Tennessee SBIR/STTR Matching Fund
Matching funds vary by federal Phase I or Phase II award · Launch Tennessee
Tennessee SBIR/STTR Matching Fund is a grant programme from Launch Tennessee for Tennessee companies with a qualifying federal SBIR/STTR award and continuing business operations in Tennessee Current lifecycle: unknown. Real economics: Matching funds vary by federal Phase I or Phase II award.
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Key facts
| Funder | Launch Tennessee |
| Amount | Matching funds vary by federal Phase I or Phase II award |
| Decision time | No dependable application-to-decision interval was published across the reviewed public programme pages. |
| Eligibility | Tennessee companies with a qualifying federal SBIR/STTR award and continuing business operations in Tennessee |
| 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 | closed |
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
Launch Tennessee operates Tennessee SBIR/STTR Matching Fund. 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 Tennessee or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor. The published instrument targets Tennessee companies with a qualifying federal SBIR/STTR award and continuing business operations in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor.
- The published instrument targets Tennessee companies with a qualifying federal SBIR/STTR award and continuing business operations in Tennessee.
- 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?
- Matching funds vary by federal Phase I or Phase II award
- Who is eligible?
- Tennessee companies with a qualifying federal SBIR/STTR award and continuing business operations in Tennessee
- 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 Tennessee or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor. The published instrument targets Tennessee companies with a qualifying federal SBIR/STTR award and continuing business operations in Tennessee. 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
- launchtn.org/sbir — Official programme page reviewed for instrument, economics, eligibility and lifecycle (checked 2026-08-10)
- launchtn.org — Official administering-organization site reviewed for programme ownership and current context (checked 2026-08-10)