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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Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox
DND Canada · Canada
Funds counter-UAS prototype developers competing for IDEaS Sandbox monetary prizes.
DASA Themed Competition — Biosecurity Frontiers
🇬🇧Dstl · United Kingdom
Funds teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for DASA Themed Competition Biosecurity Frontiers in defense innovation, biotechnology, and synthetic biology.
DASA Themed Competition — Future-proofing Biosecurity: Microbial Forensic Capability
🇬🇧Dstl · United Kingdom
Supports DASA Themed Competition Future proofing Biosecurity Microbial Forensic Capability for practical innovation and measurable results.
DASA Themed Competition — UK Defence Innovation: Conflict Wounds
🇬🇧Dstl · United Kingdom
Funds biological models and portable first-aid treatments for battlefield casualty care innovation.
DeepTech Bharat Hackathon
🇮🇳DPIIT · India
Awards ₹1.25 lakh across 5 winning deep-tech ideas plus mentoring and incubation support.
Defence Innovation Loans
🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom
Invests through United Kingdom Defence Innovation Loans in mature defence innovations to support late-stage commercialization.
Defense Manufacturing Readiness Exercise (DMRE)
🇺🇸DIBC · United States
Pays manufacturers and design organizations to demonstrate readiness for future U.S. defense production roles in drones and munitions wiring.
DEFRA 6th Call — Defence-Related Research
🇧🇪BELSPO · Belgium
Funds Belgian defence-related innovation in critical technology sectors to strengthen real-world implementation.
DEFRA Human Factors Open Call
🇧🇪BELSPO · Belgium
Funds Belgian deep-tech companies researching human performance and human-machine integration for defence applications.
DEFRA NGCAT — Next Generation Combat Aircraft Technologies
🇧🇪BELSPO · Belgium
Funds Belgian industrial companies developing next-generation combat aircraft and fighter-jet technologies under the NGWS/FCAS programme.
DEFRA Space Call
🇧🇪BELSPO · Belgium
Funds Belgian companies doing R&D in defence space capabilities — Earth Observation satellites and Space Situation Awareness systems.
Demand-led innovation for civil security through Pre-Commercial Procurement
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a group of public procurers to jointly commission and test at least two competing prototypes of a new civil-security technology.
Digital Ship and Naval Combat Cloud
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds a common digital-ship architecture and naval combat-cloud design that lets EU navies share systems and data across their fleets.
DISC 12 Re-Open — Inflight Urination Device for Female Fighter Pilots
🇮🇳iDEX · India
Funds Indian innovators up to Rs. 1.5 crore to build a female-pilot inflight urination device.
Drone in a Box Challenge
EDGE · United Arab Emirates
Pays a guaranteed $15,000 first prize for an integrated autonomous drone-docking system.
Drone-based affordable mass munitions
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds affordable loitering munitions and small combat drones that can be mass-produced, with cascade funding for smaller tech companies.
Dual-use Aviation Systems and Autonomy
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Funds UK organisations up to £1.25 million to build aviation tech for both civil and military use.
Dual-Use University Accelerator Challenge
🇺🇸DIU · United States
Shares a $500,000 prize pool among university-founded startups building dual-use defense tech.
Energetic components
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Pays EU defence manufacturers to expand production capacity for propellants, explosives, warheads and other energetic munitions components.
Enhanced pilot environment
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds next-generation combat cockpit technology, from wearable displays to AI-assisted decision support for pilots.
EPERVIER — Anti-Drone
🇫🇷AID · France
Supports development of portable anti-drone systems for critical security operations.
EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships Round 7
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom business-academia teams through partnerships that build strategic innovation in priority sectors.
ESA VDES Arctic System Study
🇩🇰UFM · Denmark
Invests research teams and institutions for ESA VDES Arctic System Study in space technology and defense innovation.
EUDIS Cascade Funding — BATTLEVERSE Project
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds small businesses developing defense training and simulation technologies through small innovation grants.