MS-FAST SBIR/STTR Phase 0 — Proposal Prep Grant
Supports Mississippi small businesses by funding proposal preparation for national commercialization and research pathways.
MS-FAST (Mississippi SBIR/STTR Phase 0) is a rolling grant program operated by Innovate Mississippi that provides up to $3,000 to Mississippi small businesses and university-affiliated researchers to cover costs of preparing a competitive federal SBIR or STTR Phase I proposal. The program receives partial funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through a grant to Innovate Mississ…
Mississippi small businesses and university-affiliated researchers preparing competitive federal SBIR or STTR Phase I proposals, with grants of up to $3,000 covering preliminary research, proposal writing, and federal agency travel costs.
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Guides for this application
All guides →SBIR/STTR Grants for Deeptech Startups
A practical guide to SBIR and STTR grants for deeptech startups, including agency fit, Phase I and II logic, eligibility, budgets, and review criteria.
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.
Submit & reportGrant Reporting Requirements: Post-Award Reports and Compliance
Learn what grant reporting requirements cover, how financial and performance reports work, what to track after an award, and how to avoid post-award compliance mistakes.
Start hereCommercialization Plan for SBIR and Deeptech Grants
Learn how to write a commercialization plan for SBIR and deeptech grants, with market, IP, regulatory, customer, milestone, and funding sections.
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