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Funding for startups in Alaska
Alaska runs 5 programmes of its own, and 5 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to Alaska companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by Alaska and local bodies
Alaska State SSBCI Program
Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC) · Alaska
State-backed loan guarantee, participation, and equity program helping Alaska lenders finance small businesses.
Alaska Tribal SSBCI Consortium
Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC), Tribal SSBCI Consortium · Alaska
Tribal consortium loan guarantee, participation, and venture capital program financing Alaska small businesses.
Business Impact NW Loans
Business Impact NW · Alaska
CDFI lender offering $5,000 to $750,000 business loans across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Southeast Alaska Revolving Loan Fund
Juneau Economic Development Council (JEDC) · Alaska
JEDC's revolving loan fund bridges the financing gap for Southeast Alaska businesses that banks won't fully fund.
Spruce Root Loan Services
Spruce Root · Alaska
Southeast Alaska CDFI pairing business loans with coaching for entrepreneurs across the region.
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Federal programmes open to Alaska businesses
Grants 23
- AFWERX SBIR/STTR & Army xTechup to $15M
- Amber Grant for Womenup to $50k
- ARPA-E
- ARPA-H
- Comcast RISEup to $5k
- DHS SBIRup to $1M
- DoD SBIR/STTRup to $2.15M
- DOE SBIR/STTRup to $2.15M
- ED/IES SBIRup to $1M
- EDA Build to Scale (B2S)up to $5M
- EPA SBIRup to $400k
- Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program
- FedEx Small Business Grant Contestup to $50k
- NASA SBIR/STTRup to $1.27M
- NIH SBIR/STTRup to $4.19M
- NOAA SBIRup to $690k
- NSF SBIR/STTR — America's Seed Fund powered by NSFup to $1.25M
- Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) — Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiencyup to $25M
- SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC)up to $200k
- SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund)up to $2.15M
- US DOT SBIRup to $200k
- USDA NIFA SBIR
- Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)up to $200k
Loans & guarantees 15
- CAPLines (SBA 7(a) Lines of Credit)up to $5M
- CDFI Fund — Certified Community Development Financial Institution Network
- DOE Loan Programs Office (Office of Energy Dominance Financing)
- Export Working Capital Program (EWCP)up to $5M
- International Trade Loan Program (ITL)up to $5M
- Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL)up to $2M
- SBA 504 Loan Program (CDC/504)up to $5.5M
- SBA 7(a) Loan Programup to $5M
- SBA Community Advantage Loansup to $1M
- SBA Disaster Loans (Physical Damage & Economic Injury)up to $2M
- SBA Microloan Programup to $50k
- SBA-504 and 7(a) Combined Loan Cap ($10M)up to $10M
- EXIM Working Capital Guarantee Programup to $10M
- SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Programup to $14M
- State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
Tax benefits 8
- Federal R&D Tax Credit (Section 41)
- New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC)
- QSBS Section 1202 Exclusionup to $15M
- Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ)
- R&D Payroll Tax Offset (Qualified Small Business Payroll Tax Credit)up to $500k
- Section 174A Domestic R&D Expensing Restoration
- State R&D Tax Credits (multi-state landscape)
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)up to $2.4k
Equity 7
- 500 Global Flagship Acceleratorup to $150k
- Antler US Residency
- gener8tor Investment Acceleratorup to $100k
- HAXup to $250k
- Neo Accelerator
- Techstars Standard Investment Termsup to $220k
- Y Combinator Standard Dealup to $500k
Support & credits 10
- AWS Activateup to $200k
- Google for Startups Cloud Programup to $350k
- Microsoft for Startupsup to $150k
- MassChallenge Accelerator Programs (Traction & Challenge)
- MBDA Business Center Network
- NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
- NVIDIA Inception
- Plug and Play Accelerator Programs
- SBA 8(a) Business Development Program
- Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program
The other Alaska deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In Alaska that means the Biennial Report — Due before January 2 of the filing year. An LLC formed — or a foreign LLC registered — in an even-numbered year files every even-numbered year; one formed in an odd-numbered year files every odd-numbered year. It's delinquent if not filed before February 1 (AS 10.50.760(a)).
This page exists because Alaska has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a Alaska programme we are missing via the contact page.
Funders read the books before the pitch
Every programme on this page asks for financials in a particular shape. We keep Alaska books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.