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Funding for startups in New Hampshire
New Hampshire runs 6 programmes of its own, and 3 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to New Hampshire companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by New Hampshire and local bodies
Capital Access Program (CAP)
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority · New Hampshire
New Hampshire small businesses get a 100 percent loan guarantee up to $200,000 arranged through their own bank.
Early Stage Capital Program
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority · New Hampshire
New Hampshire's finance authority backs angel and venture partners investing state-supported capital into early-stage and life-sciences startups.
Loan Guarantees Program
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority · New Hampshire
Established New Hampshire companies with 20 or more employees can get a bank loan guaranteed up to 90 percent by the state finance authority.
Community-Driven Economic Empowerment (C-DEE) Grant
New Hampshire Community Loan Fund · New Hampshire
New Hampshire entrepreneurs can get up to $5,000 toward computer equipment, software, or marketing through a community loan fund grant.
Economic Revitalization Zone (ERZ) Tax Credit
New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs · New Hampshire
Businesses investing inside one of New Hampshire's designated revitalization zones can claim a short-term state tax credit for jobs and infrastructure.
Small Business & Nonprofit Loans
New Hampshire Community Loan Fund · New Hampshire
A New Hampshire CDFI lends to small businesses and nonprofits with terms set case by case, plus coaching and grant-writing help.
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Federal programmes open to New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In New Hampshire that means the Annual Report — Due April 1 each year, fixed.
This page exists because New Hampshire has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.