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Funding for startups in Montana
Montana runs 8 programmes of its own, and 7 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to Montana companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by Montana and local bodies
Growth Through Agriculture Program
Montana Department of Agriculture (Agriculture Development Council) · Montana
Grants up to $50,000 and loans up to $100,000 for Montana farms and food businesses developing new agricultural products.
Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit
Montana Department of Labor and Industry / Department of Commerce · Montana
Refunds half of the payroll taxes on new, well-paid Montana jobs to growing employers in goods-producing industries.
MicroBusiness Finance Program
Montana Department of Commerce, via certified MicroBusiness Development Corporations · Montana
Loans up to $100,000 plus training for Montana microbusinesses with under 10 employees, through eight regional development corporations.
Montana Automation Financing Program — Direct Loan Program
Montana Department of Commerce · Montana
Direct state loans to Montana manufacturers investing in automation equipment upgrades.
Montana SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program
Montana Department of Commerce · Montana
Matches up to $30,000 a year for Montana companies already winning federal SBIR or STTR research awards.
Montana SSBCI 2.0 Loan Participation Program
Montana Department of Commerce · Montana
State buys down risk on a bank loan up to $1 million for Montana businesses with under 750 employees, applied for through a participating lender.
Montana Wood Products Revolving Loan Program
Montana Department of Commerce · Montana
Loans up to $2 million at fixed low rates for Montana wood-products businesses upgrading or expanding operations.
Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund
Montana Department of Commerce · Montana
State job-creation grant fund routed through local governments for Montana business expansion projects; not currently accepting applications.
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Federal programmes open to Montana 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 Montana deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In Montana that means the Annual Report — Due April 15 each year.
This page exists because Montana has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a Montana 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 Montana books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.