Grant funders
Federal agencies, foundations, multinationals, and corporate programs that fund deep-tech R&D. Filter by country, funder type, or annual grant volume.
Showing 49-72 of 829 funders
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Federal agency
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or USDA NIFA, is USDA's extramural research-grant agency. It sits within the Research, Education,…
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…
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…
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…
FDA — Food and Drug Administration
Federal agency
The FDA, short for Food and Drug Administration, is a U.S. federal agency within HHS that regulates foods, human and animal drugs, biologics, medical …
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…
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…
National Institute for Health and Care Research
Research council
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the UK's largest funder of health and care research, funded by the Department of Health …
National Institute on Aging
Federal agency
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is the NIH component that leads federal aging research. It is the second-largest NIH institute by budget, with a…
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…
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…
US Department of Energy
Federal agency
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is the federal cabinet-level agency responsible for US energy policy, the national laboratory complex, nuclear secur…
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…
BAFA — Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control
Federal agency
BAFA (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle) is Germany's federal office for economic affairs and export control, subordinate to the Federal M…
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
Federal agency
BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) is India's flagship biotech industry R&D and start-up funding agency. It is a Public Sector…
CNPq — National Council for Scientific & Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico)
Federal agency
CNPq is Brazil's federal science funding agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. It is the country's main channel for researc…
DOE Office of Science — Fusion Energy Sciences
Federal agency
Fusion Energy Sciences is the DOE Office of Science program office for plasma physics and fusion energy. It is the primary US federal funder in this a…
EIT Food
Other
EIT Food is one of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's Knowledge and Innovation Communities, a European Union-backed public-private …
EUDP (Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme)
Federal agency
EUDP, the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme, is Denmark's state energy-innovation programme under the Danish Energy Age…
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…
FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Federal agency
The FDA Office of Orphan Products Development is a federal office inside the US Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Se…