One North Carolina Small Business Program
North Carolina Department of Commerce (Office of Science, Technology & Innovation) · SBIR matching
VariesReimburses part of SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal costs, plus SBIR and STTR matching funds for awardees (FY2027 round: $2M available)
North Carolina's state program that helps small businesses with the cost of preparing federal SBIR/STTR proposals and matches the awards they win.
Key terms
- For qualified North Carolina small businesses applying for or holding SBIR/STTR awards
- Two parts: Incentive Funds (proposal-cost reimbursement) and SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
- FY2027 solicitations are open (announced 2026-10-08, $2M available)
- Award limits and terms are set in each fiscal-year solicitation; applications go through CyberGrants
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
- North Carolina small business
- SBIR/STTR applicant or awardee
How to apply
Read the FY2027 solicitation on the NC Commerce page, then apply through the CyberGrants links there.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling (FY2027 solicitation open)
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-30 · source
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