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.
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Qualified Jobs Incentive Tax Credit
🇺🇸RI Commerce · United States
Provides Rhode Island employers a sustained hiring incentive for creating qualifying full-time local jobs.
Research and Development Tax Credit
🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States
Funds qualified scientific and engineering research performed in New Jersey through an incremental tax credit.
SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Supports Maryland technology companies through State Matching Funds by sharing part of their matching requirements for federal opportunities.
SSBCI Mississippi — Small Business Credit Initiative
🇺🇸MDA · United States
Provides Mississippi firms with federal-backed loans, guarantees, and equity to expand credit access for startups and growth companies.
Urban Enterprise Credits
🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States
Funds certified New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone businesses through employee or small-business investment tax credits.
WVCAP Collateral Support
🇺🇸WVJIT · United States
Provides collateral enhancement to help West Virginia businesses secure conventional bank loans they otherwise cannot obtain.
WVCAP Seed Capital Co-Investment Fund
🇺🇸WVJIT · United States
Provides WVCAP seed co-investment for early West Virginia businesses through a state-supported equity framework.
WVCAP Subordinated Debt
🇺🇸WVJIT · United States
Provides WVCAP subordinated debt to West Virginia businesses when traditional lenders cannot meet their credit profile.
WVCAP Technical Assistance
🇺🇸WVJIT · United States
Offers WVCAP technical assistance with free advisory services to improve readiness for financing and operations.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.
Ben Franklin Technology Development Grant — seed
🇺🇸PA DCED · United States
Funds Pennsylvania innovation consortia through regional grants for early technology commercialization and collaborative projects.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Southeastern PA
🇺🇸PA DCED · United States
Funds Southeastern Pennsylvania technology companies through state-backed incentives and mentorship across manufacturing and life science ventures.
Business Oregon Small Business Sustainability Fund (SBSF) Grant
🇺🇸Business Oregon · United States
Funds Oregon small businesses with grants of up to $75,000 for capital improvements, equipment, and working capital, paired with private financing and consulting.
State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
🇺🇸SC JEDA · United States
Administers federal small business support through JEDA by channelling funds into credit support for South Carolina enterprises.
Taxable Bond Program
🇺🇸SC JEDA · United States
Provides taxable conduit bond financing through JEDA for additional South Carolina projects outside tax exempt categories.
Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds a single ambitious research project that needs several investigators with different expertise working as one team, not separate grants.
Wyoming State Trade Expansion Program
🇺🇸WBC · United States
Funds Wyoming small businesses entering international markets through STEP export reimbursement grants.
America's Seed Fund: Iowa
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Funds Iowa small businesses pursuing federal SBIR and STTR awards through proposal support and grants totaling up to $75,000.
Aggie PITCH
🇺🇸Texas A&M Innovation · United States
Offers a Texas A&M student pitch platform helping early ventures communicate and attract support.
Andrews Launch Accelerator
🇺🇸NC State Accel Fund · United States
Gives NC State student and recent-graduate founders equity-free seed funding plus a 12-week summer accelerator program to build their startups.
Apprenticeship Tax Credit
🇺🇸Kansas Department of Revenue · United States
Funds Kansas employers hiring and training registered apprentices through a per-apprentice income tax credit.
Arizona R&D Refundable Tax Credit
🇺🇸ACA · United States
Provides Arizona innovators with refundable innovation tax credits to improve cash flow during product development.
Big Bang! Business Competition
🇺🇸Child Institute · United States
Awards up to $25,000 to startups with a California university-affiliated founder.
BIRD Foundation — Michigan Channel (via MIBA)
🇺🇸MIBA · United States
Provides Michigan-based access and matchmaking to United States–Israel joint projects applying for BIRD conditional grants.