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Robotics grants in the United States

Explore Robotics grants for companies in the United States. This list brings together funding for autonomous systems, industrial and service robots, drones and human-robot interaction 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 Robotics in the United States come first.

Showing 25-48 of 374 grants

FL High Tech Corridor Council + Florida SBDC Network logo
Open

FL High Tech Corridor MGRP

🇺🇸FL High Tech Corridor · United States

Supports Florida universities and companies in joint innovation projects with industry.

AIBiotech+9
$150K
National Science Foundation logo
Open

Foundational Research in Robotics

🇺🇸NSF · United States

Funds foundational robotics — and asks three questions of every proposal: is there a robot, does it gain a capability, is robotics essential.

RoboticsAI+1
Georgia Department of Revenue logo
Open

Georgia Employer's Jobs Tax Credit

🇺🇸GA DOR · United States

Offers a United States Georgia employment credit rewarding qualifying jobs in eligible sectors with county-based incentive levels.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotech+3
Georgia Department of Revenue logo
Open

Georgia Quality Jobs Credit

🇺🇸GA DOR · United States

Supports United States Georgia employers creating high-wage jobs with tax credits tied to compensation standards.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware+2
Georgia Department of Revenue logo
Open

Georgia Research Tax Credit

🇺🇸GA DOR · United States

Provides Georgia businesses with tax-credit support for innovation-focused spending and growth.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotech+3
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) & Elevate Ventures logo
Open

Hoosier Business Investment Tax Credit — Discretionary

🇺🇸IEDC / Elevate Ventures · United States

Funds capital tax credits in Indiana for enterprise expansion and manufacturing strengthening in priority growth sectors.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware+1
Hawaii High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) logo
Open

HTDC Manufacturing Assistance Program (MAP) Grant

🇺🇸HTDC · United States

Provides growth support to Hawaii manufacturers pursuing hardware, robotics, or materials innovation through hands-on guidance and capacity building.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware+3
Michigan Economic Development Corporation logo
Open

Industry 4.0 Technology Implementation Grant

🇺🇸MEDC · United States

Funds Michigan small manufacturers adopting smart production technologies through shared-cost support.

Advanced ManufacturingAI+3
$25K
Innovation Works logo
Open

Innovation Works Seed Fund

🇺🇸Innovation Works · United States

Funds early-stage southwestern Pennsylvania technology startups with staged equity investments and follow-on capital options.

AIBiotech+4
$150K – $800K
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development — KY Innovation logo
Open

KSEF SBIR/STTR microAwards

🇺🇸KY Innovation · United States

Funds Kentucky small companies preparing SBIR/STTR proposals through microAwards.

AIBiotech+10
$5K
Iowa Economic Development Authority logo
Open

Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Investment

🇺🇸IEDA · United States

Funds smart manufacturing adoption for Iowa small and mid-sized producers through technology upgrades and digital readiness support.

Advanced ManufacturingRobotics+3
$75K
Michigan Economic Development Corporation logo
Open

Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund

🇺🇸MEDC · United States

Funds Michigan technology companies with matching grants alongside active federal small business innovation awards.

AIBiotech+6
$125K
Montana Department of Commerce logo
Open

Montana STEP Export Grant

🇺🇸MT Commerce · United States

Funds Montana small businesses exporting deep-tech products internationally through reimbursement of trade shows, compliance testing, IP filings, e-commerce, and market research costs.

AIAgritech+17
$30K
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate logo
Open

NASA Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO)

🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States

Offers United States space research collaborators access to NASA facilities, expertise, and hardware through partnership agreements.

SpaceHardware+1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo
Open

NASA SBIR/STTR Phase III — Sole-Source

🇺🇸NASA · United States

Offers direct follow-on commercialization agreements for United States space firms after successful early-space awards.

AerospaceAI+6
Office of Naval Research logo
Open

Navy SBIR/STTR — Seed (ONR-administered)

🇺🇸ONR · United States

Supports small-business naval technology projects through multiple annual DoD research milestones.

DefenseAI+5
USDA + Israeli Ministry of Agriculture logo
Open

NIFA-BARD-IIA Food and Nutrition Program

🇺🇸USDA + Israeli Ministry of Agr · Global / Multinational

Funds US and Israeli research teams working with an Israeli company on food and nutrition technologies through the NIFA-BARD-IIA binational grant.

AgritechFood Tech+3
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health logo
Open

NIOSH Exploratory/Developmental OSH Grant

🇺🇸NIOSH · United States

Supports exploratory and developmental grants for novel approaches in occupational safety and health research.

BiotechHardware+4
$275K
NOAA Technology Partnerships Office logo
Open

NOAA SBIR Phase II (Phase I Awardees)

🇺🇸NOAA TPO · United States

Supports NOAA related small-business teams in developing follow-on environmental projects after initial approval.

Climate TechAI+4
$690K
Georgia Institute of Technology logo
Open

Quadrant-i Startup Launch

🇺🇸Georgia Tech · United States

Supports Georgia Tech researchers turning lab inventions into startups with commercialization funding, in-person participation, and investor-facing demo access.

AIHardware+6
$10K
South Carolina Department of Revenue logo
Open

SC Job Tax Credit (New Jobs)

🇺🇸SC DOR · United States

Supports South Carolina employers by reducing cost pressure for each new full-time role they create.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware+6
$2K – $25K
South Carolina Department of Revenue logo
Open

SC R&D Tax Credit

🇺🇸SC DOR · United States

Provides South Carolina companies with support for research expenses through state innovation tax treatment.

AIBiotech+7
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) & Elevate Ventures logo
Open

Skills Enhancement Fund (SEF) — Discretionary

🇺🇸IEDC / Elevate Ventures · United States

Funds workforce training reimbursements for Indiana employers that expand capital projects and hire new staff.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware+2
SOFWERX (USSOCOM via DEFENSEWERX) logo
Open

SOFWERX Tech Tuesday

🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States

Supports weekly showcase sessions connecting innovators with USSOCOM stakeholders on defense priorities.

DefenseHardware+2

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