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Small Business R&D Acceleration Grants Application

The R&D Acceleration Grants are designed to assist Kansas small businesses in advancing a product or service to commercialization; modifying a product or service to enter a new market; or gaining a new client by leveraging higher education facilities, equipment and expertise. This grant program partners smaller businesses with Kansas public higher education institutions who will support the business through engagement and mutual benefit. Prospective grant recipients will work with a public higher education institution to complete their research and development project. The recipient could receive a 50/50 matching grant up to $25,000 for research and development cost.

Grant Overview Page

Project Contact

Name(Required)

First Last

Title(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Higher Education Partner

Which Kansas Public Higher Education Institute is partnering on the project:(Required)

Approved Institutions may be found here: https://www.kansasregents.org/universities_colleges/public_institutions/public_institutions_accessible_list

Education partner's contact name(Required)

Prefix First Last Title

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Upload Support Letter provided by the Higher Education Partner that includes, commitment of personnel, facilities, and equipment to execute proposed project.(Required)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Project Information

Project Title(Required)

Project timeline with milestones:(Required)

The time line should not be greater than one year.

Proposal

What product or service needs researched and/or developed?(Required)

Be very detailed

Please, explain the R&D needed to complete this project:(Required)

Please provide a detailed statement of work between the company and the Higher Education Partner(Required)

Project Budget

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Provide the project budget including the source of the matching funds: Note 50% of matching funds can be an “In Kind” match provided by the Higher Education partner. Please include an official letter from the project partner stating what the “In Kind” match is and its value.

CONTACT

Rachèll Rowand, Program Manager

785-207-4755

[email protected]

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