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Wisconsin SBIR Advance Matching Grant

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) / Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC)

$75K–$100K

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The short version

WI SBIR commercialization match

SBIR Advance is a state matching-grant program run by WEDC in partnership with the Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) to help Wisconsin small businesses commercialize technology developed under federal SBIR/STTR awards. It fills gaps that federal SBIR/STTR dollars cannot cover — market research, customer validation, patent/IP development, business-model development, and regulatory assessment. Phase II awardees can receive up to $100,000 per year for up to two years; Phase I awardees can receive 50% matching up to $75,000. Funds are released against company-defined milestones approved by a selection committee. Begun in 2014, the program has made 203+ awards totaling over $17 million across 27 rounds.

Funding type
Grant
Level
State
Amount range
$75K–$100K
Realistic amount
Recent rounds have funded a handful of companies per cycle — for example, one 2026 round awarded $675,000 across 7 small businesses (≈$96K average for that Phase II round).
Deadline
Per-round — intent-to-apply and full-application deadlines are published each round (e.g., the 27th round: intent due Apr. 14, 2026; full application due Apr. 24, 2026).
Status
active
States
Wisconsin
Payment model
milestone

Who qualifies

What it covers

Eligible expenses

  • Market research
  • Customer validation / customer discovery
  • Patent and IP development
  • Business model development
  • Regulatory assessment
  • Other commercialization activities not covered by the federal SBIR/STTR award

Ineligible expenses

  • Core R&D activities already funded by the federal SBIR/STTR award
  • Activities the federal SBIR/STTR rules restrict

How to apply

  1. 1

    Confirm SBIR/STTR status and Wisconsin presence

    Verify you hold a qualifying federal SBIR/STTR award and have a significant Wisconsin presence, and that you have three or fewer prior Phase II awards.

    ~2 hrs

  2. 2

    Submit the brief intent-to-apply

    Submit the short intent-to-apply by the round's intent deadline (e.g., Apr. 14, 2026 for the 27th round). This signals participation before the full application.

    ~2 hrs

  3. 3

    Prepare and submit the full application with a commercialization milestone plan

    Build a commercialization plan defining the milestones (market research, customer validation, IP, business-model and regulatory work) that the grant will fund, since disbursement is milestone-based. Submit by the full-application deadline (e.g., Apr. 24, 2026).

    ~25 hrs

  4. 4

    Selection committee review and milestone execution

    A selection committee reviews and approves the milestone plan. Funds are released as the company completes approved milestones.

    ~4 hrs

Insider tip

SBIR Advance funds exactly the commercialization work that federal SBIR/STTR money can't touch (market research, customer validation, IP, regulatory). Write your milestone plan around those gap activities, not more lab R&D — committees fund commercialization readiness. The hard gate is holding a federal SBIR/STTR award first, so this is a follow-on tool, not an entry-level grant.

Deadline & timing

SBIR Advance runs in rounds (27 rounds since 2014). Each round publishes a brief intent-to-apply deadline followed by a full-application deadline a couple of weeks later. As of the 27th round, Phase I proposals are temporarily not accepted (Phase I funding 'expected to return in the fall'); Phase II applications are open. Check wisconsinctc.org for the current round.

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