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Grants

Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program

Status

Closed for now

Next funding opportunity not yet announced.

Closed
Amount
$180,000

Grants of up to $180,000 each to organisations that support small businesses applying to SBIR/STTR.

Funder

U.S. Small Business Administration

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — FY2026/27 FAST cohort of 50 organisations announced Sept 22, 2026 (12-month base period from Sept 30). Awards go to support organisations, not individual startups.

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/article/2026/09/22/sba-awards-more-8-million-fast-grants-fuel-next-generation-breakthrough-innovators

"Grant recipients are eligible for awards of up to $180,000 each."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.sba.gov

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