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NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

NOAA SBIR — Program (Seed)

Supports United States. small businesses developing ocean and atmospheric technologies through NOAA routes.

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The NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme is a federally mandated competitive grant programme for US small businesses, administered through NOAA's Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). The programme follows the standard three-phase federal SBIR structure: Phase I awards fund feasibility studies of approximately six mont…

What this grant funds

NOAA S&T focus areas: Citizen Science, Data, Cloud Computing, Uncrewed Systems (UxS), Artificial Intelligence, 'Omics (genomics/eDNA).

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: techpartnerships.noaa.gov