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Funding for startups in Louisiana
Louisiana runs 10 programmes of its own, and 9 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to Louisiana companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by Louisiana and local bodies
Collateral Support Program (CSP)
Louisiana Economic Development (LED) / LEDC · Louisiana
LED posts up to $250,000 in cash collateral to help Louisiana small businesses with 100 or fewer employees qualify for a bank loan.
FUEL Proof-of-Concept Fund
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), an NSF Regional Innovation Engine led by LSU · Louisiana
FUEL grants Louisiana clean-energy startups and researchers $100,000 to $125,000 to move a proof of concept toward market.
Louisiana Growth Fund (Venture Capital Program)
Louisiana Economic Development (LED) / LEDC · Louisiana
State direct-capital investment program for high-growth, scalable Louisiana startups ready for venture-style funding.
Louisiana Innovation Retention Grant (IRG) Program
Louisiana Economic Development (LED), established by the Louisiana Legislature · Louisiana
Louisiana matches federal SBIR/STTR Phase II awards with up to $100,000 to keep research-based startups and their jobs in the state.
Louisiana Seed Capital Program
Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) via Louisiana Economic Development (LED) · Louisiana
State-backed co-investment capital for Louisiana early-stage startups, delivered through eight approved seed and venture funds.
Micro Lending Program
Louisiana Economic Development (LED) / LEDC · Louisiana
A state revolving loan fund offers Louisiana's very small businesses loans between $1,000 and $100,000 through partner lenders.
Research and Development Tax Credit
Louisiana Economic Development (LED) · Louisiana
Louisiana businesses can get a tax credit of up to 30 percent on qualified research spending in the state.
SBIR/STTR Phase 0 Assistance Program
Louisiana Technology Transfer Office (LTTO), funded by the Louisiana Legislature · Louisiana
The state pays Louisiana startups up to $5,000 to help prepare a stronger federal SBIR or STTR grant proposal.
Small Business Loan Guaranty Program
Louisiana Economic Development (LED) / Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) · Louisiana
LED guarantees up to 80% or $1.5 million of a bank loan for Louisiana small businesses with 500 or fewer employees.
Impact Accelerator
Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation · Louisiana
Propeller's accelerator gives New Orleans social-impact founders structured mentoring and startup support across two program tracks.
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Federal programmes open to Louisiana 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 Louisiana deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In Louisiana that means the Annual Report — Due each year on the anniversary date of formation or qualification. The first report is due on that anniversary in the year after formation or registration.
This page exists because Louisiana has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a Louisiana 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 Louisiana books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.