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Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development — KY Innovation

Supports Kentucky companies with small business innovation matching, commercialization coaching, and regional network development.

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Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development's KY Innovation is the state's entrepreneurship and high-tech startup arm, based in Frankfort and serving all 120 Kentucky counties. It sits inside the cabinet as the public-facing support system for founders, with a mission centered on startup formation, commercialization, and regional innovation growth.

Its direct grant route is the SBIR/STTR Matching F…

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