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USDA SBIR/STTR Topic 8.4 — Management of Natural Resources

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USDA-NIFA-TOPIC-8.4SBIR / STTR

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The USDA SBIR/STTR Topic 8.4 solicitation, managed by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, seeks to commercialize innovative technologies designed to monitor, protect, and improve the quality and quantity of natural resources. The program focuses on managing soil, water, air, and other natural resources within agricultural, forest, and rangeland landscapes to ensure climate-smart productivity and profitability. There is a specific emphasis on circular agriculture principles that utilize waste or byproducts to enhance soil health, reduce erosion, and optimize nutrient and water management. This opportunity is a total small business set-aside restricted to organizations with fewer than 500 employees. Interested parties can coordinate with the National Program Leader, Dr. Diomides Zamora, regarding the development of technologies that reduce waste streams while sustaining the delivery of natural and agricultural goods and services.

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USDA SBIR/STTR Topic 8.4 funds small businesses commercializing climate-smart natural resource management technologies.

Agency

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

NAICS

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

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AgencyUnited States Department of Agriculture → National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Organization / AgencyUnited States Department of Agriculture → National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Dr. Diomides “Diomy” ZamoraNational Program Leader
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The goal of the Management of Natural Resources topic area is to commercialize innovative technologies that are developed with the purpose to manage, monitor, improve, and/or protect the quality and/or quantity of natural resources and reduce potential waste streams while sustaining climate-smart, optimal farm and forest productivity and profitability. The objective of this topic area is the management of soil, water, air, and other natural resources on landscapes that produce agricultural, natural, and forest/rangeland goods and services. New technologies and innovations applying circular agriculture principles that will make use of waste or byproducts, help improve soil health, reduce soil erosion, improve water and air quality, improve nutrient management, and manage and use water more effectively are encouraged.

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