Grant funders
Federal agencies, foundations, multinationals, and corporate programs that fund deep-tech R&D. Filter by country, funder type, or annual grant volume.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Federal agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent federal agency and the country's main environmental regulator. It awards more than $4…
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Federal agency
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is a NIH institute with about $1.76 billion in FY2026 enac…
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Research council
NSFC is China's principal peer-review funder of basic research, established in 1986 under the State Council. It funds individual investigators, resear…
Research Council of Finland
Federal agency
The Research Council of Finland, formerly the Academy of Finland, is Finland's national extramural research funder under the Ministry of Education and…
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council)
Research council
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council), often shortened to VR, is Sweden's principal public research funder. It operates as a government agency un…
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Federal agency
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is the Australian federal department for climate policy, energy markets, environme…
Department of the Navy
Federal agency
The Department of the Navy (DoN) funds R&D and innovation through four primary delivery channels: the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for basic and app…
Gates Foundation
Foundation
The Gates Foundation is a U.S. private foundation and, by its own budget figures, the world's largest private philanthropic organization. Founded in 2…
Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF)
Federal agency
Independent Research Fund Denmark, or DFF, is Denmark's independent research council under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. It allocates …
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Federal agency
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is a U.S. federal institute within NIH and HHS. Established in 1963, it f…
NIH National Cancer Institute
Federal agency
National Cancer Institute (NCI) is NIH's cancer-focused institute and the largest public funder of cancer research. It sits within NIH and HHS, but it…
TIPA — Technology Innovation Promotion Agency for SMEs
Public institution
TIPA, the Technology Innovation Promotion Agency for SMEs, is South Korea's main SME R&D executing agency under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Est…
Yale Ventures
University center
Yale Ventures is Yale University's central innovation and technology-transfer arm, launched in April 2022 and governed by a board of advisors formed i…
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI Programme)
Other
The Aerospace Technology Institute Programme is the UK's civil aerospace R&D platform, delivered jointly by the independent Aerospace Technology Insti…
Carlsberg Foundation
Foundation
The Carlsberg Foundation is a Danish enterprise foundation founded in 1876 by J.C. Jacobsen. It combines long-term ownership of Carlsberg A/S with phi…
Department of the Air Force
Federal agency
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is the US military department covering both the United States Air Force (USAF) and the United States Space Force…
IDA Ireland
Federal agency
IDA Ireland is the State agency responsible for attracting and retaining foreign direct investment into Ireland. It sits under the Department of Enter…
Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT)
Federal agency
KEIT (Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, also branded Korea Planning & Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology) is South Korea…
Latvijas Zinātnes padome (Latvian Council of Science)
Federal agency
Latvijas Zinātnes padome, or the Latvian Council of Science, is Latvia's national research-funding council under the Ministry of Education and Science…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade — Manatū Aorere
Federal agency
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT, Manatū Aorere) is New Zealand's foreign-policy and trade ministry, and it also owns the New Zealand I…
Scottish Funding Council
Government
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is Scotland's national body for tertiary education, research, and innovation, established as a non-departmental pub…
Villum Foundation
Foundation
Villum Foundation, or Villum Fonden, is a Danish private philanthropic foundation established in 1971 by Villum Kann Rasmussen, the engineer and inven…
AFWERX
Federal agency
AFWERX is the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force (DAF), operating as a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). It …
Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH
Other
Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws) is Austria's promotional bank and a state-owned development bank, 100% owned by the Republic of Aust…