APEX Accelerator-Option Period for Existing Award Recipients
- Posted
- November 18, 2025
- Closed
- December 16, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $1,500,000
- Award floor
- $60,000
- Expected awards
- 60
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 12.002
- Category
- Business and Commerce
- Archives
- January 15, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.002 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $53.3M
- FY2026 obligated
- $60M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 275
Top recipients: Thurston County Economic Development Council, George Mason University, Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity, University of West Florida, Georgia Tech Research Corp
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
This funding opportunity is for EXISTING APEX Accelerators to maintain an APEX Accelerator to serve as a resource for large and small businesses, including newly started businesses, to obtain procurement technical assistance. Please save the FY26 performance and financial reporting templates for future use during the period of performance, because this announcement will be archived 30 days after the closing date. No extensions to the close date will be granted.
Who can apply
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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