1. Small Business Innovation Research Program
Agency SBIR Overview “Reverse Pitch”
Vince Garcia
NOAA SBIR Program Manager
Technology Partnerships Office

2. 2017 SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit
Tampa, Florida

3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2017 SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit
Tampa, Florida
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

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Weather
NOAA's National Weather Service is building a Weather-Ready Nation by providing better information for better decisions to save lives and livelihoods
Climate
From supercomputers and state-of-the-art models to observations and outlooks, we provide data, tools, and information to help people understand and prepare for climate variability and change.

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Tampa, Florida
Climate
From supercomputers and state-of-the-art models to observations and outlooks, we provide data, tools, and information to help people understand and prepare for climate variability and change

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Tampa, Florida
Oceans & Coasts
NOAA’s National Ocean Service is positioning America’s coastal communities for the future

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Tampa, Florida
Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries provides science-based conservation and management for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, marine mammals, endangered species, and their habitats

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Tampa, Florida
Research
NOAA Research provides the research foundation for understanding our planet and technological innovation and scientific advances that improve our lives

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Tampa, Florida
Satellites
Gathering data to monitor and understand our dynamic planet

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Tampa, Florida
GOES-R
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series
Launched November 20th

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Tampa, Florida
GOES-R
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series
Launched November 20th

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Tampa, Florida
Marine & Aviation
NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) administers the NOAA fleet of ships and aircraft, and trains divers to safely facilitate Earth observation

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Tampa, Florida
Charting
NOAA's National Ocean Service provides products, tools, and services to ensure safe passage along our coastal waters

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Tampa, Florida
Sanctuaries
Discover the coastal and marine places that NOAA's National Ocean Service works to protect

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Tampa, Florida
NOAA SBIR Program
Seeking innovative products and services
Must benefit NOAA’s mission
Commercial potential

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NOAA SBIR Topic Areas
- Integrated Earth System Processes & Predictions - Environmental Observations - Decision Science, Risk Assessment & Risk Communication - Integrated Water Prediction - Arctic Research - SBIR Technology Transfer

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Tampa, Florida
NOAA SBIR Subtopics Examples (FY17)
Integrated Earth System Process & Prediction Environmental Observations Data Science, Risk Assessment & Risk Communication
Improved Modelling for Aquaculture Site Selection, Evaluation & Permitting
Smartphone App for Marine Weather Observations
Development of VTOL Fixed Wing UAS with 15 lb. Payload

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Tampa, Florida
Subtopic Development
June – Aug
2017
SBIR Solicitation Released
Mid-Oct
Proposals Due
Mid-Jan
2018
Proposal Evaluation
Jan – Mar
NOAA Award Selection
Mar – May
Phase I Awards
June
NOAA SBIR Schedule

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NOAA SBIR Program
Awards
Solicitation per fiscal year
Released
Proposals due
Available
Typical Phase I Awards
Typical Phase II Awards*
SBIR Funding**
Contracts (firm-fixed-price)
One
mid-October
mid-January (June awards)
FedBizOpps (fbo.gov)
$120K, 15 to 25
$400K, 10 to 15
~$6-7M each year
* Commercialization Assistance Available
** No STTR Program

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Tampa, Florida
NOAA SBIR Insider Tips - EARTH
Early Submission Abide by the Rules and Regulations Read Solicitation Thoroughly Think Commercialization, Propose Innovation Homework

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Tampa, Florida
Vince Garcia
NOAA SBIR Program Manager
techpartnerships.noaa.gov
@NOAASBIR