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 169-192 of 262 grants
WRF Technology Commercialization Grants — Phase 1
🇺🇸WRF · United States
Funds Washington state research institutions up to $100,000 to commercialize new technology.
Yale Innovators Prize
🇺🇸Yale · United States
Awards a $25,000 cash prize to the most creative Yale venture with no other fitting prize.
Alabama R&D Tax Credit (Innovate Alabama)
🇺🇸Innovate Alabama · United States
Supports Alabama small businesses with state tax credits for innovation investment and commercialization growth.
Antler US program
🇺🇸Antler · Singapore
Invests in early-stage technology founders across the United States through cohort-based acceleration.
Business Oregon Export Promotion Grant (OTPP)
🇺🇸Business Oregon · United States
Funds Oregon small businesses with reimbursement grants of up to $7,500 for export-related activities including international trade shows and trade missions.
Georgia FAST Grant Phase 0
🇺🇸UGA Innovation Gateway · United States
Funds Georgia-based small businesses hiring a grant writing consultant to prepare a competitive SBIR or STTR application.
Idaho R&D Tax Credit
🇺🇸Idaho STC · United States
Supports Idaho entrepreneurs with innovation tax relief for qualifying in-state innovation activities.
Linear for Startups
🇺🇸Linear · United States
Offers Linear startup credits to streamline work tracking and shipping for early teams.
Mississippi Skills Training / R&D Tax Credit
🇺🇸MDA · United States
Provides Mississippi businesses tax credits for research employees and qualified innovation spending.
Notion for Startups
🇺🇸Notion · United States
Offers Notion startup credits to support knowledge systems and collaboration for founders.
Ohio R&D Investment Tax Credit
🇺🇸ODT · United States
Funds Ohio manufacturers and innovators with tax credits to support qualifying innovation spending and build capacity.
West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust + SBIR Match
🇺🇸WVJIT · United States
Supports West Virginia small enterprises with Jobs Investment Trust and innovation matching resources.
AI Startup Challenge 2026
🇺🇸CBS · United States
Awards $40K+ in prizes to grad students at Columbia, Cornell Tech, NYU or Yale pitching AI-driven startups.
AI Venture Velocity Challenge
🇺🇸Deloitte & Midjourney · United States
Awards $175,000 in cash prizes to student teams building AI-accelerated ventures.
Business and Job Development Credit
🇺🇸Kansas Department of Revenue · United States
Funds legacy Kansas facility investment and job creation through credits earned under two business-development acts.
Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Act
🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States
Funds legacy New Jersey facility retention and relocation projects through job- and investment-based tax credits.
Catalyst 2024
🇺🇸CTIA Foundation · United States
Pays early-stage social entrepreneurs building mobile-first solutions that address challenges facing American communities.
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.
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program to Romania
🇺🇸Fulbright Romania · Romania
Funds US scholars with a PhD to teach, research or work professionally in Romania.
Grow New Jersey Assistance Tax Credit
🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States
Funds legacy New Jersey facility investment and job creation or retention through ten-year tax credits.
Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program
🇺🇸Innovate Alabama · United States
Funds Alabama small businesses with active federal SBIR or STTR awards.
Innovate NY Fund
🇺🇸NY Ventures · United States
Supports seed-stage New York technology startups by investing through selected regional fund managers.
InternNE Grant Program
🇺🇸NE DED · United States
Funds Nebraska employers to subsidize internships that build entry-level workforce pathways.
Invention Incentive Program
🇺🇸RI Commerce · United States
Funds Rhode Island small businesses and inventors through reimbursements that support patent filing and filing-related costs.