America's Seed Fund: Iowa Program
Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) · SBIR matching
$75KUp to $75,000 total: $50,000 Phase I grant on top of a federal award, $25,000 on Phase II submission, plus proposal-assistance costs
Iowa's state support for companies pursuing federal SBIR/STTR funding: proposal help plus grants alongside Phase I and Phase II awards.
Key terms
- Iowa-based company registered with the Iowa Secretary of State
- Fewer than 500 employees; industry agnostic
- Covers 100% of third-party proposal assistance
- Applications reviewed on an ongoing basis
Eligibility
- Where
- United States
- Stages
- seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Iowa-registered company
- <500 employees
How to apply
Contact IEDA via the program page to get the current application and confirm eligibility.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-30 · source
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