Montgomery County, Maryland SBIR/STTR Matching Grant Program

Are you a business conducting research in biotechnology, medicine, or life sciences in Montgomery County and thinking of applying for an SBIR/STTR award? Have you recently received an SBIR/STTR Phase 1 or Phase 2 award for biotechnology, medical, or life sciences research taking place in Montgomery County? If your answer is “yes” to either one of these questions, you may be eligible for non-dilutive funding through Montgomery County’s SBIR/STTR Matching Grant Program—the only county SBIR/STTR match program of its kind in the country! Established in 2018, the county’s SBIR/STTR Matching Grant Program was recently updated to enable more young biotech companies in Montgomery County to secure non-dilutive funding to advance their technologies toward commercialization. The updated program includes: SBIR/STTR Phase 0: Up to $5,000 reimbursement of technical assistance costs associated with applying for a first SBIR/STTR award. SBIR/STTR Phase 1: Up to $25,000 for SBIR/STTR awardees who have received no more than two prior Phase 1 awards. SBIR/STTR Phase 2: Up to $50,000 for SBIR/STTR awardees who have received no more than 4 prior Phase 1 awards and no more than 1 prior Phase 2 award.