The Nebraska Department of Economic Development has announced Academic Research and Development Grants to provide an opportunity for the State of Nebraska to partner with Nebraska businesses, Nebraska Colleges and Nebraska Universities to fund research and development activities that lead to new or better products, process, and innovations that might not result without state assistance.
Donor Name: Nebraska Department of Economic Development
State: Nebraska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Grants Size: $400,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
This program offers Nebraska businesses a matching competitive grant for research and development activities done in conjunction with a Nebraska college or university.
Research and development for this grant is primarily driven by the academic component. It should be directed toward the following:
- Commercialization of new projects.
- Modification of existing products that lead to substantially improved marketability.
- Improvement of existing processes that may provide a new source of revenue to Nebraska businesses.
Eligibility Requirements
- Phase I R&D awards are capped at $100,000.
- Phase II R&D awards are capped at $400,000. Businesses are eligible to apply for Phase II awards if they have successfully completed a Phase I award as determined by the Department.
- DED will not grant more than two awards in any four-year period per project.
- R&D Grant funding must be matched at 100% (1:1) of the requested grant amount with eligible matching funds. R&D Grant funding for Value-Added Agriculture projects must be matched at 25% (4:1) of the requested grant amount with eligible matching funds. Please discuss project details with DED staff to determine if the project meets the Value-Added Agriculture category requirements.
- Generally, each phase will be completed within 24 months of award.
Eligible matching funds include any non-state source such as private foundations, federal or local governments, quasi-governmental entities, commercial lending institutions, investors, or other sources provided they are not using funds appropriated by the Nebraska Legislature.
Any for-profit business that has physical operations facilities in Nebraska will be considered for Academic R&D funding.
Projects are defined by the scope of work and the reasonable costs associated with the academic research and development activities undertaken by a business in cooperation with a Nebraska college, university, or faculty member. They’ll research to develop new products and processes and make modifications to existing products.
For more information, visit Nebraska Department of Economic Development.