Small Business Grant Assistance Program

Q: What are some important dates I need to remember?

Submission Date: January 5th Estimated Award Date: July Submission Date: April 5th Estimated Award Date: September or December

Q: How do we apply for the Activation Capital grant assistance program?

Please submit your pitch deck (limited to 20 slides) to: info@activation.capital Slides should cover (at a minimum): problem, solution, market size, competitive landscape, team and SBIR grant request amount

Over the last five years, the Virginia success rate for SBIR’s has only been 16 percent. We have had a limited number of awards in Region 4, with several years recording single-digit awards. SBIR funding is instrumental to assist in increasing the number of entrepreneurs and startups in high-growth industry sectors. In order to help drive additional SBIR awards, Activation Capital will help with SBIR grant writing and administrative services for up to six grants as supported through GO Virginia funding.

What are the objectives of SBIR funding?

Benefits:

SBIR Qualifications:

Applicant must be a small business
Organized for-profit U.S. business
500 or fewer employees, including affiliates
˃ 50% U.S.-owned by individuals and independently operated OR ˃ 50% owned and controlled by another (one) business that is ˃ 50% owned and controlled by one or more individuals

(SBIR ONLY) ˃ 50% owned by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, or any combination of these

What are some important dates I need to remember?

Submission Date: January 5th

Estimated Award Date: July

Submission Date: April 5th

Estimated Award Date: September or December

Who is eligible for the Activation Capital grant assistance program?

Any company/individual working in the following localities:

The Cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, Richmond; the town of Ashland; and the Counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, Surry and Sussex.

What is provided by the Activation Capital grant assistance program?

Activation Capital will help with SBIR grant writing and administrative services for up to six grants as supported through GO Virginia funding.

How do we apply for the Activation Capital grant assistance program?

Please submit your pitch deck (limited to 20 slides) to: info@activation.capital

Slides should cover (at a minimum): problem, solution, market size, competitive landscape, team and SBIR grant request amount