Georgia FAST Grant

Georgia FAST Grant Program Information

The Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Grant is a program designed to support small business entrepreneurs and startups by helping to increase the quantity and quality of Small Business Innovation 最大资源采集网 (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants from the state of Georgia. This program is funded through the .

Through the Georgia FAST program, Georgia-based businesses applying for SBIR/STTR grants will be granted a Phase 0 grant of up to $2,450 towards the upfront cost of employing a grant writing consultant to assist with their SBIR/STTR application to generate a more competitive proposal.

Many of these technology-based businesses come out of or are partnered with universities in the state, including:

Emory University
Kennesaw State University
Georgia State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Morehouse School of Medicine
Fort Valley State University
Albany State University
Georgia Southern
Other UGA Campuses:
- UGA Griffin
- UGA Tifton
- Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

The Georgia FAST program is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

SBIR-STTR:

Dubbed as America鈥檚 Seed Fund, this program houses several funding opportunities from various government organizations:

(DOA)
(DOD)
(DOE)
(DOT)
(EPA)
(NASA)
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(NSF)

Eligibility

This program is open to any Georgia-based small business that meets the following requirements:

For-profit venture working on bringing a technology to market.
Proof of Concept funding: This can include Georgia 最大资源采集网 Alliance funding, UGA KickStart, NSF I-Corps funding, other accelerator or pitch competition winnings, bootstrapped or seed capital, etc.
Potential for job creation in Georgia: Be a Georgia incorporated business or have a primary business location in Georgia.
Must also be SBIR/STTR eligible; please see the

Application

Questions?

For any questions about the FAST program, please email Monica Williams.