Am I ready? Grants, tax credits and prizes

Project costsQuotes and a budget for the project the grant would help pay for

Asked for by 2 routes: State and local grants, USDA grants for rural businesses and farmers

Short pitchA short description or deck of the problem, your solution, your team and what you have achieved so far

Asked for by Prize competitions and accelerators

Program terms readThe competition rules or accelerator agreement, checked for equity, fees and intellectual property rights

Asked for by Prize competitions and accelerators

Tax treatment checkedYour tax preparer's view on section 179, bonus depreciation and any credits, before you buy

Asked for by Business tax breaks (section 179, bonus depreciation and credits)

Records of what you boughtInvoices, dates put into service and business use for each item you will claim

Asked for by Business tax breaks (section 179, bonus depreciation and credits)

Tax returnsYour recent business tax returns, to see what tax the relief would reduce

Asked for by Business tax breaks (section 179, bonus depreciation and credits)

Jobs and investment planHow many full-time jobs you will create or keep, the wages, and what you will invest, with dates

Asked for by State and local grants

Financial statementsRecent financial statements or tax returns, to show the business can carry out the project

Asked for by State and local grants

Project recordsFor each product, process or piece of software, what you tried to solve, the uncertainty, and the experiments you ran

Asked for by Research and development tax credit

Research costs by projectWages, supplies and contractor costs, linked to each project, with time records for staff

Asked for by Research and development tax credit

Gross receipts historyGross receipts for each year since the business started, to check the payroll election

Asked for by Research and development tax credit

Return filed on timeA plan to file the income tax return with Form 6765 by its due date, including extensions

Asked for by Research and development tax credit

SAM.gov registrationA Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, which you need to receive an award

Asked for by SBIR and STTR research awards

A matching topicAn open agency solicitation with a topic your project addresses

Asked for by SBIR and STTR research awards

Research planThe technical problem, your approach, and what Phase I would prove

Asked for by SBIR and STTR research awards

Ownership recordsA list of owners showing the business is more than 50% owned and controlled by US citizens or permanent residents

Asked for by SBIR and STTR research awards

Research partner agreement (STTR)An agreement with your university or research institution, including how intellectual property is shared

Asked for by SBIR and STTR research awards

Export planThe products or services you will export, the countries you will sell to, and your expected export sales for the next 12 months

Asked for by State export grants (STEP)

The activity and its costsThe trade show, mission, translation or marketing work you want help with, with quotes and dates

Asked for by State export grants (STEP)

Rural address checkedThe project's address checked on USDA's eligibility map for business programs (REAP)

Asked for by USDA grants for rural businesses and farmers

Energy audit or assessmentFor a REAP energy efficiency project, an audit or assessment of the energy the project will save

Asked for by USDA grants for rural businesses and farmers

A year of energy data, before and afterFor REAP, 12 months of energy use or production from before the project and 12 months from after it was finished

Asked for by USDA grants for rural businesses and farmers

Your share of the costProof of the cash or in-kind contributions you will put in

Asked for by USDA grants for rural businesses and farmers

Grants, tax credits and prizes

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