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Funding for startups in Nevada
Nevada runs 5 programmes of its own, and 4 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to Nevada companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by Nevada and local bodies
Battle Born Venture
Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED), funded by SSBCI · Nevada
State-backed fund co-invests up to $1 million alongside a lead investor in Nevada startups raising seed through Series B.
Collateral Support Program
Battle Born Growth (Nevada GOED / SSBCI) · Nevada
Backs Nevada bank loans with state collateral support when a small business otherwise falls short on collateral.
FundNV
StartUpNV · Nevada
A $50,000 convertible-note investment for pre-seed Nevada startups that join the StartUpNV accelerator.
Nevada APEX Accelerator
Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) · Nevada
Free one-on-one coaching and workshops to help any Nevada business win federal, state and local government contracts.
Standard Tax Abatement
Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) · Nevada
Cuts sales, payroll and property taxes for Nevada businesses that hit wage, investment or job-creation targets and sell mostly out of state.
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Federal programmes open to Nevada 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 Nevada deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In Nevada that means the Annual List of Managers/Managing Members + State Business License — Due on or before the last day of the month of the organization anniversary (NRS 86.263).
This page exists because Nevada has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a Nevada 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 Nevada books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.