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Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Facilities (AMF) Grant is a program from the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) that supports Arizona manufacturers through business and technical services, tax incentive programs, and facility development assistance. The ACA partners with NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership to offer customized solutions including lean operations, safety programs, ISO 9001 certification, and supply chain support.
Key incentive programs include a Qualified Facility refundable income tax credit for capital investments, a Quality Jobs tax credit of up to $9,000 per new job over three years, an R&D tax credit, and Foreign Trade Zone property tax reductions of up to 80%. The AMF grant itself provides up to $50,000, matching Core Facility usage costs 1:1.
Eligible applicants are Arizona-based manufacturers seeking to establish or expand operations in the state.
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Arizona Manufacturing Programs | Arizona Commerce Authority The ACA partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership to create the Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Arizona MEP). With the mission to make every Arizona manufacturer the most successful business it can be, Arizona MEP is dedicated to providing business and technical services to manufacturers in the state.
Manufacturing and business experts with decades of experience offer customized solutions and hands-on assistance to help manufacturers integrate into the Arizona ecosystem. Arizona MEP helps implement effective solutions for the company’s short and long-term success in Arizona, through assistance with construction project management, staffing services, lean operations, safety programs, ISO 9000 certification and supply chain solutions.
Construction Phase Project Management Creating a Culture of Lean Safety Programs & Management Organizational Excellence ISO 9001 Certification & Quality Management Systems Qualified Facility tax credit program The Qualified Facility program offers a refundable income tax credit for companies making capital investments to establish or expand facilities.
Quality jobs tax credit program Provides up to $9,000 of income or premium tax credits over a three-year period for each net new job to the state and concurrent qualifying capital expenditures. Additional Depreciation program Accelerates depreciation to substantially reduce business personal property taxes.
Research & Development tax credit program The R&D tax credit provides an Arizona income tax credit for increased research and development activities conducted in this state. Foreign Trade Zone tax credit program Businesses, located in a zone or sub-zone are eligible for up to an 80 percent reduction in state real and personal property taxes.
Military Reuse Zone tax credit program If a project is located in an MRZ, it may qualify for tax credits, a TPT exemption or property reclassification. Public Infrastructure Funding Program for Manufacturing Provides manufacturers a means of mitigating infrastructure costs by allowing construction Transaction Privilege Tax (sales tax) dollars to be redirected toward public infrastructure costs.
Institute of Advanced Mobility The Institute of Advanced Mobility (IAM) is a consortium to advance the safety, science and policy in the automated vehicle sector. Established in 2018 and managed by the Arizona Commerce Authority, IAM brings together the brightest minds at Arizona’s public universities, government and global industry leaders to collaborate on state-of-the art research and testing in Arizona.
IAM has developed a roadmap and launched its first on-road project in the Phoenix area. At full build-out, IAM will consist of facilities designed for complex research and testing scenarios, with a simulation lab as well as technology-neutral physical infrastructure offering multiple route configurations, intersections, signage and traffic signals.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Arizona-based startups focused on advanced manufacturing, particularly in the semiconductor industry, are eligible. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $50,000 (1:1 match of Core Facility usage) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs support small businesses in creating innovative, disruptive technologies with commercial potential or societal benefit, including projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies. Specialty tubing could be relevant for agricultural equipment or renewable energy systems.