NC IDEA Grants
Accelerating technology commercialization and fueling entrepreneurial success
Announcements:
NC IDEA selected 20 companies to submit a Full Proposal for the Fall 2009 grant cycle.
Spring 2010 Grant cycle opens Monday, February 22, 2010.
Our Mission
To create jobs through commercialization of research innovation. The grant program is a catalyst for technological breakthroughs developed in North Carolina that have a significant potential to successfully transition into commercially viable high-growth enterprises. NC IDEA bridges the funding gap between government and private equity support. Learn More
Our History
NC IDEA was founded in 2005. In Spring 2006 NC IDEA awarded its first set of grants to six start-up companies for a total of $224,360. In the seven grant cycles thus far, NC IDEA has awarded $1.3M to 37 companies. Several companies have gone on to win small business grants, receive angel funding and receive institutional funding. Learn More
NC IDEA awarded $200,000 in grants to five early-stage companies in North Carolina in the spring cycle of its semi-annual grant program.
NC IDEA continues to help North Carolina start-up companies during this economic downturn.
NC IDEA has recently awarded $199,965 in grants to five early-stage companies throughout North Carolina in the fall cycle of its bi-annual grant program. These awards are the sixth cycle of the grant program.
