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Empire State Development - NYSTAR Submission Manager Empire State Development - NYSTAR NYSTAR Request for Proposals and Applications Submission Portal The mission of Empire State Development (“ESD”) is to promote a vigorous and growing state economy, encourage business investment and job creation, and support diverse, prosperous local economies across New York State through the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance.
New York State offers resources designed to enable new and existing businesses to become more competitive through the use of innovative technologies. Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) aims to foster technology-driven economic growth in New York State by supporting innovation and commercialization of new technologies.
NYSTAR does this by providing resources, funding, and support to businesses, universities, and research institutions across the state. On this web portal, you can review and respond to Requests for Proposals and Applications for NYSTAR Programs. Please review the guidelines and eligibility criteria carefully for each opportunity before beginning your submission.
NYSTAR Opportunities Include: Innovation Matching Grants Program Program Manager: Melanie LaRose Contact: IMGProgram@esd. ny. gov New York Global Entrepreneurs Program (NYGEP) Program Manager: Toby Garcia Contact: NYGEP@esd.
ny. gov NYSTAR Cleantech Corporate Innovation Challenge (Application Opens on May 4, 2026) Program Manager: Toby Garcia Contact: cleantech. challenge@esd.
ny. gov If you have questions regarding a Proposal, Application, or Program, please email the relevant Program Manager identified above. If you would like to learn more about NYSTAR or ESD, please visit our websites at esd.
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gov . Cleantech Corporate Innovation Challenge - Request for Applications Guidelines for Cleantech Corporate Innovation Challenge - Request for Applications to Cleantech Corporate Innovation Challenge - Request for Applications Cleantech Challenge Overview New York State is a recognized national and global leader in cleantech innovation.
However, a critical disconnect persists between the State’s robust ecosystem of emerging technology companies and its established corporate and public-sector partners in the cleantech sector. These partners frequently face unmet technological needs, but they typically require potential solutions to be validated with real-world performance data to prove they are sufficiently de-risked for commercial adoption.
At the same time, small businesses developing novel technologies often lack the capacity and opportunity to independently identify, fund, and execute the pilot projects, or early commercialization activities required to generate this critical data. As a result, promising cleantech innovations often stall before real-world deployment, slowing progress toward meeting New York State’s climate and sustainability goals.
Commonly referred to as the “Valley of Death,” this gap reflects the lack of appropriate non-dilutive funding, structured pilot opportunities, and early commercialization support needed to sufficiently de-risk technologies for commercial adoption.
Without support at this stage of development, many technologies are unable to advance from early technical validation into commercial-scale deployment; and established industry partners are unable to integrate these solutions into their operations and commercial supply chains.
To address this gap, ESD, through the Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (“NYSTAR”), is requesting applications from one or more qualified New York State-based not-for-profit organizations to administer the Challenge. Selected Awardees (“Challenge Operators”) will convene corporate and public sector partners to identify priority technology needs, formalized as Industry Challenge Statements3.
Challenge Operators will also design and implement a statewide competitive selection process to identify New York State-based small businesses developing technologies that are well positioned to address these needs, and will support selected companies in demonstrating market readiness, securing customers, pilot deployment4, and other early commercialization activities necessary to advance promising innovations toward commercial markets.
All questions, comments, requests for clarification or any other communication regarding this RFA must be submitted by email to cleantech. challenge@esd. ny.
gov no later June 23, 2026. Your subject line should state: “[Name of Applicant] – RFA Inquiry, Cleantech Challenge”. Submission Deadline: 2:00 PM ET on July 7, 2026 Empire State Development - NYSTAR
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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.