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Grants in the United States

Explore grants for companies in the United States. This directory includes national and regional funding 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 the United States come first.

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German Energy Agency (dena) logo
Closed

SET Award 2026

dena · Germany

Awards early-stage climate tech and energy start-ups an equity-free cash prize, a fully-covered trip to Berlin, and investor exposure at the SET Tech Festival.

Energy TechClimate Tech+2
€10K
SA
Closed

Slack Agent Builder Challenge

Salesforce · United States

Pays a combined ₹39.06 lakh prize pool, no equity taken, to developers and teams worldwide who build AI agents on Slack's platform using low-code or no-code tools.

AI
₹3.8M
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Space for Infrastructure: Air, Land and Sea Transport

ESA · Global / Multinational

Funds studies and pilots for satellite-backed transport-infrastructure services.

MobilitySpace
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Space for Infrastructure: Water Management

ESA · Global / Multinational

Funds feasibility studies and pilots for satellite-enabled water infrastructure.

Built EnvironmentClimate Tech+1
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Space-Based Services for Smart Airports

🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational

Pays up to €250K in zero-equity funding for space-enabled smart-airport services.

MobilitySpace
€250K
SPIE (The International Society of Optics and Photonics), cash prizes provided by Founding Partner Jenoptik logo
Closed

SPIE Startup Challenge

SPIE · United States

Pays photonics startups up to $10,000 for pitching live at SPIE Photonics West.

PhotonicsMedtech
$10K
SpinLab – The HHL Accelerator logo
Closed

SpinLab Accelerator 2027

SpinLab · Germany

Awards up to €50,000 in equity-free funding and mentoring to energy, smart-city and eHealth startups.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
€6K – €50K
Starbucks Coffee Company logo
Closed

Starbucks Global Cold Cup Innovation Challenge

Starbucks · United States

Pays up to $50,000 to solvers who invent a plastic-free, compostable cold-cup material.

Advanced MaterialsClimate Tech
$20K – $50K
World Food Forum (FAO Youth), MassChallenge Switzerland and Seeding the Future Foundation logo
Closed

Startup Innovation Awards

WFF · Global / Multinational

Awards at least $7,500 per category, plus a $10,000 bonus for the top agrifood startup.

AgritechFood Tech+1
$3K – $10K
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (SusHi Tech Tokyo) logo
Closed

SusHi Tech Challenge 2026

SusHi Tech Tokyo · Japan

Awards the winning startup 10 million yen after a pitch contest at SusHi Tech Tokyo.

Climate TechBuilt Environment
¥10M
Lupus Research Alliance logo
Closed

Targeted Research Program on Engineered Cell Therapies for Lupus

🇺🇸LRA · United States

Runs CART and next-generation cell therapy development in lupus through the Targeted Research on Engineered Cell Therapies for.

BiotechMedtech
$600K
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) logo
Closed

Technology Challenges and Opportunities to Special Operation Forces in 2027

SOCOM · United States

Paid individual authors up to $2,500 for essays forecasting technology's impact on Special Operations Forces.

Defense
$3K
MassChallenge and Carolina Fintech Hub logo
Closed

The Meta Lab Startup Challenge

MassChallenge / CFH · United States

Offers startups a $30,000 travel-and-cash pool to pilot with Charlotte's biggest firms.

Medtech
Wellcome Leap logo
Closed

The Missed Vital Sign — Execution

Wellcome Leap · United States

Funds United Kingdom women-centered health projects improving vital-sign linked maternal and child outcomes.

MedtechBiotech
TiE Women logo
Closed

TiE Women Program 2026

TiE Women · Global / Multinational

Awards equity-free cash prizes to women-founded startups at a global pitch competition.

Lupus Research Alliance logo
Closed

Translational Bridge Award

🇺🇸LRA · United States

Invests in lupus translational projects through the Translational Bridge Award to move discoveries toward clinical testing.

BiotechMedtech
$450K
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation logo
Closed

Treat FTD Fund

ADDF · Global / Multinational

Funds early-stage clinical studies for frontotemporal dementia, including prevention trials for high-risk participants.

BiotechMedtech
$2.5M
Turku Startup Hub logo
Closed

Turku Startup Prize 2026 – Early-Stage Growth Track

Startup Turku · Finland

Pays 10,000 euros plus mentorship to an early-validation startup that pitches best at the Turku Startup Prize finals.

€10K
Turku Startup Hub logo
Closed

Turku Startup Prize 2026 – ScaleUp Track

Startup Turku · Finland

Pays 25,000 euros plus acceleration support to a traction-stage startup that pitches best at the Turku Startup Prize finals.

€25K
Buildner logo
Closed

UNBUILT 2026 Award

Buildner Competitions · Global / Multinational

Awards a €100,000 prize fund for the best unbuilt architecture, interior and landscape designs.

Built Environment
€20K
HU
Closed

United Hacks V7

Hack United · Global / Multinational

Pays a $1,050 cash prize pool, no equity taken, to global student hackathon participants of all skill levels who build projects across Design and Education themes in a 48-hour virtual event.

$250
Wellcome Leap logo
Closed

Untangling Addiction — Execution

Wellcome Leap · United States

Supports United Kingdom addiction science projects targeting substance use mechanisms and treatment translation.

MedtechNeurotech+1
Wellcome Leap logo
Closed

VISIBLE

Wellcome Leap · United States

Supports United Kingdom studies on coronary microvascular disease in women and translation into clinical care.

MedtechBiotech
Wellcome Trust logo
Closed

Wellcome Mental Health Award: Physical Activity and Circadian Interventions

Wellcome · United Kingdom

Funds trials for United Kingdom youth evaluating physical activity and circadian approaches to anxiety and depression.

MedtechNeurotech
£1M – £4M

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