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 313-336 of 585 grants
EPA SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸EPA · United States
Supports small United States companies extending proven environmental technologies into broader applications through EPA follow-on innovation funding.
Geothermal Geophone Prize
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Awards up to $2.7 million in cash prizes for high-temperature geothermal seismic sensors.
Harvard Grid Accelerator — Awards
🇺🇸Harvard OTD · United States
Offers Harvard engineering teams startup support to take inventions from laboratory development to commercialization outcomes.
IARPA ARCADE
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Funds United States contractors building AI workflows for circuit design and technical document understanding.
IGEM HERC Track
🇺🇸Idaho Commerce · United States
Supports deep-tech commercialization for university-linked companies in Idaho through state reimbursable grants and early-stage commercialization pathways.
Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program
🇺🇸Innovate Alabama · United States
Funds Alabama small businesses with active federal SBIR or STTR awards.
Kickstart Grant Program
🇺🇸WBC · United States
Funds Wyoming startups pursuing high-growth markets through paused non-dilutive Kickstart grants.
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.
Long-Duration Energy Storage
🇺🇸OCED · United States
Funds long-duration energy storage pilots and demonstrations that prove technical and commercial viability.
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.
MEP Center State Competition
🇺🇸NIST MEP · United States
Supports a designated state through a dedicated MEP Center to provide manufacturing technical assistance to small and medium firms.
Microbattery Design Prize
🇺🇸AMMTO · United States
Pays teams up to $300,000 to design small-capacity batteries that beat today's microbatteries on performance, safety and recyclability.
MIT delta v Accelerator Cohort
🇺🇸MIT · United States
Supports MIT-affiliated startup teams with equity-free funding and intensive accelerator mentoring through summer.
MMIP
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Backs grants for nonprofits/government to build or expand Maryland makerspaces for research through the MMIP.
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.
Native American Small Business Support Program
🇺🇸ND Commerce · United States
Funds Native American-owned small businesses in North Dakota with resources for growth and market readiness.
NC IDEA MICRO
🇺🇸NC IDEA · United States
Funds micro-stage startup pilots in North Carolina to test early business models.
NC IDEA SEED
🇺🇸NC IDEA · United States
Funds early-stage North Carolina startups for scaling-ready programs through milestone-based support.
New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System
🇺🇸BRAIN Initiative · United States
Supports exploratory ideas in neural recording and modulation through early project grants in neuroscience.
New Mexico Science and Technology Business Startup Grant
🇺🇸NM TIO · United States
Funds New Mexico technology startups commercialising R&D-based products in priority sectors.
New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System
🇺🇸BRAIN Initiative · United States
Funds research projects on new neurotechnology methods for neural recording and modulation.
Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human CNS
🇺🇸BRAIN Initiative · United States
Supports the development of next-generation neural devices for human neuroscience applications through collaborative research.