Photonics grants in the United States
Explore Photonics grants for companies in the United States. This list brings together funding for lasers, optics, integrated photonics, imaging and optical communications 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 Photonics in the United States come first.
Showing 49-72 of 261 grants
NASA NIAC Phase II
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds researchers and companies advancing early-stage space technology concepts through NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts Phase II program.
NASA STTR Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses and their research institution partners conducting early-stage space technology R&D through NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer program.
CHIPS Metrology SBIR — Phase I
🇺🇸CHIPS for America · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses developing semiconductor measurement tools, instrumentation, and metrologies for the domestic chip-making supply chain.
Harvard Grid Accelerator — Awards
🇺🇸Harvard OTD · United States
Offers Harvard engineering teams startup support to take inventions from laboratory development to commercialization outcomes.
Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC)
🇺🇸AMC · United States
Funds one or more for-profit teams building a low-cost, battery-powered chip-scale atomic clock for the Army.
NIBIB P41 BTRR National Centers — Renewal
🇺🇸NIBIB · United States
Funds national biomedical technology centers that build shared resources for advanced research infrastructure.
NM Quantum Technologies Award
🇺🇸NM TIO · United States
Funds early-stage quantum and quantum-enabling technology companies establishing or growing operations in New Mexico.
NSF X-Labs (Quantum + Scientific Instrumentation)
🇺🇸NSF TIP · United States
Funds independent research organizations focused on quantum systems and scientific instrumentation breakthroughs.
OSD ManTech / MII Project Calls
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports advanced manufacturing research and innovation through Manufacturing Innovation Institute calls.
SCALE Capital: Massachusetts Lab-to-Fab Grant Program
🇺🇸NEMC · United States
Funds Massachusetts microelectronics teams moving lab-to-fab projects through SCALE Capital grants.
Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize
🇺🇸SETO · United States
Funds teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for Silicon Carbide Packaging Prize Competition in energy systems, semiconductors, and photonics.
xTech|Phantum
🇺🇸Army · United States
Pays up to $200,000 in cash prizes to U.S. small businesses developing quantum sensor and photonics technology.
BIG Idea Competition
🇺🇸BIG Idea SD · United States
Pays high school students in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota cash prizes and scholarships for their best business idea.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.
NSF Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR/STTR)
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Gives U.S. small businesses non-dilutive R&D funding for high-risk, high-impact deep-tech across nearly every technical field, from a Phase I award through a larger Phase II award.
Eric and Wendy Schmidt Technology Fund
🇺🇸Princeton Innovation / Schmidt DataX · United States
Funds eligible Princeton researchers inventing or applying new research technology through one- or two-year grants.
Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) Tax Credit
🇺🇸PA DCED · United States
Supports young Pennsylvania technology firms in Keystone Innovation Zones through targeted tax incentives.
PA R&D Tax Credit
🇺🇸PA Department of Revenue · United States
Supports Pennsylvania firms through tax credits for qualifying innovation expenses, lowering effective innovation costs.
Wyoming State Trade Expansion Program
🇺🇸WBC · United States
Funds Wyoming small businesses entering international markets through STEP export reimbursement grants.
Angel Match Program (AMP)
🇺🇸ND Commerce · United States
Funds high-growth early-stage North Dakota startups by matching angel investments one-to-one through a state co-investment model.
Capital Access Program (CAP)
🇺🇸NH BFA / NHIRC · United States
Offers New Hampshire small businesses loan-enhancement support through partner banks to expand borrowing capacity.
Economic Recovery Tax Credit
🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States
Funds business investment and new full-time jobs in qualified New Jersey municipalities through a corporation tax credit.
ESOP Feasibility Study Reimbursement
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Supports Iowa employers exploring employee ownership through feasibility study reimbursement for transition planning.
Event Sponsorship
🇺🇸MTI · United States
Connects Maine innovation organizers with Event Sponsorship support for events that promote networking, training, and entrepreneurial visibility.