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NOAA SBIR Program

Status

Closed for now

SBIR/STTR statutory authorisation lapsed on 30 September 2025 and was reauthorised on 13 April 2026 through 30 September 2031; the six-month lapse halted new awards and compressed the 2026 solicitation calendar.

Opens soon
Amount
Not published

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.

Funder

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — FY27 SBIR funding cycle begins in Fall 2026; watch the NOAA SBIR Funding Opportunities page for dates.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

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

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://techpartnerships.noaa.gov/sbir/

"NOAA's FY27 SBIR funding cycle will begin in Fall 2026."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: techpartnerships.noaa.gov

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