USDA SBIR Phase II
Supports United States small businesses advancing agricultural inventions toward market-ready products after successful early projects.
The USDA Small Business Innovation Research Phase II program, administered by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, provides follow-on funding for small businesses to develop Phase I innovations into commercially viable products or services addressing agricultural and food-system challenges. Phase II is a sequential follow-on: only small businesses that have received a Phase I USDA SB…
Phase II commercialization grants up to $600K over 24 months for USDA SBIR Phase I awardees advancing agricultural technology innovations into market-ready products.
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