The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking proposals for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program for the fiscal year 2024. The specific topic of the solicitation is "Monitoring and Modeling for Climate Change Mitigation" (Topic 9.6).
The research topic focuses on addressing the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the climate system and the demand for information about current and future emissions, their impact on the global climate system, and the effectiveness of climate change mitigation measures.
The solicitation encourages small businesses to develop products and services that support the development of comprehensive knowledge of greenhouse gases and other climate forcing agents, improve climate observing and monitoring systems, advance climate modeling, facilitate the identification of climate impacts and vulnerabilities, and provide decision-makers with improved scientific information to evaluate mitigation strategies.
The project duration is not specified in the document, but the Phase I program typically lasts for 6 months. The funding specifics are not provided in the document. The application due date for this solicitation is December 20, 2023.
For more information and to access the full solicitation, visit the SBIR topic link (https://www.sbir.gov/node/2458121) or the grants.gov opportunity page (https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350392).