Florida High Tech Corridor Matching Grants Research Program (MGRP)

The Florida High Tech Corridor Matching Grants Research Program (MGRP) sits under the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and the Florida SBDC Network as the region's main university-industry research grant. It supports applied, commercially relevant research at UCF or USF, with the industry partner matching the university project dollar for dollar through cash or in-kind support. The grant can provide up to $150,000 to the university research team, but the money does not go to the company. Eligibility is tied to the Corridor's 23-county Central Florida footprint, and projects must align with the Corridor's high-tech sectors while also including both graduate and undergraduate student participation. The program uses continuous intake rather than a fixed deadline cycle, and proposals move through staff review before committee review by professionals and regional stakeholders. The best fit is a company that can co-develop a research question with a UCF or USF faculty lead and is comfortable working through a sponsored research agreement. That agreement governs the intellectual-property terms between the parties, so success depends on a clear applied use case, a strong academic partner, and a project that can justify the required 1:1 match.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.