Hardware grants in the United States
Explore Hardware grants for companies in the United States. This list brings together funding for electronics, devices, sensors, prototyping and hardware startups 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 Hardware in the United States come first.
Showing 265-288 of 585 grants
SCRA Academic Matching Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds South Carolina higher-education institutions through SCRA matching grants for translational research.
SCRA Academic Startup Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds South Carolina university spinouts through SCRA academic startup support translating lab work into ventures.
SCRA Acceleration Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds established early-stage South Carolina firms through SCRA acceleration support before further private capital growth.
SCRA Federal Matching Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds South Carolina companies converting federal research awards toward development follow-through with match support.
SCRA Startup Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds early-stage South Carolina technology startups through SCRA grant support for commercialization growth.
SharkNinja Innovation Challenge
🇺🇸SharkNinja · United States
Awards $25,000 and mentorship to the winning student-led innovation team.
SOSV HAX (Hard Tech Accelerator)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in hard-tech and manufacturing startups and provides a six-month Newark laboratory residency for hands-on development.
SOSV SF (formerly IndieBio SF)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in deep-tech startups and provides a six-month San Francisco residency with hands-on lab development support.
SSBCI Legend Fund — Indiana Small Business Loan Participation
🇺🇸IEDC / Elevate Ventures · United States
Invests in Indiana small businesses through loan participation pathways with mission-oriented lenders.
StartX Accelerator Program
🇺🇸StartX · United States
Offers free support to Stanford-affiliated founders through a mentorship-driven accelerator with expert access and community.
Strategic Fund Job Growth Incentive
🇺🇸OEDIT · United States
Funds company relocation and expansion through Colorado hiring incentives to strengthen real-world implementation.
TechSource Proposal Assistance Funding
🇺🇸Colorado SBDC · United States
Funds Colorado tech firms with proposal development and commercialization assistance.
Texas Proof of Concept Award (Tier 1)
🇺🇸UT Austin DTI / Dell Med · United States
Supports University of Texas researchers with early-stage gap funding to validate emerging technologies across research fields.
Texas+ Proof of Concept Award (Tier 2)
🇺🇸UT Austin DTI / Dell Med · United States
Supports University of Texas researchers with larger follow-on gap grants to advance promising early technologies toward adoption.
The Robotics Factory
🇺🇸Innovation Works · United States
Supports Pittsburgh robotics startups through staged acceleration, prototype-to-production training, and investor-oriented growth tracks.
TTAC Innovation Fellowship
🇺🇸LaunchTN · United States
Offers recurring fellowship support for Tennessee innovation leaders to strengthen commercialization expertise and startup execution.
TTAC Partnership Program
🇺🇸LaunchTN · United States
Funds Tennessee companies building commercialization partnerships through shared innovation mentorship and industry collaboration resources.
TTAC Technology Maturation Grant
🇺🇸LaunchTN · United States
Funds Tennessee ventures with technology maturation support so early concepts can advance toward investable products.
TTAC Travel Grant Program
🇺🇸LaunchTN · United States
Supports Tennessee innovators with travel assistance for networking, industry events, and commercialization partnerships.
Utilizing Equipment to Study Environmental Extrinsic Factors and Enhance Rigor and Reproducibility of Animal Research (Clinical Trials Not-Allowed)
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds the kit that measures what else is happening to lab animals — light, noise, temperature — because those variables quietly wreck reproducibility.
Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit
🇺🇸VT Tax · United States
Supports Vermont businesses with innovation tax credits that reduce innovation costs.
VVP Launch Note
🇺🇸VIPC · United States
Offers Virginia startups a VVP Launch Note to convert into equity during later financing rounds.
Wyoming SBIR/STTR Match Grant
🇺🇸WBC · United States
Funds Wyoming companies already holding federal research contracts with matching support for commercialization and project expenses.
xTech|Adaptive Strike
🇺🇸Army · United States
Supports drone and counter-drone innovation through prizes and demonstration pathways.