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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 337-360 of 586 grants

Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) logo
Closed

MMIP

🇺🇸TEDCO · United States

Backs grants for nonprofits/government to build or expand Maryland makerspaces for research through the MMIP.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware
$100K
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate logo
Closed

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.

AIDefense+7
$150K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo
Closed

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.

AerospaceAI+6
$225K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo
Closed

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.

AerospaceAI+6
$225K
North Dakota Department of Commerce logo
Closed

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.

Advanced ManufacturingAgritech+3
$10K – $600K
Technology and Innovation Office (TIO), New Mexico Economic Development Department logo
Closed

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.

Energy TechAI+4
$25K – $50K
National Human Genome Research Institute logo
Closed

NHGRI Commercialization Readiness Pilot

🇺🇸NHGRI · United States

Funds prior NIH SBIR/STTR Phase II small businesses completing late-stage R&D and commercialization work.

BiotechMedtech+4
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute logo
Closed

NHLBI SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Awards

🇺🇸NHLBI · United States

Supports small businesses advancing NHLBI discoveries toward regulatory clearance milestones.

BiotechMedtech+1
$3.5M
National Institute of Justice logo
Closed

NIJ Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories

🇺🇸NIJ · United States

Funds forensic laboratory research evaluating physical evidence methods.

BiotechHardware+1
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health logo
Closed

NIOSH Large OSH Research Grant

🇺🇸NIOSH · United States

Supports standing investigator initiated grants for discrete occupational safety and health research projects.

BiotechHardware+4
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health logo
Closed

NIOSH Small OSH Research Grant

🇺🇸NIOSH · United States

Supports small grants for pilot studies secondary data analysis and methodology development in occupational safety and health.

BiotechHardware+4
$100K
NIST PSCR Division logo
Closed

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.

AICybersecurity+4
$760K
Technology and Innovation Office (TIO), New Mexico Economic Development Department logo
Closed

NM Advanced Energy Award — R&D Class

🇺🇸NM TIO · United States

Funds New Mexico small businesses conducting foundational R&D and proof-of-concept work in advanced energy technologies.

Energy TechClimate Tech+3
$1M
Technology and Innovation Office (TIO), New Mexico Economic Development Department logo
Closed

NM Quantum Technologies Award

🇺🇸NM TIO · United States

Funds early-stage quantum and quantum-enabling technology companies establishing or growing operations in New Mexico.

QuantumSemiconductors+3
$200K
NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships logo
Closed

NSF X-Labs (Quantum + Scientific Instrumentation)

🇺🇸NSF TIP · United States

Funds independent research organizations focused on quantum systems and scientific instrumentation breakthroughs.

QuantumPhotonics+1
North Carolina Board of Science, Technology & Innovation logo
Closed

One NC SBP — SBIR/STTR Phase I Incentive Funds

🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States

Supports North Carolina small businesses through One NC SBP with help covering early proposal costs for government innovation awards.

AIBiotech+5
$12K
North Carolina Board of Science, Technology & Innovation logo
Closed

One NC SBP — SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds

🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States

Funds state-level co-investment support that can help early small businesses extend grant-backed research stages.

AIBiotech+5
$75K
SOFWERX (USSOCOM via DEFENSEWERX) logo
Closed

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.

Energy TechDefense+1
Missouri Technology Corporation logo
Closed

Physical Infrastructure Grant

🇺🇸MTC · United States

Funds Missouri nonprofit ecosystems with resources to build coworking, laboratories, and entrepreneurship space.

BiotechAgritech+2
Breakthrough T1D logo
Closed

RFA: In Vitro Disease Modeling — T1D-on-a-Chip Platforms

🇺🇸Breakthrough T1D · United States

Supports in vitro disease modeling for type 1 diabetes using chip-based systems and translational experimental platforms.

BiotechMedtech+1
Defense Innovation Unit logo
Closed

ROADS Prize Challenge

🇺🇸DIU · United States

Connects teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for ROADS Prize Challenge in robotics, defense innovation, and transport and mobility.

RoboticsDefense+3
$10M
Northeast Microelectronics Coalition logo
Closed

SCALE Capital: Massachusetts Lab-to-Fab Grant Program

🇺🇸NEMC · United States

Funds Massachusetts microelectronics teams moving lab-to-fab projects through SCALE Capital grants.

SemiconductorsAI+7
SOFWERX (USSOCOM via DEFENSEWERX) logo
Closed

SOCOM SBIR Release 1

🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States

Supports two focused technical streams for special operations through dedicated defense research calls.

DefenseRobotics+2
SOFWERX (USSOCOM via DEFENSEWERX) logo
Closed

SOCOM SBIR Release 2

🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States

Supports a second special operations technical stream with parallel topics for urgent missions.

DefenseRobotics+2

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