Defense grants in the United States
Explore Defense grants for companies in the United States. This list brings together funding for dual-use technology, defense research and security challenges 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 Defense in the United States come first.
Showing 217-240 of 405 grants
KSEF SBIR/STTR microAwards
🇺🇸KY Innovation · United States
Funds Kentucky small companies preparing SBIR/STTR proposals through microAwards.
LED FastStart
🇺🇸LED · United States
Provides Louisiana companies relocating or expanding with free workforce recruitment, training, and talent development support.
MDA Minority & Small Business Loan Programs
🇺🇸MDA · United States
Provides Mississippi statutory loan and surety programs for minority-owned, women-owned, and disadvantaged small firms.
Microsoft for Nonprofits
Microsoft · United States
Supports registered nonprofits with in-kind software and cloud credits to strengthen mission operations.
Mississippi Seed Fund — Proof of Concept Grant
🇺🇸Innovate MS · United States
Supports Mississippi early startups with proof-of-concept grants requiring matching contributions to launch products.
Missouri Works
🇺🇸MO DED · United States
Supports Missouri employers by allowing tax retention or transferable credits tied to job growth above wage benchmarks.
MO STEP=UP
🇺🇸MO DED · United States
Offers Missouri small businesses support for export growth through SBA-linked program funding.
MS-FAST SBIR/STTR Phase 0 — Proposal Prep Grant
🇺🇸Innovate MS · United States
Supports Mississippi small businesses by funding proposal preparation for national commercialization and research pathways.
Nebraska SBIR/STTR Match
🇺🇸NE DED · United States
Funds Nebraska small businesses to extend federal innovation milestones with state matching support.
New Jobs Investment Tax Credit
🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States
Funds new or expanded New Jersey business facilities that create permanent jobs through five annual tax-credit instalments.
NH BFA Loan Guarantees
🇺🇸NH BFA / NHIRC · United States
Provides credit enhancements for lenders financing growing New Hampshire businesses with stronger loan and credit-line guarantees.
NSF I-Corps Teams
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Trains teams built around NSF-connected researchers to test the commercial potential of their lab technology through structured customer-discovery coursework, as a first step toward a startup, further research, or licensing.
NYS Innovation Venture Capital Fund
🇺🇸NY Ventures · United States
Invests in New York technology companies at early growth rounds beside institutional lead investors.
Patent Pro Bono Program
🇺🇸USPTO · United States
Provides Patent Pro Bono support by pairing inventors with volunteer patent attorneys and agents nationwide.
PRIDCO Industrial Real Estate & Lease Program
🇺🇸PRIDCO · United States
Provides PRIDCO Industrial Real Estate access to below market facilities for manufacturers and technology firms in Puerto Rico.
Princeton Intellectual Property Accelerator Fund
🇺🇸Princeton Innovation / Schmidt DataX · United States
Funds Princeton investigators moving university inventions toward licensing through proof-of-concept and prototype grants.
Qualified Jobs Incentive Tax Credit
🇺🇸RI Commerce · United States
Provides Rhode Island employers a sustained hiring incentive for creating qualifying full-time local jobs.
Research and Development Tax Credit
🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States
Funds qualified scientific and engineering research performed in New Jersey through an incremental tax credit.
SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Supports Maryland technology companies through State Matching Funds by sharing part of their matching requirements for federal opportunities.
SSBCI Mississippi — Small Business Credit Initiative
🇺🇸MDA · United States
Provides Mississippi firms with federal-backed loans, guarantees, and equity to expand credit access for startups and growth companies.
Urban Enterprise Credits
🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States
Funds certified New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone businesses through employee or small-business investment tax credits.
Ben Franklin Technology Development Grant — seed
🇺🇸PA DCED · United States
Funds Pennsylvania innovation consortia through regional grants for early technology commercialization and collaborative projects.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Southeastern PA
🇺🇸PA DCED · United States
Funds Southeastern Pennsylvania technology companies through state-backed incentives and mentorship across manufacturing and life science ventures.
Business Oregon Small Business Sustainability Fund (SBSF) Grant
🇺🇸Business Oregon · United States
Funds Oregon small businesses with grants of up to $75,000 for capital improvements, equipment, and working capital, paired with private financing and consulting.