Opportunity Overview
The Arizona Federal & State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program Fall 2026 Grant is administered by the Arizona Commerce Authority in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The program provides financial support, resources, training, and network opportunities to help technology-driven small businesses compete for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding.
Funding and Cycle
For the Fall 2026 round, ACA states that six applicants may receive up to $3,000 each. FAST Grant funding is available only to Arizona businesses.
The Fall 2026 application window opens September 24, 2026 and closes October 19, 2026. The current ACA program page does not publish an exact closing clock time or time zone for this round. Atlas does not infer one.
Eligibility
ACA states that the program follows SBIR eligibility requirements. An applicant must be an organized for-profit business with a place of business in the United States, meet the applicable U.S. ownership and control requirements, and have no more than 500 employees including affiliates. ACA separately states that AZ FAST Grant funding is available only to Arizona businesses.
Purpose and Use
The grant is intended to help entrepreneurs and startups prepare more competitive SBIR/STTR proposals. ACA describes the program as providing financial support and technical assistance toward the SBIR/STTR application process. The current Fall 2026 program page does not establish this as an equipment-purchase, clinical deployment, or general operating grant.
Match and Documentation Control
The current ACA Fall 2026 program page does not state a mandatory matching-fund requirement. Atlas does not infer a match requirement or applicant-specific legal, financial, ownership, certification, or supporting-document facts not established by the controlling source.
Atlas Analysis
N9+ Fit Score: 35/100 conditional. The opportunity could support preparation of an SBIR/STTR proposal involving an innovative medical technology if the applying business independently satisfies the Arizona-business and SBIR eligibility requirements. The grant itself is limited to proposal support and does not establish an N9+ equipment-sale, procurement, or clinical-deployment pathway.
QC Healthcare Fit: 10/100 conditional. A direct QC Healthcare applicant pathway is not established by the current source. Eligibility would depend on the applying entity independently satisfying the Arizona-business and SBIR requirements and pursuing an appropriate SBIR/STTR proposal.
Dr. Miltie direct-applicant/vendor fit: 0/100 until verified. The current program page does not establish Dr. Miltie, QC Healthcare, or any affiliated entity as an eligible Arizona applicant. No applicant status is inferred.
Outreach and Production Control
Because the current ACA page does not publish an exact closing time or time zone for the Fall 2026 round, new cold applicant outreach remains fail closed under Atlas deadline-control rules unless the deadline is authoritatively resolved. Publication does not authorize applicant-specific outreach or queue creation.
Official source: Arizona Commerce Authority — Arizona Federal & State Technology Partnership Program.
Verified September 20, 2026.