Lab-to-Market

The Small Business Administration offers Lab-to-Market (CFDA 59.076), a prize-competition program that funds programs and initiatives designed to make the lab-to-market innovation ecosystem more inclusive and to recognize efforts assisting entrepreneurs and researchers across underrepresented communities. Prize competitions under this listing seek to jumpstart programs or recognize significant progress in supporting innovation ecosystems, particularly those serving underrepresented populations. Competition timelines vary. The SBA develops and runs competitions under this listing, and all awards are direct prize payments posted on Challenge.gov. Eligible applicants include universities, academic institutions, accelerators, incubators, states, counties, tribes, municipalities, nonprofits, for-profits, and individuals. Each prize competition requires applicant information and a proposal package addressing the specific competition's requirements. Awards under this CFDA are prizes and are not subject to specific grant or contract rules. Applicants should monitor Challenge.gov for posted competitions, as the source does not identify currently open opportunities or their application deadlines.

The source provides no grant award portfolio data, recent award examples, or open opportunity details — only the program's statutory or regulatory description and eligibility framework. The summary reflects what the source actually supports: program scope, funding agency, applicant categories, and administrative structure. No award economics, funding concentration, recent activity patterns, or open deadlines can be drawn from the source.