Founder opportunity at U.S. Small Business Administration (multi-agency) in United States — unpaid.
The U.S. government's largest source of non-dilutive early-stage R&D funding, run across 11 federal agencies (NSF, NIH, DoD, NASA, etc.). Phase I awards range roughly $50,000-$305,000 for proof of concept, with Phase II awards up to ~$2M+ for further development, and founders keep 100% equity and IP.
