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Funding for startups in Idaho
Idaho runs 5 programmes of its own, and 3 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to Idaho companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by Idaho and local bodies
Collateral Support Program (CSP 2.0)
Idaho Housing and Finance Association · Idaho
Pledges cash deposits with participating Idaho lenders so small businesses short on collateral can still qualify for a business loan.
Idaho Business Advantage
Idaho Commerce · Idaho
Bundles tax credits, sales-tax rebates and property-tax exemptions for growing Idaho companies that invest $500,000+ and add well-paid jobs.
Idaho Tax Reimbursement Incentive (TRI)
Idaho Commerce · Idaho
Refunds up to 30% of the new state taxes a company generates, for 15 years, to businesses that add 20 to 50 well-paid Idaho jobs.
Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) Grant Program
Idaho State Board of Education (Higher Education Research Council) · Idaho
Funds Idaho university research with strong potential to transfer new technology to private companies, through a two-stage proposal process.
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant — Idaho
Idaho Commerce · Idaho
Reimburses small Idaho exporters for costs of entering or growing sales in new overseas markets.
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Federal programmes open to Idaho 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 Idaho deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In Idaho that means the Annual Report — Not confirmed. Idaho Code 30-21-213 requires domestic filing entities, including LLCs, to submit an annual report. Third-party sources report the deadline as the last day of the entity's anniversary month, filed via SOSBiz — unconfirmed against the statute text itself, which could not be opened.
This page exists because Idaho has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a Idaho 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 Idaho books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.