FY23 NOAA SBIR Phase II

Background
The U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program awards early-stage funding to U.S. small businesses to catalyze technological innovation. NOAA’s SBIR Program specifically aims to invest in high-impact emerging technology areas and support the research and development of commercializable technologies that solve problems related to climate, weather, oceans, and coasts.

The NOAA SBIR Program runs an annual grant competition and provides education and other support to entrepreneurs throughout the process of researching, developing, and commercializing products or services.

Grant Details
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is for the FY2023 Phase II of the SBIR program. Only small business concerns awarded a SBIR Phase I Grant in response to the FY 2022 Phase I NOFO: NOAA-OAR-OAR-TPO-2022-2007117 are eligible to apply. The program is established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act and requires Federal agencies with an extramural budget for Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) in excess of $100,000,000 to participate in the SBIR program.

The objectives of the program are to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting Federal R&D needs, foster 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.

Eligibility Requirements
Only small business concerns that were awarded a SBIR Phase I Grant in response to the FY 2022 Phase I NOFO: NOAA-OAR-OAR-TPO-2022-2007117 are eligible to submit a Phase II application in response to this NOFO. The primary employment of the principal investigator must be with the small business concern at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project.

Additionally, a minimum of one half of the research and/or analytical effort must be performed by the awardee.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for Phase II awards is up to twenty-four (24) months with a goal to make awards around August of fiscal year 2023.

Grant Value
NOAA anticipates providing approximately 18 awards for Phase II projects with each award providing up to $650,000.