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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 121-144 of 586 grants

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo
Open

NASA SBIR/STTR Phase III — Sole-Source

🇺🇸NASA · United States

Offers direct follow-on commercialization agreements for United States space firms after successful early-space awards.

AerospaceAI+6
NIH National Cancer Institute logo
Open

NCI Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG)

🇺🇸NCI · United States

Supports bioengineering teams tackling cancer by connecting life and physical science groups.

BiotechMedtech+3
$500K
NIH National Cancer Institute logo
Open

NCI SBIR/STTR Omnibus (Next Receipt 5)

🇺🇸NCI · United States

Supports small businesses developing cancer technologies through national NIH collaboration pathways.

BiotechMedtech+3
$300K – $2M
Northeast Microelectronics Coalition logo
Open

NEMC POWER

🇺🇸NEMC · United States

Funds workforce education and job training programs to build microelectronics capability across the northeastern United States.

SemiconductorsHardware+1
Northeast Microelectronics Coalition logo
Open

NEMC PROPEL Round 4

🇺🇸NEMC · United States

Funds microelectronics prototype development in the northeastern United States through staged support.

SemiconductorsHardware+4
$200K
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute logo
Open

NHLBI SBIR/STTR — Standard

🇺🇸NHLBI · United States

Supports small businesses advancing heart, lung, blood, and sleep-related technologies through NHLBI.

BiotechMedtech+2
$2.1M
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering logo
Open

NIBIB P41 BTRR National Centers — Renewal

🇺🇸NIBIB · United States

Funds national biomedical technology centers that build shared resources for advanced research infrastructure.

BiotechMedtech+4
$1M – $2M
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders logo
Open

NIDCD SBIR Phase I

🇺🇸NIDCD · United States

Supports United States. small businesses developing hearing, balance, and speech sensory technologies.

MedtechBiotech+2
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders logo
Open

NIDCD SBIR Phase II

🇺🇸NIDCD · United States

Funds follow-up development for small businesses extending early sensory communication technologies into practical products.

MedtechBiotech+2
NIH National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research logo
Open

NIDCR SBIR/STTR

🇺🇸NIDCR · United States

Supports United States. small businesses developing dental, oral, and craniofacial health technologies.

BiotechMedtech+1
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences logo
Open

NIEHS SBIR Phase I

🇺🇸NIEHS · United States

Supports United States. small businesses building environmental health technologies at feasibility stage.

BiotechMedtech+2
$300K
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences logo
Open

NIEHS SBIR Phase II

🇺🇸NIEHS · United States

Supports United States. small businesses scaling environmental health technologies toward full development.

BiotechMedtech+2
$2M
NIH SEED — Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development logo
Open

NIH CRP Commercialization Readiness Pilot

🇺🇸NIH SEED · United States

Offers late stage commercialization readiness support through NIH CRP for small firms advancing biomedical health solutions.

BiotechMedtech+3
$4.2M
NIH SEED — Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development logo
Open

NIH SBIR Phase I

🇺🇸NIH SEED · United States

Funds early stage United States biomedical teams through NIH seed support for feasibility work on prototype ready ideas.

BiotechMedtech+5
$323K
NIH SEED — Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development logo
Open

NIH SBIR Phase II

🇺🇸NIH SEED · United States

Supports United States biomedical small businesses advancing successful feasibility work into scale-up development.

BiotechMedtech+5
$2.2M
NIH SEED — Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development logo
Open

NIH Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs

🇺🇸NIH SEED · United States

Supports first-time founder entrepreneurs in the United States with healthcare prototypes from early ideas.

BiotechMedtech+4
$323K
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health logo
Open

NIOSH Exploratory/Developmental OSH Grant

🇺🇸NIOSH · United States

Supports exploratory and developmental grants for novel approaches in occupational safety and health research.

BiotechHardware+4
$275K
National Institute of Standards and Technology logo
Open

NIST SBIR

🇺🇸NIST · United States

Supports United States. small businesses advancing measurement science and standards through NIST recurring opportunities.

Advanced ManufacturingQuantum+5
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department logo
Open

NM Laboratory Partnership with Small Business Tax Credit

🇺🇸NM TRD · United States

Provides New Mexico small businesses free technical support from Sandia and Los Alamos to advance product and engineering development.

Energy TechHardware+2
$40K
National Science Foundation logo
Open

NSF NRT — Research Traineeship (Seed)

🇺🇸NSF · United States

Supports graduate training programs in United States universities for interdisciplinary research and STEM innovation.

AIBiotech+6
National Science Foundation logo
Open

NSF REU — Sites and Supplements (Seed)

🇺🇸NSF · United States

Funds undergraduate research cohort and supplement opportunities for students at United States universities.

AIBiotech+6
Defense Innovation Unit logo
Open

NSIC Hardware Startup Prototype Contract

🇺🇸DIU · United States

Backs startup and industry teams with commercialization support for NSIC Hardware Startup Prototype Contract in aerospace, defense innovation, and hardware.

AerospaceDefense+4
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority logo
Open

NYSERDA Innovation R&D — PON

🇺🇸NYSERDA · United States

Funds New York climate technology innovators through NYSERDA support mechanisms for piloting and scaling practical solutions.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+3
NC Department of Commerce logo
Open

One North Carolina Fund

🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States

Funds competitive North Carolina initiatives that generate employment and economic activity through public support.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergy Tech+2

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