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Please review the application requirements first before preparing your responses.  Also, please know that you can save your progress and finish later using the button at the bottom of the form.

Launch Minnesota SBIR/STTR Matching Grant Applicants:  We will use this information to complete our letter for your SBIR/STTR matching grant application.  Please email us at client@minnesotasbir.org if you have any questions.

Business Information

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Business Owner Information

Business Owner Information - Demographic Details

51% Owner(s) Demographic Status
The share of 51% or more may be met individually or be combined across owners.

*Veteran is defined as a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident who has served in any branch of the U.S. armed forces, and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable

**BIPOC (Black, Indigenous or Person of Color) is defined as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who identifies as Black or African-American; Asian; American Indian or Alaska Native; or Hispanic, Spanish or Latin origin)
Does the business have natural person owner that owns at least 20% of the business?
Owner Racial and/or Ethnic Group
The answer should reflect the owner who owns at least 20% and who owns the greatest share of the business:
The answer should reflect the owner who owns at least 20% and who owns the greatest share of the business:
The answer should reflect the owner who owns at least 20% and who owns the greatest share of the business:
The answer should reflect the owner who owns at least 20% and who owns the greatest share of the business:
The answer should reflect the owner who owns at least 20% and who owns the greatest share of the business:

*Veteran is defined as a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident who has served in any branch of the U.S. armed forces, and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable

Legislative Districts

Please visit https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts to get your answers for the following questions

Business and Technical Assistance Needs

Does your firm need help with solicitation and topic matching?(Required)
Does your firm need scientific and technical proposal writing assistance?(Required)
Does your firm need assistance with your financial management system?(Required)
Does your firm need help with technical assistance (e.g., prototyping, lab partnerships, etc.)?(Required)
Does the proposed project involve an industry partner, academic institution(s), a federal laboratory, or another institution?(Required)
Does your firm need help with business assistance (e.g., market research and analysis, audit/accounting, grant and contract management, etc.)?(Required)
Which agency(s) is/are your company targeting for funding? (Check all that apply)(Required)
Has your company used any of these resources? Check all that apply.(Required)
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Has your company received a Launch Minnesota Business Operations Grant in the past?(Required)
Use this link to determine the level of the technology development effort: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level
Describe the technical innovation that would be the focus of the project, including a brief discussion of the origins of the innovation as well as an explanation as to why it meets the program’s mandate to focus on supporting research and development of unproven, high-impact innovations. Start this section with this sentence: The Technology Innovation is........
Describe the R&D or technical work to be done in the proof of concept project, including a discussion of how and why the proposed work will help prove that the product or service is technically feasible and/or significantly reduce technical risk. Discuss how, ultimately, this work could contribute to making the new product, service, or process commercially viable and impactful. This section should also convey that the proposed work meets the definition of R&D, rather than straightforward engineering or incremental product development tasks. Start this section with this sentence: The technology development goal is: The technical questions are: The technical objectives and tasks are: Note: Technical questions lead to technical objectives and tasks that if successfully executed achieve the anticipated technical goal.
Describe the customer profile and pain point(s) that will be the near-term commercial focus related to this technical project. Describe the market and addressable market for the innovation (TAM/SAM/SOM). The following questions do not require a response for our Catalyst evaluation; however, each SBIR/STTR application requires market information to these questions: Discuss the business economics and market drivers in the target industry. How has the market opportunity been validated? Describe your customers and your basic go to market strategy to achieve the market opportunity. Describe the competition. How do you expect the competitive landscape may change by the time your product/service enters the market? What are the key risks in bringing your innovation to market? Describe your commercialization approach. Discuss the potential economic benefits associated with your innovation, and provide estimates of the revenue potential, detailing your underlying assumptions. Describe the resources you expect will be needed to implement your commercialization approach. 
Describe the background and current status of the small business, including key team members who will lead the technical and/or commercial efforts. Include legal, accounting and any other advisors who you count as part of your team.
Conducting a scientific and technical literature review is an essential step in the research process. It involves systematically searching, evaluating, and synthesizing existing scholarly works, such as research papers, articles, books, and other relevant publications, to gain an understanding of the current state of knowledge on a particular topic.  With this in mind, we ask applicants to include up to five peer reviewed publications.  These publications can be derived from others or yourself.  Conducting a literature review is important and necessary to communicate to reviewers and the agency that the applicant is aware of the state of the art in their scientific or technical field.
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