NOAA SBIR Program
Status not published
One solicitation a year, historically released in the autumn/winter.
NOAA Phase I awards have historically been around $175,000 over 6 months and Phase II around $500,000-$650,000. Annual programme budget of roughly $15m.
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
public · national
Deadline: One call a year — One solicitation a year, historically released in the autumn/winter.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Up to 500 employees
- small enterprises
- Sectors: climate, space, deeptech
- Stage: pre-seed and seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Topics cover ocean observation, weather and climate modelling, fisheries, coastal resilience and satellite data exploitation.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361) · SBIR vs STTR: what actually differs
Source. https://techpartnerships.noaa.gov/sbir/ · not human-checked
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: techpartnerships.noaa.gov
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