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.
Showing 145-168 of 1,181 grants
Grand Solutions Grant
🇩🇰Innovationsfonden · Denmark
Funds Denmark-wide flagship consortia tackling difficult science and engineering problems through shared-stage support.
Grants on the Edge
🇺🇸Texas A&M Innovation · United States
Funds Texas A&M faculty strengthening previously reviewed projects to improve future funder alignment.
HTMDEC Rolling BAA White Papers
🇺🇸ARL · United States
Supports high-throughput materials discovery under Army priorities through focused research proposals.
IARPA Seedling BAA
🇺🇸IARPA · United States
Offers United States teams continuous-entry opportunities for early research ideas in AI, quantum, and cyber fields.
IDEaS Contests
🇨🇦DND Canada · Canada
Funds Canadian innovators solving defence and security problems through IDEaS grant-prize contests.
INNOFENSE — Dual-Use Defense Innovation Grant
🇮🇱MAFAT · Israel
Helps Continuous defensetech startup grant co-funded by MAFAT and IIA for dual-use through the INNOFENSE DualUse Defense Innovation Grant.
Innovation Partnership (IPart) SBIR/STTR Proposal Support
🇺🇸PA DCED · United States
Offers Pennsylvania small businesses free proposal reviews, training seminars, and travel support for federal innovation applications.
JobsOhio Growth Fund Loan
🇺🇸JobsOhio · United States
Funds Ohio growth-stage companies with below-market loans for expansion and strategic hiring where traditional financing is limited.
JobsOhio Relocation Incentive
🇺🇸JobsOhio · United States
Funds Ohio hiring initiatives that attract highly skilled talent through relocation support for technical and STEM roles.
KRR (Kasvurahastojen Rahasto) — Growth Fund of Funds
🇫🇮Tesi · Finland
Invests in KRR managed by Tesi to anchor Finnish venture capital and buyout funds.
Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR)
🇬🇧Plexal · United Kingdom
Offers Plexal led Laboratory for AI Security Research, linking organisations with universities and intelligence bodies to strengthen resilience.
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Funds early-stage research and technology demonstrators across NSWC Crane's electronic warfare, sensors and power-systems missions.
Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC)
🇺🇸AMC · United States
Funds one or more for-profit teams building a low-cost, battery-powered chip-scale atomic clock for the Army.
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.
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.
Navigators Incubator — Cohort 1: Securing Transformative AI
Coefficient · United States
Runs a selective AI security fellowship for small teams tackling critical risk problems.
Navy SBIR/STTR — Seed (ONR-administered)
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Supports small-business naval technology projects through multiple annual DoD research milestones.
NEMC PROPEL Round 4
🇺🇸NEMC · United States
Funds microelectronics prototype development in the northeastern United States through staged support.
NSIC Hardware Startup Prototype Contract
🇺🇸DIU · United States
Backs startup and industry teams with commercialization support for NSIC Hardware Startup Prototype Contract in aerospace, defense innovation, and hardware.
ONR FLASH INP — SPA
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Funds critical enabling technologies for hypersonic boost-glide vehicle development and performance.
PEO-SW Distributed Micro Sensors Collaboration Event
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports low-cost disposable micro sensor development for force safety in seismic, toxic, and signal environments.
PFR Deep Tech
🇵🇱PFR Ventures · Poland
Funds PFR Deep Tech in Poland, supporting managers building funds in AI, quantum, defense, robotics, space and cybersecurity.
Proposal Planning Grants
🇺🇸Texas A&M Innovation · United States
Supports Texas A&M interdisciplinary teams developing large-scale proposals for external sponsors.
Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy (formerly USAFA-BAA-2021)
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Funds research at the Air Force Academy that also serves cadet learning, faculty development or the Air Force's mission.