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Grants

Launch Minnesota Innovation Grants

Status

Status not published

DEED runs periodic application rounds with fixed deadlines announced through the Launch Minnesota mailing list.

Check with the funder
Amount
$50,000

Reimbursement grants across several categories - business operations (historically up to $35,000), research and development (historically up to $35,000), and SBIR/STTR matching (historically up to $50,000 for Phase I). A 1:1 match is required for most categories. Recent rounds have awarded roughly $674,000 across 26 startups.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — DEED runs periodic application rounds with fixed deadlines announced through the Launch Minnesota mailing list.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Business must be headquartered in Minnesota, be a technology-based start-up, generally be less than 10 years old with under $1 million in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees, and have raised limited outside capital. Greater Minnesota and under-represented founders receive priority in some categories.

How to apply

  1. Confirm the business meets the revenue, age and location tests
  2. Register for a Launch Minnesota account
  3. Submit the application before the round deadline
  4. If awarded, incur the eligible expenses and submit for reimbursement

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://mn.gov/deed/launchmngrant/index.jsp · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: mn.gov

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