Aerospace grants in the United States
Explore Aerospace grants for companies in the United States. This list brings together funding for aircraft, propulsion, avionics, drones and advanced air mobility from US innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in the United States, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Aerospace in the United States come first.
Showing 1-24 of 346 grants
Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment
🇺🇸FAA · United States
Funds the ASCENT university coalition's research into alternative jet fuel and aviation's environmental impact.
NOAA-wide BAA FY
🇺🇸NOAA · United States
Supports research, education, and outreach across NOAA domains when no other program fits.
NRL Broad Agency Announcement
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Supports naval research collaborations with universities, firms, and consortia for practical outcomes.
ONR Long Range BAA
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Supports Navy and Marine science teams through ONR Long Range access to opportunities across science and technology domains.
TTP (TTP-T / TTP-P)
🇺🇸NSF TIP · United States
Funds NSF-funded research teams translating discoveries toward field use through industry-aligned pathways and partnerships.
Air Delivered Effects BAA
🇺🇸AFRL/RW · United States
Supports United States. air-delivered munitions research through DoD broad announcements and cooperative agreements.
FAA Aviation Research Grants Program
🇺🇸FAA · United States
Funds aviation research grants and cooperative agreements across seven named technical areas, for colleges, universities and nonprofit research institutions.
CHEERS Open Period 1 - All Technical Areas
🇺🇸AFRL · United States
Funds white papers under a standard Broad Agency Announcement inside the Air Force's CHEERS human-performance research strategy.
DHS S&T LRBAA 24-01
🇺🇸DHS · United States
Runs research teams and institutions for DHS S&T LRBAA Submissions in cybersecurity, defense innovation, and artificial intelligence.
Air Dominance BAA
🇺🇸AFRL/RW · United States
Funds air dominance innovation in sensing, autonomy, and engagement systems for national security priorities.
Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)
🇺🇸AFRL · United States
Funds aerospace capabilities, engineering and research through a Broad-Agency-style vehicle the Air Force keeps open for two decades at a time.
Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining
🇺🇸AFRL · United States
Funds Air Force human-performance research, but only through the two grant-eligible solicitations sitting beneath this umbrella notice.
Advantage Maryland (MEDAAF)
🇺🇸MD Commerce · United States
Invests Maryland firms in targeted economic development finance in Maryland through structured financing and growth-oriented milestones.
AFOSR BAA — Basic Research
🇺🇸AFRL · United States
Funds basic research at United States universities across defense science, materials, aerospace, and quantum topics.
AFOSR HBCU/MI Research Program
🇺🇸AFRL · United States
Supports minority-serving universities with dedicated research funding and inclusion-focused defense partnerships.
AFOSR STTR
🇺🇸AFRL · United States
Funds collaborative basic research pathways for technology transfer from concept through scalable prototypes.
AFOSR Young Investigator Research Program
🇺🇸AFRL · United States
Funds early-career investigators in United States defense research through multi-year applied projects.
AFRL/AFOSR Center of Excellence — FOAs
🇺🇸AFRL · United States
Funds sustained university center partnerships with the United States defense research community.
AFWERX Open Topic SBIR/STTR
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Offers AFWERX open topic support for United States small businesses with dual use ideas through an always open route.
AFWERX SpaceWERX STRATFI Space
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports Space Force technology graduates with matching investment for private sector scale-up.
DHS LRBAA 24-01 — Research
🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States
Supports organizations pursuing homeland security innovation in AI, detection, screening, and resilience through DHS open submissions.
DHS SBIR Phase II (invite-only)
🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States
Supports small businesses in the United States advancing proven homeland security prototypes in a second-stage federal programme.
DHS SVIP
🇺🇸DHS · United States
Invests research teams and institutions for DHS SVIP OTA initiatives in cybersecurity, defense innovation, and artificial intelligence.
DHS SVIP — Topic
🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States
Supports security innovation through topic-led projects that advance practical deployment of public safety technologies.