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Grants

One North Carolina Small Business Program (SBIR/STTR Matching Funds)

Status

Status not published

Applications open in defined windows announced by the NC Department of Commerce, typically once or twice a year subject to appropriation.

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Amount
$100,000

Matching funds for North Carolina companies that have won a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award - historically up to $50,000 for a Phase I match, with an Incentive Funds line providing additional support toward Phase II proposal preparation.

Funder

North Carolina Department of Commerce, Office of Science, Technology and Innovation

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — Applications open in defined windows announced by the NC Department of Commerce, typically once or twice a year subject to appropriation.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Company must be headquartered in North Carolina with a majority of employees in the state, and hold an active federal SBIR/STTR Phase I award.

How to apply

  1. Win a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award
  2. Confirm the current application window with NC Commerce
  3. Submit the matching funds application with the federal award notice

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361) · SBIR vs STTR: what actually differs

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.commerce.nc.gov/grants-incentives/technology-funds/one-north-carolina-small-business-program · not human-checked

Verified on 25 September 2026

Source: www.commerce.nc.gov

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