Open - RollingAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
SCRA Federal Matching Grant – Rolling 2026
FundingUp to $50,000; SCRA can match up to 50% of a qualifying federal award. A company may receive up to two Federal Matching Grants during its lifetime, each for a separate federal award.
DeadlineRolling. Eligible applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; the current SCRA materials do not publish a fixed closing date or clock time.
Last verifiedSeptember 25, 2026
Required next actionConfirm active SCRA Member Company status, qualifying federal award documentation, initial project data, and a commercialization milestone plan, then contact the assigned SCRA Relationship Manager for application materials and next steps.
Broad Eligibility
South Carolina for profit businesses that are active SCRA Member Companies, have their principal place of business in South Carolina or at least 51% of full time equivalent employees in the state, and hold a qualifying federal award with initial project data.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100. N9+ Fit Score 90/100 conditional. The program is strongly aligned with technology commercialization in Life Sciences and Information Technology and permits commercialization milestones such as product development, regulatory pathway work, market validation, testing, and demonstrations. Direct Dr. Miltie or QC Healthcare eligibility is not established unless active SCRA Member Company status and a qualifying federal award are verified.
The South Carolina Research Authority Federal Matching Grant supports eligible South Carolina technology companies that have already received qualifying federal grant funding and are working toward defined commercialization milestones.
Funding
SCRA may match up to 50% of a qualifying federal award, up to $50,000. A company may receive up to two Federal Matching Grants during its lifetime, each tied to a separate federal award.
Eligibility
Applicants must be for profit businesses registered with the South Carolina Secretary of State, have their principal place of business in South Carolina or at least 51% of full time equivalent employees in the state, be active SCRA Member Companies, and provide official notice of a qualifying federal award together with initial project data.
Eligible Purpose
Funding must advance technology commercialization and follow on funding readiness. SCRA identifies activities such as viable product development, regulatory pathway work, market validation, testing, demonstrations, and commercialization planning as examples of relevant milestones. Certain costs, including debt repayment, rent, licensing fees, legal fees, reimbursement of past expenses, and salaries, are excluded.
How to Apply
Eligible applicants should contact their assigned SCRA Relationship Manager. SCRA provides application materials and instructions after the pre submission discussion. Eligible applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Source verificationReferenced source · scra.orgAtlas last verified this record September 25, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
