Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
Matches eligible federal Phase I and Phase II awards up to programme limits · Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds is a grant programme from Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development for For-profit small businesses that relocate to or maintain substantial operations in Kentucky and hold a qualifying SBIR/STTR award Current lifecycle: unknown. Real economics: Matches eligible federal Phase I and Phase II awards up to programme limits.
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Key facts
| Funder | Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development |
| Amount | Matches eligible federal Phase I and Phase II awards up to programme limits |
| Decision time | No dependable application-to-decision interval was published across the reviewed public programme pages. |
| Eligibility | For-profit small businesses that relocate to or maintain substantial operations in Kentucky and hold a qualifying SBIR/STTR award |
| Restrictions | Selected recipients should expect an executed agreement, milestone and expenditure documentation, progress or final reporting, record retention and audit or verification rights; the live award agreement controls exact burden. Funds or services are limited to approved project, commercialization, research, prototype, equipment, personnel or vendor costs under the current solicitation; unrelated, unsupported, duplicate-funded and out-of-period costs are excluded. |
| Status | upcoming |
Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.
Application process
- Confirm that a current solicitation is accepting applications
- Review the current programme rules and jurisdiction nexus
- Prepare company, technology, budget and commercialization evidence
- Submit through the official programme route
- Complete technical and economic-impact review
- Execute award terms and deliver milestones if selected
Background
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development operates Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds. This pass separates direct cash, repayable finance, credits, incentives and umbrella programs so later ranking does not compare unlike instruments. The programme is maintained by its official Kentucky or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor. The published instrument targets For-profit small businesses that relocate to or maintain substantial operations in Kentucky and hold a qualifying SBIR/STTR award. Award economics vary by solicitation or service voucher and are not normalized into unsupported cash.
How the application really works
Confirm that a current solicitation is accepting applications → Review the current programme rules and jurisdiction nexus → Prepare company, technology, budget and commercialization evidence → Submit through the official programme route → Complete technical and economic-impact review → Execute award terms and deliver milestones if selected
Tips
- Show direct fit with innovation.
- Show direct fit with technology commercialization.
Watch out for
- Current lifecycle is unknown.
- Selected recipients should expect an executed agreement, milestone and expenditure documentation, progress or final reporting, record retention and audit or verification rights; the live award agreement controls exact burden.
- Funds or services are limited to approved project, commercialization, research, prototype, equipment, personnel or vendor costs under the current solicitation; unrelated, unsupported, duplicate-funded and out-of-period costs are excluded.
Track record
- The programme is maintained by its official Kentucky or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor.
- The published instrument targets For-profit small businesses that relocate to or maintain substantial operations in Kentucky and hold a qualifying SBIR/STTR award.
- Award economics vary by solicitation or service voucher and are not normalized into unsupported cash.
The reviewed official pages do not publish a comparable application denominator and acceptance rate for the next solicitation.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this actionable now?
- unknown. The official programme and agency pages were reviewed on 2026-08-10; no later universally actionable deadline was published, so applicants must verify the next solicitation with the programme team.
- What is the real economic value?
- Matches eligible federal Phase I and Phase II awards up to programme limits
- Who is eligible?
- For-profit small businesses that relocate to or maintain substantial operations in Kentucky and hold a qualifying SBIR/STTR award
- How does selection work?
- Confirm that a current solicitation is accepting applications; Review the current programme rules and jurisdiction nexus; Prepare company, technology, budget and commercialization evidence; Submit through the official programme route; Complete technical and economic-impact review; Execute award terms and deliver milestones if selected. No dependable application-to-decision interval was published across the reviewed public programme pages.
- What burden and restrictions apply?
- Selected recipients should expect an executed agreement, milestone and expenditure documentation, progress or final reporting, record retention and audit or verification rights; the live award agreement controls exact burden. Funds or services are limited to approved project, commercialization, research, prototype, equipment, personnel or vendor costs under the current solicitation; unrelated, unsupported, duplicate-funded and out-of-period costs are excluded.
- What evidence exists?
- The programme is maintained by its official Kentucky or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor. The published instrument targets For-profit small businesses that relocate to or maintain substantial operations in Kentucky and hold a qualifying SBIR/STTR award. Award economics vary by solicitation or service voucher and are not normalized into unsupported cash. The reviewed official pages do not publish a comparable application denominator and acceptance rate for the next solicitation.
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Sources
- www.kyinnovation.com/sbir-sttr — Official programme page reviewed for instrument, economics, eligibility and lifecycle (checked 2026-08-10)
- www.kyinnovation.com — Official administering-organization site reviewed for programme ownership and current context (checked 2026-08-10)