Grants in India
Explore grants for companies in India. This directory includes national and regional funding from Indian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in India, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at India come first.
Showing 49-72 of 884 grants
Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EiR) Program
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Grants individual innovators up to Rs 4 lakhs to build a proof of concept under MeitY TIDE 2.0.
Financial Assistance to Ex-Convicts
🇮🇳Kerala SJD · India
Pays Kerala ex-convicts a one-time Rs15,000 grant to start a small trade.
Financial Assistance to Youth Groups (Mangal Dals)
🇮🇳Uttarakhand Youth & PRD · India
Funds Uttarakhand youth groups (Mangal Dals) up to Rs4 lakh for 18 approved businesses.
Future Secure AI Innovation (FSAI) Program
🇮🇳Shibodhi · India
Grants IIT Kanpur undergraduates ₹6 lakh to prototype an AI or cybersecurity idea.
Gadiya Lohar Raw Material Purchase Grant-in-aid Scheme
🇮🇳Rajasthan SJE Dept · India
Pays Rajasthan's Gadiya Lohar community a one-time Rs10,000 grant for raw materials.
Gramam Thorum Puthozhil (GTP)
🇮🇳TANSIM · India
Pays a INR 1 lakh equity-free seed grant to rural entrepreneurs across 100 Tamil Nadu villages.
Grant for Agroecology Program (GAP) - Challenge Fund
🇮🇳IAVCP · India
Gives Indian agroecology producer enterprises INR 1-2 crore in growth-capital grants.
Grant for the Purchase of Work-Related Tools
🇮🇳DBOCWWB · India
Pays registered Delhi construction workers a one-time grant to buy their own work tools.
Grant of Margin Money for Availing the Capital Loan (Development of Silk Scheme)
🇮🇳DIC Puducherry · India
Pays 25% margin money toward a bank loan for new silk weaving units in Puducherry.
Grant-in-Aid Scheme
🇮🇳NIEPA · India
Funds Indian education bodies to run policy studies, evaluations and seminars.
Grants Program
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Grants Indian startups with a working proof of concept up to Rs 7 lakhs under MeitY TIDE 2.0.
Gujarat Textile Policy: Assistance to SHG for Job Work
🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India
Pays Gujarat self-help groups a monthly stipend for women doing textile job work.
Gujarat Textile Policy: Payroll Assistance
🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India
Pays Gujarat garment, apparel and technical textile units a monthly wage subsidy per worker.
GUSEC TIDE 2.0
🇮🇳GUSEC · India
Funds Indian electronics and IT startups with grants up to ₹7 lakh per idea.
Hyundai Innovation Challenge 2026
HMIL · India
Pays startups a PoC grant to co-develop mobility and automotive tech with Hyundai.
Idea Grant
🇮🇳KSUM · India
Funds Kerala innovators up to ₹3 lakh to build and validate an early prototype.
IGNITE Incubation Programme on Sustainable Business Solutions
🇮🇳IDFC First · India
Pays a CSR grant, up to Rs 25 lakh for top performers, to sustainability startups.
imaginATe Fellowship Program for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
🇮🇳ATF · India
Pays a small fellowship stipend to disabled entrepreneurs building assistive tech.
India Accelerator Program
🇮🇳CRF · Global / Multinational
Offers India-based carbon dioxide removal startups an eight-month, two-stage accelerator that ends with a EUR 15,000 purchase agreement instead of an equity investment.
Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme to Dependents of Crime Victims
🇮🇳Kerala SJD · India
Pays Kerala crime-victim dependents a one-time Rs20,000 self-employment grant.
Karnataka Acceleration Network (KAN) — Cohort 3
🇮🇳KDEM · India
Runs a six-month accelerator for Karnataka startups with mentorship and investor access.
Kerala Stressed MSMEs Revival & Rehabilitation Scheme
🇮🇳Kerala Industries Dept · India
Grants Kerala's sick manufacturing MSMEs up to Rs5 lakh to restart operations.
Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme — Season 3
🇮🇳Kotak · India
Pays revenue-stage Indian startups up to ₹30 lakh in equity-free CSR accelerator grants.
Launchpad
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Awards up to Rs. 5 lakh grant money to the top 2 startups in its flagship 5-month program.