Iowa-registered companies with fewer than 500 employees pursuing federal SBIR/STTR awards get free proposal help plus a $50,000 state grant with a Phase I award and $25,000 at Phase II submission.
Helps Iowa companies obtain federal SBIR/STTR funding with idea review, 100% of third-party proposal assistance, and up to $75,000 in state grants: $50,000 on top of a federal Phase I award and $25,000 upon submission of a Phase II. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Iowa-based company legally formed and registered with the Iowa Secretary of State
Fewer than 500 employees
Innovative companies working on complex problems to solve real-world challenges (industry agnostic)
Phase I: feasibility studies to validated concepts; Phase II: field testing, prototyping and scaling
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