Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) Grant Program
IGEM Program Awards
Funding under this program will be awarded for competitive state university research in support of the goals of the IGEM initiative. These funds are to be used as seed funding for strengthening Idaho’s future by strategically investing in the development of expertise, products, and services which result in state economic growth.
Selected project proposals will be in alignment with the statewide higher education research strategic plan and will leverage the talents and expertise of Idaho’s research universities and the private sector to further the economic vitality of the state; they will create a platform to facilitate and accelerate the transfer of technology out of Idaho’s public state research facilities and into the private sector; and they will create new ideas, products and companies that lead to higher-paying jobs and a strong economic foundation for Idaho.
Priority will be granted to those proposals that can show a strong collaborative effort between institutions as well as the private sector or exhibit high potential for near term technology transfer to the private sector.
The FY2026 Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) Initiative Request for Proposals will open later this year in the Fall. Please check back for more details and information to be available at that time.
Incubation Fund Program
There will be no Incubation Fund Request for Proposals for FY2026.