AEDC SBIR Matching Grant
Funds Arkansas firms by co-financing federal research commercialization efforts to strengthen real-world implementation.
The AEDC SBIR Matching Grant Program is administered by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Science and Technology and provides state-level co-funding to Arkansas small businesses that have already secured a federal Small Business Innovation Research award. The program was formerly run by the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority (ASTA) and transferred to AEDC following th…
Advanced materials, agriculture, biotechnology, information technology, transportation logistics, bio-based products.
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