Grants of $250K to $1M

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Funds U.S. small businesses and their research institution partners developing and demonstrating technology innovations through NASA's STTR Phase II award.

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Funds research into how biomedical research itself works — who does it, how it is funded, and what makes it productive. NSF and NIH pay jointly.

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Funds Australian businesses with up to A$1 million to commercialise novel, IP-heavy products, processes and services.

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Funds academic Alzheimer's researchers with hit-to-lead and development-stage support plus therapeutic guidance.

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Funds mid-career oncologists advancing translational clinical research to strengthen real-world implementation.

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Funds Colorado advanced-industry businesses and nonprofits building shared infrastructure for commercialization and technology development.

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Funds Colorado advanced-industries companies scaling new technology toward commercial growth.

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Supports small business teams extending validated concepts toward robust defense development.

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Supports early-career researchers in the United States through long-term federal science initiatives.

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Funds development and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies across Istanbul organisations through regional innovation pathways.

Funds AI safety and security research, up to £200,000 per project.

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Supports Alaskan municipalities addressing housing, public facilities, and urgent community development needs.

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Funds research into why most people with alcohol use disorder never get treated — access, appeal, cost, insurance, and getting proven methods used.

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Funds work on treating and recovering from alcohol use disorder — new medicines, behavioural therapy, and the technology behind both. A trial is compulsory.

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Funds early United Kingdom proposals in artificial intelligence, climate, space, and neural interface exploration.

Awards up to $250,000 in Arm technology credit to the winner and $150,000 to the runner-up among early-stage semiconductor startups building Arm-based chip designs worldwide, with automatic consideration for Silicon Catalyst's own incubator.

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Supports institutions in underserved regions with research funding for non-traditional defense science.

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Supports early-career faculty pursuing Army basic research through direct funding pathways.

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Supports United States early-career energy researchers building disruptive energy solutions beyond conventional approaches.

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Supports climate founders with catalytic funding and mentoring to advance early technology ideas into deployment-ready ventures.

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Funds Bulgarian SMEs implementing product or process innovations developed through prior R&D under the EU-backed PKIP programme.

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Funds Bulgarian SMEs adopting Industry 4.0 technologies including AI, robotics, IoT, and cybersecurity systems under the EU-backed PKIP programme.

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Funds Bulgarian SMEs implementing new or improved products, services, or business processes through grants under the EU-backed PKIP programme.

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Supports mechanistic prevention research in the United Kingdom with early career fellowships for practical development.