Canonical program record
Illinois SBIR/STTR Matching Program
An Illinois company with a qualifying recent federal SBIR or STTR award may seek a state match tied to Illinois research, retention, registration, and milestones.
What this mechanism does
- Mechanism type
- Grant
- Economic effect
- Lower the project cost
- Administrator
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Amount or value
- Up to $75,000 for Phase I or $250,000 for Phase II, subject to the current opportunity and program rules.
- Cash-flow timing
- Milestone-based state matching support after a qualifying federal award; no amount or open deadline is assumed.
- Upfront cash
- Required
- Repayment
- Not a repayable mechanism
- Program lifecycle
- Specialized
- Visitor treatment
- Specialized possibility
This specialized pathway requires its stated purpose or industry fit before reliance.
Important dates and consequences
No separate material date is recorded for this edition. Current status still requires the verification dates shown in this record.
Project fit and limits
Eligibility conditions to confirm
- The company must already hold a qualifying recent federal SBIR or STTR Phase I or Phase II award.
- Illinois research and retention conditions, GATA requirements, and program milestones must be satisfied.
Eligible costs described by the authority
- Qualifying research and commercialization work allowed by the state matching program
Ineligible or excluded costs
- A research idea without the required federal award
- Ordinary expansion, equipment, or technology costs outside program milestones
Friction to plan for
- Federal-award timing, Illinois retention, GATA, milestones, and the current state window require direct review.