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Leveraged Projects

NMSBA leveraged projects allow businesses to pool their available resources to comprise a larger project. Funding is competitive and is capped at $120,000 per laboratory project. If awarded, each business’s allotted funding is combined to execute a large project.

Company location determines available funding. Proposals for leveraged projects are reviewed twice a year (early spring and late fall) by the NMSBA advisory council. All participating businesses must meet the eligibility requirements of the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program.

 

Projects selected for leveraged funding will support the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program’s core mission and key objectives to:

  • Help New Mexico small businesses address critical challenges.
  • Utilize the unique capabilities of the national laboratories by providing expertise and services that are not available at reasonable cost through private industry.
  • Offer strategic value, technical feasibility and economic potential that can further develop the small businesses in New Mexico.
  • Positively impact the national laboratories by aligning with existing or emerging laboratory program areas, offering potential to attract other funding or license laboratory technologies, and promoting meaningful collaboration between the national laboratories.

Proposals for leveraged projects are reviewed twice a year by the NMSBA advisory council. During each open call, businesses may submit their application here.

Proposals must also comply with the guidelines and eligibility requirements of the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program.

For more information, contact Megan Zipperian at Los Alamos National Laboratory (505-228-2249, meganz@lanl.gov) or Sharon Evans at Sandia National Laboratories (505-526-3602, sfevans@sandia.gov).

* The funding limit for leveraged projects is $40,000-$120,000 depending on where the companies are located. For example, three companies are writing a leveraged proposal together. Two are located in Santa Fe County and one in Curry. The most they can propose is $20K+$20K+$40K=$80K because they are leveraging their funding to get a larger project.

Download Proposal InstructionsLeveraged Project Proposal Form

Leveraged projects

Projects selected for leveraged funding will support the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program’s core mission and key objectives to:

  • Help New Mexico small businesses address critical challenges.
  • Utilize the unique capabilities of the national laboratories by providing expertise and services that are not available at reasonable cost through private industry.
  • Offer strategic value, technical feasibility, and economic potential that can further develop the small businesses in New Mexico.
  • Positively impact the national laboratories by aligning with existing or emerging laboratory program areas, offering potential to attract other funding or license laboratory technologies, and promoting meaningful collaboration between the national laboratories.

Proposals for leveraged projects are reviewed twice a year by the NMSBA advisory council. During each open call, businesses may submit their application here.
Proposals must also comply with the guidelines and eligibility requirements of the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program.

For more information, contact Jeff Hall at Los Alamos National Laboratory (505-288-2249, jeffh@lanl.gov) or Sharon Evans at Sandia National Laboratories (505-526-3602, sfevans@sandia.gov).

* The funding limit for leveraged projects is $40,000-$120,000 depending on where the companies are located. For example, three companies are writing a leveraged proposal together. Two are located in Santa Fe County and one in Curry. The most they can propose is $20K+$20K+$40K=$80K because they are leveraging their funding to get a larger project.

Download Proposal Instructions

Step 1

Companies respond to the Leveraged Project call with a written proposal

Step 2

Companies are interviewed to verify eligibility and outline assistance

Step 3

Prepare the presentation for the NMSBA Advisory Council

Step 4

The Lead Company and PI present to the NMSBA Advisory Council

Step 5

Participating businesses sign the standard agreement

Step 6

PI begins works on the project (for the duration of the calendar year)

Step 7

Upon project completion all participating companies receive a final report

Step 8

Participating companies verify work was completed and respond to surveys