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Synthetic Biology grants in the United States

Explore Synthetic Biology grants for companies in the United States. This list brings together funding for engineered biology, biomanufacturing, biofoundries and bio-based materials 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 Synthetic Biology in the United States come first.

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation logo
Closed

CFF PTAC Collaborative Research Grant

🇺🇸CFF · United States

Provides research teams and institutions for CFF PTAC Collaborative Research Grant in biotechnology, synthetic biology, and medical technology.

BiotechSynthetic Biology+1
$1M
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation logo
Closed

CFF PTAC Research Grant

🇺🇸CFF · United States

Backs research teams and institutions for CFF PTAC Research Grant in biotechnology, synthetic biology, and medical technology.

BiotechSynthetic Biology+1
$150K
Innovate Alabama (Alabama Innovation Corporation) logo
Closed

Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program

🇺🇸Innovate Alabama · United States

Funds Alabama small businesses with active federal SBIR or STTR awards.

AIBiotech+10
$250K
National Human Genome Research Institute logo
Closed

NHGRI Commercialization Readiness Pilot

🇺🇸NHGRI · United States

Funds prior NIH SBIR/STTR Phase II small businesses completing late-stage R&D and commercialization work.

BiotechMedtech+4
PennCHOP Microbiome Program logo
Closed

PennCHOP Microbiome Pilot and Feasibility Grant

🇺🇸PennCHOP Microbiome · United States

Supports Penn faculty launching or expanding microbiome research through internal seed mechanisms at Penn Medicine.

BiotechMedtech+1
$40K
Harvard Medical School Q-FASTR logo
Closed

Q-FASTR Development Award

🇺🇸Q-FASTR · United States

Funds Harvard biomedical investigators through sustained support to reach preclinical milestones.

BiotechMedtech+1
$300K
Harvard Medical School Q-FASTR logo
Closed

Q-FASTR Pilot Award

🇺🇸Q-FASTR · United States

Supports Harvard investigators with early funding for biomedical trials and validation.

BiotechMedtech+1
$100K
Wellcome Leap logo
Closed

R3 Global — Execution

Wellcome Leap · United States

Funds global RNA biofoundry collaboration to speed vaccine and biologic development readiness.

BiotechSynthetic Biology+1
Cystinosis Research Foundation logo
Between cycles

CRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship — Seed

🇺🇸CRF · United States

Runs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for CRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.

BiotechMedtech+1
Cystinosis Research Foundation logo
Between cycles

CRF Research Grant

🇺🇸CRF · United States

Administers research teams and institutions for CRF Research Grant in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.

BiotechMedtech+1
$75K – $400K
Michigan Strategic Fund logo
Open

Michigan State Trade Expansion Program (MI-STEP)

🇺🇸MSF · United States

Funds Michigan small businesses pursuing export growth through pre-approved trade reimbursements.

$15KSep'26
VE
Open

VentureWell's Accelerator Programming

🇺🇸VentureWell · United States

Gives student innovators and startups up to $25,000 in grants plus mentorship and investor access.

$5K – $20KSep'26
AM
Open

America’s Startup

🇺🇸America250 · United States

Awards $25,000-$50,000 in non-dilutive grants to U.S. undergraduate student founders.

$25K – $50KOct'26
Princeton Innovation + Schmidt DataX logo
Open

Princeton Intellectual Property Accelerator Fund

🇺🇸Princeton Innovation / Schmidt DataX · United States

Funds Princeton investigators moving university inventions toward licensing through proof-of-concept and prototype grants.

BiotechHardware+1
$100KOct'26
BI
Open

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.

Agritech
Oct'26
National Science Foundation logo
Open

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.

$1.3MNov'26
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development logo
Open

Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) Tax Credit

🇺🇸PA DCED · United States

Supports young Pennsylvania technology firms in Keystone Innovation Zones through targeted tax incentives.

$100KDec'26
PD
Open

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.

Dec'26
North Dakota Department of Commerce logo
Open

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.

$10K – $250K
NH Business Finance Authority / NH Innovation Research Center logo
Open

Capital Access Program (CAP)

🇺🇸NH BFA / NHIRC · United States

Offers New Hampshire small businesses loan-enhancement support through partner banks to expand borrowing capacity.

$200K
Datadog Inc. logo
Open

Datadog for Open Source Projects

🇺🇸Datadog Inc. · United States

Offers qualifying open-source projects free full Datadog access to support monitoring and reliability operations.

New Jersey Division of Taxation logo
Open

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.

Iowa Economic Development Authority logo
Open

ESOP Feasibility Study Reimbursement

🇺🇸IEDA · United States

Supports Iowa employers exploring employee ownership through feasibility study reimbursement for transition planning.

$25K
Maine Technology Institute logo
Open

Event Sponsorship

🇺🇸MTI · United States

Connects Maine innovation organizers with Event Sponsorship support for events that promote networking, training, and entrepreneurial visibility.

$1K – $5K

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