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Grants

Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program

Status

Status not published

Annual notice of funding opportunity posted on Grants.gov, historically in the spring.

Check with the funder
Amount
Not published

SBA awards FAST grants of roughly $125,000-$500,000 to state and regional organisations that then provide free SBIR/STTR proposal assistance, mentoring and matching services to local small businesses.

Funder

U.S. Small Business Administration

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Annual notice of funding opportunity posted on Grants.gov, historically in the spring.

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

Applicants are state agencies, universities and non-profits (one per state per year). Small businesses benefit indirectly through free SBIR/STTR proposal support.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/grants/federal-state-technology-partnership-program-fast · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.sba.gov

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