Grant Amount: $25,000
About
The Small Business R&D Acceleration Grants are designed to assist Kansas small businesses in advancing a product or service to commercialization; modifying a product or service to enter a new market; or gaining a new client by leveraging higher education facilities, equipment and expertise. This grant program partners smaller businesses with Kansas public higher education institutions who will support the business through engagement and mutual benefit. Prospective grant recipients will work with a public higher education institution to conduct research and development can and receive a 50/50 matching grant up to $25,000 for research and development cost at the public institution.
application deadline
The fall 2022 application window is open now through October 14th; grants will be announced in November.
HOW TO QUALIFY
HOW TO QUALIFY
This grant program is open to Kansas registered businesses headquartered in Kansas with 50 or fewer full-time employees with at least 60% of its workforce in Kansas (including contracted staff).
For every dollar of Small Business Research & Development Acceleration Grant, the company must contribute $1.00 of its own resources.
The maximum grant award amount is $25,000 and a Kansas small business may receive one award per state fiscal year. Each award must be for a different product or service.
