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Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE) Program

Tax benefit from a state or regional government, public money, in California, United States.

Up to

$15,000,000

Individual applicants capped at $15 million per year (from a $100 million statewide pool per calendar year)

Opens in rounds

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Type
Tax benefit
Who runs it
State or regional government
Public money
Where
California
United States
Status
Opens in rounds
Opens in rounds
Who it is for
Any eligible startup
Stages
Growth, Early revenue
Sectors
Advanced manufacturing, Advanced transportation technologies, Recycled feedstock processing
Checked on
15 August 2026

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