MII — Company Formation
Offers grant for Maryland startups that have licensed technology from a qualifying through the MII Company Formation.
The Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) Company Formation phase is a grant programme administered by TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, an independent instrumentality of the State of Maryland established by the General Assembly in 1998. It provides grants to early-stage Maryland-based for-profit companies to fund commercialisation activities for technologies licensed from qua…
Grants up to $300,000 for Maryland-based startups to commercialise technology licensed from one of five qualifying Maryland universities within the prior twelve months.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Sign up free to see how to apply
Sign up free to see what you submit
Sign up free to see the timeline
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.
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.
BudgetGrant Budget Justification: How to Write the Budget Narrative
Learn how to write a grant budget justification, explain R&D costs, avoid weak budget narratives, and connect each cost to your work plan.
Find grantsGovernment Grants for Startups: What Deeptech Founders Should Know
A practical guide to government grants for startups, including Grants.gov, SBIR/STTR, state programs, eligibility, fit, timelines, and when to apply.
More from TEDCO
All grants from this funder →Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII) — $25K Pre-Seed Grant
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Funds preseed grant for rural Maryland tech businesses after mentorship for research through the Rural Business Innovation Initiative PreSeed Grant.
SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Supports Maryland technology companies through State Matching Funds by sharing part of their matching requirements for federal opportunities.
MII — Technology Assessment
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Runs grant for Maryland university faculty to evaluate the commercial potential of through the MII Technology Assessment.
MSCRF (Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund)
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Offers seven Maryland funding tracks spanning human stem-cell discovery, translation, clinical trials, commercialization, fellowships and manufacturing.
TEDCO Seed Funding – Maryland
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Gives Maryland tech startups non-dilutive seed capital of roughly $50,000 to $100,000 to accelerate early development.
MMIP
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Backs grants for nonprofits/government to build or expand Maryland makerspaces for research through the MMIP.
Similar grants
Browse the directory →
McKinney Innovation Fund — Expansion Grant
🇺🇸McKinney EDC · United States
Offers performancebased grant for growthstage McKinney tech companies hitting ARR or raised through the McKinney Innovation Fund Expansion Grant.
McKinney Innovation Fund — Recruitment Grant
🇺🇸McKinney EDC · United States
Funds growing technology companies relocating to McKinney, Texas, with support tied to sustained operations and hiring.
Bexar County Skills Development Program
🇺🇸Bexar Innovation Fund · United States
Funds Bexar County companies expanding targeted-industry jobs through workforce training grants.
MJSP Partnership
🇺🇸MN DEED · United States
Supports Minnesota employers in educational partnerships through workforce development grants for new worker pathways.
NEI SBIR Phase I — Feasibility
🇺🇸NEI · United States
Supports United States. small businesses testing vision concepts through feasibility-focused grants.
NEI STTR Phase I — Feasibility
🇺🇸NEI · United States
Funds small business and research-partner teams on feasibility vision tools for future commercialization.