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NOAA SBIR Program: Funding Innovations for Climate and Marine Solutions

Learn about NOAA's SBIR Program seeking innovative products benefiting climate, oceans, and coasts. Secure funding and bring your idea to life through a three-phase process. Join the SBIR Road Tour 2015 to connect and collaborate!

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NOAA SBIR Program: Funding Innovations for Climate and Marine Solutions

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  1. Small business innovation research program SBIR Road Tour 2015 – VINCE GARCIA/PETER ROOHR

  2. NOAA’s Mission • To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts. • To share that knowledge and information with others. • To conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.

  3. NOAA’s SBIR PRogram • NOAA's SBIR Program is seeking highly innovativeproducts and services with excellent commercial potential. All SBIR proposals must directly benefit the NOAA mission, as well as be responsive to the greater market demands in order to be successful.

  4. main NOAA Offices • National Weather Service (NWS) • National Environmental Satellite Data & Information Service (NESDIS) • National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) • National Ocean Service (NOS) • Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

  5. Three-Phase Program • FY15 Funding ~$5M • PHASE I • Feasibility Study, Proof of Concept • $95k Max, for 6 months • PHASE II • Full Research and Development Effort • $400k Max, for 2 years • PHASE III • Commercialization Stage • Non-SBIR Federal Funding

  6. NOAA SBIR Topics • Fall in line with NOAA’s four major goals: • Climate Adaptation and Mitigation • Weather-Ready Nation • Healthy Oceans • Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies

  7. NOAA’s SBIR PROCESS

  8. Program Schedule • Solicitation Release Date mid-October • Proposals Due mid-January • Phase I Contracts Awarded mid-July

  9. NOAA’s SBIR Peer review process • Ratings • Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor • Five Criteria • Technical Approach & Anticipated Commercial and Agency Benefits • Commercial Potential • Level of Innovation • Qualifications of Team • Fulfillment of Subtopic

  10. Sbir agency differences • Number and timing of solicitations • Topic areas (Broad v. Focused) • Dollar amount of award (Phase I and II) • Proposal preparation instructions • Proposal review process • Questions during open solicitation • Proposal submission (NOAA currently requires paper)

  11. Contact us • NOAA Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) • (301) 713-3565 • NOAA SBIR OfficeNWS SBIR Office • Vince Garcia Peter Roohr • vince.garcia@noaa.govpeter.roohr@noaa.gov • (301) 713-3565 x 184 (301) 427-9274 • TPO Website: http://techpartnerships.noaa.gov/

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