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Funding for startups in Indiana
Indiana runs 5 programmes of its own, and 4 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to Indiana companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by Indiana and local bodies
Capital Access Program (CAP-SSBCI)
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) · Indiana
Helps Indiana small businesses get a loan approved by having the state match a loan-loss reserve contribution alongside the borrower and lender.
Indiana State Trade Expansion Program (IN-STEP)
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) · Indiana
Reimburses Indiana small businesses up to $15,000 a year, at 80%, for trade shows, translation, and other costs of expanding into export markets.
SMART & Advanced Manufacturing (SAM) Focus Fund
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), managed by Elevate Ventures · Indiana
Equity investments up to $500,000, matched 1:1, for early-stage Indiana manufacturing startups building smart-technology products.
Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) Program
Local Urban Enterprise Associations, under Indiana Code 5-28-15 · Indiana
Ongoing tax savings for businesses operating inside one of Indiana's distressed urban enterprise zones, registered through the local zone association.
Manufacturing Readiness Grants
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), in partnership with Conexus Indiana · Indiana
Matched grants up to $200,000 for Indiana manufacturers modernizing with smart-process technology.
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Federal programmes open to Indiana 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 Indiana deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In Indiana that means the Business Entity Report — Not confirmed. No official Indiana source could be reached to verify the filing deadline.
This page exists because Indiana has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a Indiana 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 Indiana books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.