Objective

NYSTAR reviews and coordinates requests for New York State matching grants and support letters to strengthen applicants' proposals to federal agencies, foundations, and other grant-making organizations. The purpose of this program is to attract more federal R&D funding to support technology development and commercialization efforts in New York State.

Eligibility

Higher education and not-for-profit research institutions in New York State are eligible to apply.

Resources

Guidelines
Please review the guidelines below before applying, as there have been changes made to the previous version posted: Matching Grants Leverage Program Guidelines (Updated October 2022) 

How to Apply

Application - Please download and save the application file to complete and submit in a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat.

While funding is available, NYSTAR will accept applications monthly with a submission deadline of the 20th. The first Round will have a deadline for application submission of January 20, 2022.