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Non-repayable government funding or credits for R&D. The sites are: SBIR/STTR Phase I, SBIR/STTR Phase II, R&D tax credit, EIC Accelerator.
Updated October 2026. Plain-text copy for agents: blog.txt.
Sites named in this post
SBIR/STTR Phase I, SBIR/STTR Phase II, R&D tax credit, EIC Accelerator
SBIR/STTR Phase I — US federal R&D grant
SBIR/STTR Phase I is a Grants & tax credits site. The product is US federal R&D grant. Cash typically arrives in about 5 months. Requirements: No hard minimums listed. Available in US.
2026 cap $314,363 over 6–12 months; agency-specific topics.
- Funding type
- Grants & tax credits
- Time to cash
- About 5 months
- Requirements
- No hard minimums listed
- Regions
- US
- Profile
- SBIR/STTR Phase I on B2B Agent
- Website
- https://www.sbir.gov
SBIR/STTR Phase II — US federal R&D grant
SBIR/STTR Phase II is a Grants & tax credits site. The product is US federal R&D grant. Cash typically arrives in about 6 months. Requirements: Usually requires a Phase I award. Available in US.
$750K–$2M over about 24 months.
- Funding type
- Grants & tax credits
- Time to cash
- About 6 months
- Requirements
- Usually requires a Phase I award
- Regions
- US
- Profile
- SBIR/STTR Phase II on B2B Agent
- Website
- https://www.sbir.gov
R&D tax credit — Payroll tax offset
R&D tax credit is a Grants & tax credits site. The product is Payroll tax offset. Cash typically arrives in about 6 months. Requirements: Needs qualifying R&D spend. Available in US.
Startups under $5M receipts can offset up to $500K/yr of payroll tax.
- Funding type
- Grants & tax credits
- Time to cash
- About 6 months
- Requirements
- Needs qualifying R&D spend
- Regions
- US
- Profile
- R&D tax credit on B2B Agent
- Website
- https://www.irs.gov/businesses/research-credit
EIC Accelerator — EU grant + optional equity
EIC Accelerator is a Grants & tax credits site. The product is EU grant + optional equity. Cash typically arrives in about 6 months. Requirements: No hard minimums listed. Available in EU.
Grant up to €2.5M, with optional EIC Fund equity on top.
- Funding type
- Grants & tax credits
- Time to cash
- About 6 months
- Requirements
- No hard minimums listed
- Regions
- EU
- Profile
- EIC Accelerator on B2B Agent
- Website
- https://eic.ec.europa.eu