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USDA SBIR/STTR Topic 8.13 — Plant Production and Protection - Engineering

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USDA-NIFA-TOPIC-8.13SBIR / STTR

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The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture is soliciting proposals under Topic 8.13 for the development and commercialization of engineering technologies designed to improve crop production and protection in both conventional and organic systems. The program focuses on creating scalable solutions that enhance system efficiency and profitability while protecting crops from pests and pathogens in an environmentally and economically sound manner. Applicants must provide detailed design specifications, functionality, reliability, and cost-benefit analyses, along with clear testing metrics and data collection methods. This solicitation is a total small business set-aside under the SBIR/STTR mandate for companies with fewer than 500 employees. Phase I applications must focus on early-stage, proof-of-concept research, and any adaptation of existing technologies to new crops or regions must demonstrate significant innovation. Projects that do not directly align with crop production and protection should be vetted by the National Program Leader to ensure they fit the program's objectives.

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USDA SBIR/STTR small business solicitation for innovative crop production and protection engineering technologies.

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United States Department of Agriculture → National Institute of Food and AgricultureView Agency

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541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)View NAICS

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AgencyUnited States Department of Agriculture → National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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United States Department of Agriculture → National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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The objective of the Plant Production and Protection (Engineering) topic area is to enhance crop production in both conventional and organic systems by creating and commercializing engineering technologies that enhance system efficiency and profitability and that protect crops from pests and pathogens in economically and environmentally sound ways. Engineering projects must describe: the system need design specifications, functionality, and reliability cost benefit analysis Where feasible, projects should describe the testing metrics, experimental design, and materials and methods to collect and analyze data on the metrics. Projects must create solutions that are scalable to address problems in commercial agriculture. Applications should focus on engineering solutions that directly improve crop production and protection. Applications proposing topics outside of crop production and protection should contact the NPL to ensure that the project is a fit in the program area. Applications for the Phase I program must address early stage, proof of concept research as is specified in this NOFO. Adaptation of existing technologies to new crops, regions, pest, etc. must require significant innovation as to fit the proof-of-concept nature of the Phase I program.

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