Defense grants
Explore grants for defense and dual-use technology companies. This directory includes funding for defense research, autonomous systems, sensing, secure communications and resilience technology, from defense ministries, innovation units and multinational security programs, with the eligibility rules each funder sets out.
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GENIUS NY Round 10
🇺🇸ESD · United States
Runs research teams and institutions for GENIUS NY in robotics, aerospace, and artificial intelligence.
Georgia FAST Grant
🇺🇸UGA Innovation Gateway · United States
Funds Georgia small businesses with advisory support to strengthen early-stage innovation program bids.
Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC)
🇺🇸SBA · United States
Funds Entrepreneur Support Organizations strengthening innovation ecosystems through commercialization and capital formation.
HMGCC Accelerate
Plexal · United Kingdom
Supports HMGCC Accelerate through a six week HMGCC and Plexal engineering programme for hardware and software security firms.
HTDC HSBIR Phase 0
🇺🇸HTDC · United States
Supports Hawaii small businesses in technical translation by reimbursing early-stage innovation expenses for healthcare and advanced technology projects.
HTDC HSBIR Phase I State Match
🇺🇸HTDC · United States
Funds Hawaii small businesses that already secured federal innovation awards to strengthen commercialization pathways with matching support.
HTDC HSBIR Phase II/III State Match
🇺🇸HTDC · United States
Funds Hawaii small businesses that have federal innovation awards to add strategic co-investment for development and market-entry preparation.
Illinois SBIR/STTR Match
🇺🇸Illinois DCEO · United States
Supports Illinois companies that already hold federal innovation awards with complementary state funding for research project development.
Industry Growth Program — Early-Stage Commercialisation
🇦🇺DISR · Australia
Funds Australian small businesses in early commercialization through feasibility, proof-of-concept, and prototype support.
Industry Growth Program (IGP)
🇦🇺Australian Govt · Australia
Funds Australian businesses to commercialise and scale up in priority sectors such as renewables, medical science, food and advanced manufacturing.
Innovation Network Matching Grant
🇺🇸RI Commerce · United States
Funds Rhode Island nonprofits and shared spaces that help small businesses in life sciences, defense, and critical technology.
Innovation Voucher Program
🇺🇸RI Commerce · United States
Funds Rhode Island small businesses partnering with research institutions to advance manufacturing innovation.
Innovative Solutions Canada — Challenge Stream
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Supports prototype development for federal problem statements in Canada through challenge-based procurement for digital trust, quantum, and logistics readiness.
Innovative Solutions Canada — Testing Stream
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Funds government validation of innovative Canadian solutions through real-world trials in complex operational environments.
International Market Access Grant for Exporters
🇺🇸Ohio Dept of Development · United States
Funds Ohio for-profit businesses carrying out eligible export promotion activities through reimbursement grants.
Marine Corps SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸MARCORSYSCOM · United States
Supports MCSC small businesses developing ground systems through monthly topic release flow.
Marine Corps SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸MARCORSYSCOM · United States
Supports MCSC small businesses advancing successful concepts toward larger development contracts.
MassChallenge Security & Resiliency Traction Program
🇺🇸MassChallenge · United States
Runs MassChallenge Security and Resiliency Traction for early cyber, infrastructure, and defense-adjacent founders with scale preparation.
MINDS Targeted Engagement Grants
🇨🇦DND Canada · Canada
Helps research teams and institutions for MINDS Targeted Engagement Grants in defense innovation.
MURI (AFOSR)
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports multidisciplinary university consortia tackling mission challenges in Air Force research domains.
NASA Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses with completed NASA SBIR or STTR Phase II work through a NASA investment of $500,000 to $2,500,000 matched to an external investor commitment.
National Industry PhD Program — Round 8
🇦🇺Dept of Education AU · Australia
Administers students and early career scholars with mentoring support for National Industry PhD in artificial intelligence, agriculture innovation, and materials science.
National Security Hackathon (by Army xTech)
🇺🇸Army · United States
Awards $50,000 in cash prizes to top teams at a national-security hackathon backed by the US Army.
NATO DIANA Challenge Programme
NATO DIANA · Global / Multinational
Funds for-profit deep-tech companies from any NATO member nation that are developing dual-use solutions to critical defence and security challenges, through competitive annual and dynamic challenge calls.