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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SharkNinja Innovation Challenge
🇺🇸SharkNinja · United States
Awards $25,000 and mentorship to the winning student-led innovation team.
Short Line Railroad Tax Credit
🇺🇸Kansas Department of Revenue · United States
Funds eligible Kansas rail operators maintaining short-line track through a per-mile or per-siding income tax credit.
Solar Desalination Round 2
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Pays teams up to $1 million to build solar-thermal systems that desalinate very-high-salinity wastewater, such as water produced by oil and gas extraction.
Solar Prize Round 5 — Hardware Track
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Paid U.S. solar hardware teams up to $500,000 in cash to advance prototypes toward market.
SOSV HAX (Hard Tech Accelerator)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in hard-tech and manufacturing startups and provides a six-month Newark laboratory residency for hands-on development.
SOSV NY (formerly IndieBio NY)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in early-stage biology and life sciences startups and provides a six-month New York City residency.
SOSV SF (formerly IndieBio SF)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in deep-tech startups and provides a six-month San Francisco residency with hands-on lab development support.
Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion (SpaceTech REDDI-2026)
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds space-technology research through topic-specific appendices issued under one umbrella notice, and requires a cost share to apply.
SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase I
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds early-stage United States space small businesses with feasibility contracts for new space technologies.
SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase II
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Supports United States space firms advancing proven prototypes into stronger development and demonstration milestones.
SpaceWERX STRATFI
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds strategic growth support for United States space firms ready for major technical scale and deployment.
SpaceWERX TACFI
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds tactical development support for United States space firms advancing commercialization after early proof.
Spark Grants
🇺🇸Swartz Center · United States
Funds student startup ideas at Carnegie Mellon with early product validation grants.
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancers for Years 2024, 2025, and 2026
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds translational cancer centres built around one organ system, or one biological mechanism that drives cancer across several. A clinical trial is required.
Specialty Crop Research Initiative
🇺🇸USDA NIFA · United States
Supports specialty crop innovation in fruits, vegetables, and nuts through integrated grants for breeding, productivity, and safety.
SSBCI Legend Fund — Indiana Small Business Loan Participation
🇺🇸IEDC / Elevate Ventures · United States
Invests in Indiana small businesses through loan participation pathways with mission-oriented lenders.
SSBCI Technical Assistance Program
🇺🇸Connecticut Innovations · United States
Provides free legal, accounting, and finance advisory support to disadvantaged Connecticut firms through federal SSBCI resources.
Stanford Bio-X IIP Seed Grant — Round 13
🇺🇸Stanford Bio-X · United States
Funds Stanford faculty collaborations exploring high-risk interdisciplinary bioscience with translational intent.
Stanford Large Propel Grant
🇺🇸Stanford · United States
Funds Stanford faculty teams preparing collaborative proposals for large external opportunities.
Stanford Small Propel Grant
🇺🇸Stanford · United States
Supports Stanford faculty teams building pre-competitive evidence for major external grant submission success.
Startup of the Year
🇺🇸UCSD · United States
Awards $50,000 to the top UC San Diego-affiliated startup each year.
StartX Accelerator Program
🇺🇸StartX · United States
Offers free support to Stanford-affiliated founders through a mentorship-driven accelerator with expert access and community.
State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
🇺🇸CISA · United States
Funds states and territories reducing cyber risk through grants for approved cybersecurity plans and projects.
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) — Kansas
🇺🇸KDoC / NetWork Kansas · United States
Supports Kansas companies as they begin exporting or expand international sales through practical trade assistance.