EDGE Grant Competition
Connects teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for EDGE Grant Competition in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and hardware.
The EDGE Grant Competition (Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion) is Delaware's flagship small-business pitch grant program, administered by the Delaware Division of Small Business (DSB). The program runs twice per year — Spring and Fall cycles — and has completed thirteen rounds since launch, distributing over $9.1 million to 127 small businesses across six years. The Spring 2026 round c…
Funds early-stage Delaware small businesses through a competitive pitch process, with separate award pools for STEM-based companies and general entrepreneur-class businesses.
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Guides for this application
All guides →Grants for Biotech Startups: NIH, NSF, SBIR/STTR, and Non-Dilutive Funding
A practical guide to grants for biotech startups, including NIH SBIR/STTR, NSF, translational funding, evidence, regulatory readiness, and budgets.
BudgetGrant Financials and Co-Funding Evidence: Examples for Startup Applications
See examples of grant financials, match funding evidence, co-funding tables, accountant letters, investor commitments, and budget-to-work-plan checks.
Write proposalHow to Write a Grant Proposal Reviewers Can Score
Learn how to write a grant proposal around reviewer criteria, evidence, work packages, budget logic, and commercialization for deeptech and R&D funding.
DocumentsGrant Work Plan Template: Work Packages, Gantt, Milestones, and Risks
Use this grant work plan template to structure work packages, tasks, owners, deliverables, Gantt timing, dependencies, and risk registers.
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