FEDERAL AND STATE TECHNOLOGY (FAST) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM – SBTDCs
Agency: Small Business Administration
Assistance Listings: 59.058 -- Federal and State Technology Partnership Program
Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Description
Since its inception in 1953, SBA has served to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small businesses. While SBA is best known for its financial support of small businesses through its many lending programs, the Agency also plays a critical role in providing funding to organizations that deliver technical assistance in the form of counseling and training to small business concerns and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement.
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The mission of SBA’s Office of Innovation & Technology, which bears responsibility for administering the FAST Program, is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses across the country through coordination of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The FAST program focuses on increasing the participation of small firms in the innovation and commercialization of high risk technologies, keeping the United States on the cutting edge of next generation research and development.
The Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program provides one year funding to organizations to execute state/regional programs that increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals (through outreach and financial support); increase the number of SBIR/STTR awards (through technical assistance and mentoring); and better prepare SBIR/STTR awardees for commercialization success (through technical assistance and mentoring).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible ApplicantsIn order to be eligible for this funding opportunity an Applicant must: Be a currently accredited and SBA-funded Small Business Technology Development Center (SBTDC) that intends to use funding awarded under this Announcement to increase SBIR/STTR proposals and awards within a single or multiple states and provide outreach, financial support, and/or technical assistance to technology based small business concerns related to women and individuals who are socially or economically disadvantaged, as well as underrepresented geographies, to participate in SBIR/STTR programs; Be endorsed by the appropriate state governor or their authorized designee as the only approved applicant from that state.
Grantor contact information
Description
Name: Brittany Sickler
Address: U.S. Small Business Administration
Office of Innovation and Technology
409 Third Street, SW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20416
Telephone Number: (202) 710-5163
E-mail Address: FAST@sba.gov
FAST@sba.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FAST_FOA_-_SBTDC_-_FY2018.pdf | Funding Opportunity Announcement | May 3, 2018 06:24 PM UTC |
| FAST_SYNOPSIS_-_SBTDC_-_FY2018.pdf | SYNOPSIS- SBTDC | May 3, 2018 06:25 PM UTC |
| 2018_FAST_FOA_Open_Call_with_FAQ.pdf | FAQs | May 24, 2018 07:15 PM UTC |
| TC_SBTDC_GDG.pdf | Terms and Conditions | May 24, 2018 07:31 PM UTC |
| FAST_Grants.gov_Instructions_FY2018.docx | FAST SBTDC_Grants.gov Instructions | May 3, 2018 06:25 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closed: June 21, 2018
Award
$1,000,000
Program Funding
6
Expected awards
$50,000
Award Minimum
$125,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
FAST-2018-R-0012A
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Business and commerce
Science technology and other research and development
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
May 4, 2018
Archive date:
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