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Funding for startups in Oklahoma
Oklahoma runs 8 programmes of its own, and 7 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to Oklahoma companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by Oklahoma and local bodies
Industry Innovation Program (Oklahoma Applied Research Support)
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) · Oklahoma
OCAST matches up to $500,000 for Oklahoma companies developing new technology in aerospace, defense, biotech, or energy.
Investment/New Jobs Tax Credit Package
Oklahoma Department of Commerce / Oklahoma Tax Commission · Oklahoma
Oklahoma manufacturers get a 5-year tax credit on new capital investment or hiring, starting at just $50,000 invested.
Oklahoma Business Lending Partnership Program (OBLP)
OCAST, delivered through TEDC Creative Capital (State Small Business Credit Initiative) · Oklahoma
State-backed nondilutive loans up to $500,000 for Oklahoma small businesses, delivered through TEDC Creative Capital.
REI Oklahoma Direct Business Loans
REI Oklahoma (Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc.) · Oklahoma
An Oklahoma CDFI lends $1,000 to $500,000 directly to startups and small businesses for launch or expansion costs.
REI Oklahoma Veteran Loan Program
REI Oklahoma (Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc.) · Oklahoma
Oklahoma veterans and qualified military members can borrow up to $15,000 from this CDFI loan fund to start or grow a business.
Small Business Incubators Incentives Act
Oklahoma Department of Commerce · Oklahoma
Startups based in a certified Oklahoma business incubator can earn a state income tax exemption for up to ten years.
Small Employer Quality Jobs Program
Oklahoma Department of Commerce · Oklahoma
Oklahoma pays small employers with 500 or fewer staff up to 5% of new payroll back each quarter for up to seven years.
AgCelerate Oklahoma / Activate Oklahoma (Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators)
Oklahoma Farm Bureau · Oklahoma
A free rural Oklahoma accelerator gives small-town and farm-focused founders mentorship, curriculum, and investor Demo Day access.
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Federal programmes open to Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In Oklahoma that means the Annual Certificate — Due on the anniversary of when the articles of organization (or, for foreign LLCs, the registration) were filed.
This page exists because Oklahoma has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.