating private-sector technological innovation, strengthening the ability of small businesses to meet federal R and D needs, increasing participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small business concerns, and boosting commercialization of technologies that originate in federally funded research and development.

NOAA also emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility as an important program value, consistent with broader congressional interest in broadening participation in the science and technology workforce. In line with that emphasis, NOAA highlights the importance of increasing participation from underrepresented groups and from socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses as part of the SBIR program's success.

Key details included in the opportunity listing are: the funding opportunity title is NOAA SBIR FY 2024 Phase I, and the funding opportunity number is NOAA OAR TPO 2024 2008184. The instrument type is a grant, and the activity categories span business and commerce, education, environment, natural resources, and science and technology research and development. The CFDA number listed is 11.021. The application window opened around late September 2023, with an original closing date of December 20, 2023. NOAA anticipates making about 15 awards, with an award ceiling of $175,000 per award. Eligibility is directed to small businesses, with the listing indicating "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," meaning applicants should rely on the NOFO's eligibility section and SBIR rules to confirm they qualify as a small business concern and meet any additional participation requirements.

• The Department of Commerce in the business and commerce, education, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOAA SBIR FY 2024 Phase I" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.021.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 28, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 20, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $175,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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