Grant Money Available For Your Startup Or Existing Business
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Early stage, growth-oriented companies can apply for one of two different NC IDEA grants:
- NC IDEA MICRO awards $10K project-based grants to young companies looking to validate and advance their idea.
- NC IDEA SEED offers $50K grants to early stage companies, often the critical funding they need to scale faster.
*** Note: Applicants may only apply to either MICRO or SEED (not both) during the grant cycle.***
Want to learn more and apply?
- Review the eligibility criteria and program details for MICRO and SEED
- See a quick comparison of eligibility criteria between MICRO and SEED
- Preview the applications for MICRO and SEED
- Attend an upcoming Info Session
- July 21 – Info Session via Webinar
- July 24 – Triangle Info Session
- July 26 – Charlotte Info Session
- July 27 – Winston-Salem Info Session
- July 31 – Wilmington Info Session
- August 2 – Asheville Info Session (Held during 1 Million Cups Asheville – No Registration Required)
- Sign up for Virtual Office Hours between July 31 – August 25
- Watch our Spring 2023 Grants Info Session Webinar or view the presentation deck
- Read our FAQs about both programs
- One of the criteria that NC IDEA uses in evaluating grant applications is customer discovery. Our Customer Discovery Guide is a great resource for not only writing a better application, but giving your company a better chance at success.
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