Does the iBIO Entrepreneurship Center offer any grants that do not require me to invest matching funds?
The iBIO Entrepreneurship Center Matching Grant Program only offers matching awards, however, the iBIO Entrepreneurship Center also serves as a conduit to DCEO’s Illinois Innovation Challenge Program, offering Illinois-based start-up companies with a) technical assistance grants to assist with the SBIR/STTR grant writing process, and b) partial matching grants once federal funds for Phase I SBIR/STTR are granted. Additionally, PROPEL does maintain a database of commercial lenders and angel investors in order to help our clients find additional sources of funding.