Empire State Development

New York Innovation Matching Grants Program

Empire State Development's NYSTAR Innovation Matching Grants Program provides matching funds for New York small businesses applying for or receiving federal SBIR/STTR awards. The official page says the program matches Phase I awards up to $100,000 and Phase II awards up to $200,000, capped at 50% of the federal award, and applicants must be New York small businesses with 100 or fewer employees.

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Quick facts

Statusforecasted

AmountMatching funds up to $100,000 for Phase I and up to $200,000 for Phase II; not more than 50% of the federal SBIR/STTR award

DeadlineRounds open at 9:00am on the 2nd Wednesday in October and April and remain open for one week; Round 5 is closed

Grant typeResearch

Best fitR&D / Tech

Difficultyhard

Application time80h+

Data confidencehigh

Last verifiedJul 8, 2026

Phase 1 statuspublish_candidate

Applicant typesNew York small businesses, Businesses with 100 or fewer employees, Businesses applying for or recently receiving Phase I or Phase II SBIR/STTR awards

Source IDny-innovation-matching-grants-program