A: The Kentucky SBIR-STTR Match Program matches federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funds for qualifying companies with a significant presence in Kentucky, effectively doubling the R&D capital available to early-stage biomedical and technology companies. The program is administered by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. Companies like Bexion Pharmaceuticals in Covington, Kentucky, have used this program to fund oncology drug development. BE NKY Growth Partnership can connect biomedical companies evaluating Northern Kentucky with this and other applicable incentive programs.