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 121-144 of 346 grants
JATF Autonomous Warfare Proving Ground
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports autonomous system development at military test facilities with multidomain range and laboratory enhancements.
NASA NIAC Phase II
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds researchers and companies advancing early-stage space technology concepts through NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts Phase II program.
NASA SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses conducting early-stage R&D to establish the feasibility of innovations aligned with NASA mission priorities.
NASA STTR Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses and their research institution partners conducting early-stage space technology R&D through NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer program.
Cooperative Institute in the Northern Gulf of America (CINGA)
🇺🇸NOAA OAR · United States
Supports a Gulf of America regional cooperative institute with sustained collaborative marine science.
Defense Manufacturing Readiness Exercise (DMRE)
🇺🇸DIBC · United States
Pays manufacturers and design organizations to demonstrate readiness for future U.S. defense production roles in drones and munitions wiring.
Hill Prizes
🇺🇸LH Philanthropies · United States
Awards Texas researchers and innovators $500,000 in non-dilutive funding for their work.
Industry Innovation Program
🇺🇸OCAST · United States
Funds Oklahoma-based private-sector companies conducting R&D in aerospace, defense, biotech, or energy with non-dilutive grants of $10,000 to $500,000.
Lab Venture Challenge
🇺🇸CU Venture Partners · United States
Awards CU Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs researchers up to $125,000 in non-dilutive proof-of-concept funding to push university inventions toward commercial ventures.
Michigan Space Innovation Hub RFP
🇺🇸MEDC · United States
Supports Michigan's space economy with a statewide hub linking defense, academic, and commercial innovation pathways.
NASA SBIR Phase I (BAA, Appendix A & B)
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds exploratory feasibility research for small businesses in aeronautics, space technology, and exploration development.
NASA STTR Phase I (BAA, Appendix B)
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds United States small-business and nonprofit research partnerships for early NASA-focused aerospace feasibility work.
NM Science and Technology Business Startup Grant
🇺🇸NM EDD · United States
Funds New Mexico technology startups commercializing products in priority deep-tech sectors.
NOAA SBIR Phase I (Scheduled)
🇺🇸NOAA TPO · United States
Supports United States small businesses testing NOAA-focused science and technology concepts through early-stage small-business innovation projects.
PitchMI
🇺🇸MSURF · United States
Awards Michigan startups $250,000 per track winner, plus $1 million at the championship.
SpaceTech Investor Readiness Program
🇺🇸Space Florida · United States
Supports Florida SpaceTech startups through mentorship and a global investor network partnership with Seraphim Space.
Washington Aerospace Tax Incentives
🇺🇸WA DOR · United States
Funds Washington aerospace suppliers through preferential tax frameworks including business tax and sales relief.
NASA TechFlights
🇺🇸NASA Flight Opportunities · United States
Funds U.S.-based industry, academia, and non-profit organizations flight-testing space technologies on commercial suborbital and orbital vehicles.
IARPA LocUS — ETA OTA
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States researchers mapping video origin from combined visual and audio clues when metadata is absent.
International Landing Zone RFP
🇺🇸MEDC · United States
Supports international aerospace and defense firms in Michigan through local office and market-entry backing.
NASA SBIR Ignite Phase II
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses developing commercialization-focused deep-tech through NASA SBIR Ignite Phase II awards of up to $850,000.
NSIN Propel
🇺🇸NSIN · United States
Supports startups advancing national security technology through a focused two-stage accelerator.
NSIN Vector Cohort
🇺🇸NSIN · United States
Supports early national security ventures through a cohort-based acceleration and dual-use marketplace.
SpaceWERX Orbital Prime
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses developing on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing technologies through SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR contracts.