Delaware EDGE Grant — STEM Track
Delaware Division of Small Business · Startup grant
VariesUp to $750,000 in total split among STEM-track winners (award size scaled by pitch); 3:1 state-to-business match
Delaware's EDGE pitch competition gives grant funding to young Delaware small businesses; the STEM track is for science, technology, engineering and maths companies.
Key terms
- Majority located in Delaware, in business for under 7 years, 15 or fewer full-time employees and under $700K in assets
- Grants are a $3 (state) to $1 (business) match
- Up to 18 awardees across tracks; amounts scaled by the quality of the finalist pitch
- Applications are currently closed; the competition runs twice a year and the next date is not announced
Eligibility
- Where
- United States
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Max company age
- 7 years
- 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
- Majority located in Delaware
- 15 or fewer full-time employees
- Under $700K in assets
- 1:3 business match
How to apply
Watch the EDGE page for the next round, then submit the application and pitch if selected as a finalist.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Semiannual competition (current round closed; next date not announced)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10-30 · source
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