One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds
Funds North Carolina small businesses that have received a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award with matching grants to bridge the gap to Phase II.
The One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds program is administered by the North Carolina Office of Science, Technology & Innovation (OSTI) on behalf of the NC Board of Science, Technology & Innovation, under NC General Statute § 143B-437.81. It awards state matching grants to North Carolina small businesses that have already received a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award, covering up to 50% of the…
All SBIR/STTR-eligible deep-tech areas — the program is sector-agnostic and mirrors the federal technology areas covered by SBIR/STTR agencies.
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