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Funding for startups in South Dakota
South Dakota runs 5 programmes of its own, and 5 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to South Dakota companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by South Dakota and local bodies
Agribusiness Bond Program
South Dakota Economic Development Finance Authority (part of GOED) · South Dakota
Tax-exempt bond financing up to $10 million for South Dakota agricultural and ag-processing manufacturers, at lender-set rates.
Proof of Concept
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) · South Dakota
Up to $25,000 to test whether an innovation is technically and economically feasible before commercializing it in South Dakota.
REDI Fund
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) · South Dakota
South Dakota's flagship 3%-rate loan fund for start-up, expanding, or relocating businesses, covering land, buildings, and equipment.
South Dakota Works
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) · South Dakota
A 3%-rate gap loan covering up to 20% of project costs for South Dakota businesses, matched by a participating lender.
Value Added Sub Fund (VASF)
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) · South Dakota
0%-interest loans for feasibility and marketing studies behind new agricultural development projects in South Dakota.
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Federal programmes open to South Dakota 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 South Dakota deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In South Dakota that means the Annual Report — Due the 1st day of the anniversary month of formation. An early filing window exists, but sources disagree on its length — 30 days vs 2 months — so only the 1st-of-month due date is confirmed.
This page exists because South Dakota has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a South Dakota 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 South Dakota books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.