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.
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Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant
🇺🇸OEDIT · United States
Funds Colorado advanced-industries companies scaling new technology toward commercial growth.
Advanced Industries Export Grant
🇺🇸OEDIT · United States
Funds export-readiness for Colorado advanced technology small businesses pursuing international growth.
Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant
🇺🇸OEDIT · United States
Funds university-industry partnerships in Colorado advancing applied technology commercialization to strengthen real-world implementation.
AFOSR HBCU/MI Program
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports minority-serving and historically black institutions through foundational Air Force research grants.
AFOSR STTR Phase I
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Offers small business and institution teams early research support for foundational Air Force concepts.
AFOSR STTR Phase II
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports small business teams extending validated concepts toward robust defense development.
AFRL/AFOSR Center of Excellence
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports early-stage Air Force fundamental research at universities, nonprofits, and industry partners.
AFWERX Specific Topic SBIR Release 1
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports small business technology opportunities through focused Air Force innovation calls.
AFWERX Specific Topic SBIR Release 2
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports a second focused set of Air Force small-business technology opportunities in emerging domains.
AFWERX Specific Topic STTR Release 1
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports research institution partnerships in Air Force technical areas through targeted collaboration pathways.
AFWERX TACFI
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Provides matching investment to small businesses bridging from Phase II toward Phase III commercialization.
AlphaLab Accelerator
🇺🇸Innovation Works · United States
Funds Pittsburgh startups through accelerator tranches that combine milestone-based investment and modest equity participation.
APFIT-1 — Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports small business and non-traditional contractors with procurement bridge funding for pre-production solutions.
Astera Residency — B (next
🇺🇸Astera · United States
Supports scientists and technical founders in AI and neuroscience through Astera residency opportunities for high-impact public-benefit work.
Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator (Main Cohort)
🇺🇸SkyDeck · United States
Invests equity in selected high-potential startups through Berkeley SkyDeck's main accelerator, providing ownership-based startup capital.
Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13 Incubator
🇺🇸SkyDeck · United States
Offers early-stage incubation with desk space, workshops, and mentorship for startups before entering a full accelerator program.
BIRD Cyber
🇺🇸BIRD Foundation · United States
Funds BIRD Cyber joint cyber projects between Turkish and American partners developing infrastructure resilience solutions.
BIRD HLS (Homeland Security)
🇺🇸BIRD Foundation · United States
Funds BIRD HLS joint projects for homeland security and critical infrastructure applications through bilateral cooperation.
BIRD Homeland Security
🇺🇸DHS · United States
Funds U.S.-Israeli teams developing homeland security technologies through BIRD conditional grants.
BRAIN Initiative: Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds taking a brain recording or stimulation device from prototype through safety testing and an FDA exemption into a first small clinical study.
BRAIN Initiative: Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds the small clinical trial that settles a brain device's final design — early feasibility studies, from short procedures to chronic implants.
CHIPS R&D BAA — White Paper
🇺🇸CHIPS for America · United States
Funds microelectronics teams in the United States through CHIPS BAA with practical support for near market technology development.
CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund
🇺🇸CoMotion · United States
Supports University of Washington researchers advancing disclosed university discoveries to practical proof-of-concept through internal grants.
Conquer Accelerator
🇺🇸MSU · United States
Supports Michigan-connected startups through a full acceleration program with mentorship and milestone funding.