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Grants

Illinois SBIR/STTR Match Program

Status

Closes in 267 days

Applications close 2027-06-30.

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Amount

$250,000

State match for Illinois companies that hold federal SBIR or STTR awards, with separate Phase I and Phase II application forms. Published award range is $1 to $250,000 with about 55 anticipated awards and $6.5 million estimated total funding. No cost sharing or matching requirement and no indirect costs allowed. Applicants must be GATA pre-qualified.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Application date range 11/17/2022 to 06/30/2027, 5:00pm.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

small enterprises
Sectors: deeptech, health, space, ai, energy
Stage: pre-seed and seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Illinois-based small business that has received a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I or Phase II award.

How to apply

Pre-qualify through the Illinois GATA grant system. — link
Read the NOFO supplement and complete the uniform application.
Submit the Phase I or Phase II match application form. — link

What you will need

NOFO supplement requirements
Uniform grant application
Mandatory disclosure
Conflict of interest disclosure

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://dceo.illinois.gov/aboutdceo/grantopportunities/2382-2419.html

"Award Range | $1 - $250,000"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: dceo.illinois.gov

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