Apply to the Accelerator
Purpose: The Minnesota SBIR/STTR Accelerator application is used to evaluate your proposed project for our assistance, and your fit with the federal programs.
Target Audience: Our target audiences are startups and small businesses, fewer than 500 employees, who are seeking federal research and development funding to support early stage product development and commercialization.
Pre-Requisites: Please attend our SBIR/STTR 101: An Overview of America’s Seed Fund in addition to our Self-Assessment to determine your readiness. We also highly recommend that you read and review the SBIR Tutorials at the SBIR.gov website.
Completion Time: The application completion may take up to 60 minutes to complete. You can save your progress and finish later using the button at the bottom of the form. A link to complete your application will be sent to the email address you enter.