Build Our Future Grant
Funds Maryland innovation infrastructure across aerospace, cybersecurity, quantum, and robotics programs.
Build Our Future is a capital grant programme administered by the Maryland Department of Commerce to fund innovation infrastructure projects that strengthen Maryland's capacity in twelve designated technology sectors: Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Blue Technology, Cybersecurity, Defense, Energy and Sustainability, Life Sciences, Quantum, an…
Innovation infrastructure for 12 eligible technology sectors including biotech, AI, cybersecurity, quantum, and advanced manufacturing.
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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.
Where to applyGrants for Robotics Startups: SBIR, Defense, NSF, and Pilot Funding
A practical guide to grants for robotics startups, including SBIR/STTR, NSF, DoD, NASA, field validation, TRL, pilot evidence, budgets, and commercialization strategy.
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.
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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