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Innovation Grants Startup Application

Apply for a service-based voucher to advance a defined AgTech project. UC ANR pays participating providers for approved services, your startup leads the project, and all voucher-funded services must be performed in California.

Applications open: October 19, 2026
Application deadline: November 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST

01Business and contacts

Provide the requested business and contact information. Identify the project director and application contact. The director must have primary employment with the applicant business at award and throughout the project.

Business nameProject directorProject director emailApplication contactApplication contact email

02ProjectProject titleUse a concise title identifying the innovation and proposed work. Use the same title in the narrative and supporting materials.

Primary priority

Water and Soil ManagementAutomation and TechnologyPest ManagementBiomass Management

Explain the primary priority and any additional priorities in the narrative.

03Project narrative

Complete the Word narrative template, following its instructions and response limits. Describe the proposed work, services, startup and provider roles, milestones, expected outcomes, adoption pathway and California benefit.

Completed project narrativeUpload your completed Word narrativeChoose fileAccepted format: TBCMaximum file size: TBC

04Providers and service budget

Prepare the budget with your providers. Identify each service, its California location, rate, quantity or hours and cost. Align the budget with your narrative. The full voucher request must support services performed in California.

Service 1Remove

Service providerService descriptionCalifornia locationRate (USD)Quantity or hours

Total cost$0.00

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Voucher request$0.00

Voucher request limit: $50,000· Your request is over the limit

Service justificationExplain how the services support your objectives and why the costs are necessary and reasonable. Maximum 250 words.0 / 250 words

05Supporting materials

Grower or end-user lettersUpload two letters demonstrating the innovation’s relevance to an agricultural need. Maximum one page each. Accepted file types and size: TBC

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PersonnelUpload résumés or biosketches for the director and other key startup personnel. Maximum two pages per person. Accepted file types and size: TBCRésumés or biosketchesNo files chosenChoose files

06Certifications, disclosures and terms

Complete the required certifications and disclose relationships that could create an actual or apparent conflict. Review the voucher agreement and terms and application privacy notice. Selected applicants and providers must complete applicable agreements and onboarding before services begin.

Relationships with proposed providersDisclose financial, ownership, management or other relationships that could create an actual or apparent conflict of interest.

Approved text TBCcertificationApproved certification and terms acknowledgment text will appear here.

Review your application before submitting.

Check your contact details, confirm the budget matches the narrative, verify California service locations and include all required materials. Review your disclosures and acknowledgments. Submission does not guarantee selection or authorize work.

Deadline: November 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST

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Innovation Grants · Startup application

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Thank you for applying to the California AgTech Alliance Innovation Grants program.

Project: [Submitted title]
Business: [Submitted name]

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