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 145-168 of 405 grants
Navy SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Funds United States naval small-business ideas for ship, aviation, undersea, and autonomy-related feasibility studies.
Navy SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Supports United States naval innovation teams transitioning validated concepts into stronger prototypes and mission-ready solutions.
AFWERX SpaceWERX STRATFI Space
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports Space Force technology graduates with matching investment for private sector scale-up.
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.
Dual-Use University Accelerator Challenge
🇺🇸DIU · United States
Shares a $500,000 prize pool among university-founded startups building dual-use defense tech.
G-TEAD USARPAC ACE 27-01: Autonomous Sustainment powered by xTech
🇺🇸Army · United States
Pays cash prizes for autonomous resupply tech demonstrated for the Army in the Pacific.
Grants on the Edge
🇺🇸Texas A&M Innovation · United States
Funds Texas A&M faculty strengthening previously reviewed projects to improve future funder alignment.
IARPA ARCADE
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States contractors building AI workflows for circuit design and technical document understanding.
IARPA COSMIC
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States investigators developing geospatial AI that blends remote sensing with public geolocation feeds.
J2 ISP Autonomous Solutions Assessment Event
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports intelligence-led autonomous surveying capabilities that reduce deployed footprint for facilities.
JATF Autonomous Warfare Proving Ground
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports autonomous system development at military test facilities with multidomain range and laboratory enhancements.
Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC)
🇺🇸AMC · United States
Funds one or more for-profit teams building a low-cost, battery-powered chip-scale atomic clock for the Army.
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 Ignite Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses and startups new to NASA in early-stage, high-risk technology development through awards of up to $150,000.
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.
NIJ Research and Evaluation of Emerging Technology Implementation and Impact for Law Enforcement Purposes
🇺🇸NIJ · United States
Funds law-enforcement technology evaluations through NIJ research grants.
NIST PSCR CommanDING Tech Challenge
🇺🇸NIST PSCR Division · United States
Funds innovators and companies developing incident command dashboard technology for public safety through a NIST PSCR open innovation prize competition.
NIST PSCR First Responder UAS Challenge
🇺🇸NIST PSCR Division · United States
Funds teams and companies building unmanned aircraft system technology for first responders through NIST PSCR open innovation prize competitions.
NIST PSCR Tech to Protect Challenge
🇺🇸NIST PSCR Division · United States
Funds entrepreneurs, companies, and technologists building public safety communications technology through a NIST PSCR open innovation prize competition.
NM Science and Technology Business Startup Grant
🇺🇸NM EDD · United States
Funds New Mexico technology startups commercializing products in priority deep-tech sectors.
OSD ManTech / MII Project Calls
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports advanced manufacturing research and innovation through Manufacturing Innovation Institute calls.
PEO SOFSA Mobile Hydrogen Production and Storage — Assessment Event
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports mobile hydrogen energy solutions for special operations logistics across land, sea, and air environments.
Pitch & Pour: Start-Up Pitch Competition
🇺🇸Medmarc & MTEC · United States
Awards $7,500 cash to the winning military-health start-up pitching at The MedTech Conference.