Elevate Vermont SBIR/STTR Matching Grant
Vermont Department of Economic Development (ACCD) · SBIR matching
$50KNon-competitive matching grant of up to $50,000 per federal SBIR/STTR award
Vermont's non-competitive state match for businesses that have won a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I or Phase II award, for commercialization costs the federal money can't cover, such as marketing and market research.
Key terms
- For-profit business with its principal place of business in Vermont
- Federal SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II award must be granted before you apply
- Phase I awardees must commit to submitting a Phase II application; Phase II awardees must be actively commercializing
- One grant per federal award, up to 5 matching grants per business lifetime
- Not eligible if the business has had more than 3 prior SBIR/STTR Phase II awards
- Must certify at least 51% of the related Phase II research will be done in Vermont
- Project should not run longer than 6 months; travel capped at 10% of budget
- Reviewed first-come, first-served once eligibility is met
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
- Vermont business
- Federal SBIR/STTR award required
How to apply
Complete the online application on the Elevate Vermont page, then email the project narrative, timeline with milestones, budget and a copy of your federal award notice or contract.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling (first-come, first-served)
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-11-03 · source
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