New Mexico SBIR/STTR Matching Grant
New Mexico Economic Development Department · SBIR matching
VariesState matching grant for federal SBIR/STTR awardees (maximum per award not stated on the program page)
New Mexico's Technology and Innovation Office matches federal SBIR/STTR awards to help New Mexico tech companies commercialise the funded technology.
Key terms
- For New Mexico-headquartered technology companies that have won a federal SBIR/STTR award
- Technology must fall in one of the state's target sectors (e.g. advanced energy, computing/quantum, biosciences, aerospace/defense)
- Evaluated on market entry, customer acquisition, business expansion and job creation
- Current round closes 2026-11-17; maximum award not published on the page
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
- New Mexico headquarters
- Federal SBIR/STTR award required
- Target technology sectors only
How to apply
Read the guidelines on the NM EDD page and submit the application before the deadline.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-11-17
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-30 · source
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