Government contracts
Explore government contracts for innovative companies. This directory lists tenders, challenge-based contracts, pre-commercial procurement and research contracts where a public body buys a solution rather than funding a study, with the deadline, contract value and eligibility on every listing.
Showing 25-48 of 91 grants
Michigan Auto Supplier Transition Program (MAST-P)
🇺🇸MEDC · United States
Provides Michigan auto suppliers with free technical assistance to support transitions in production capabilities.
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.
NINDS NeuroNEXT Network — OTA Clinical Trials
🇺🇸NINDS · United States
Supports exploratory neurological clinical research through collaborative exploratory transactions.
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.
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.
SOFWERX Tech Tuesday
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports weekly showcase sessions connecting innovators with USSOCOM stakeholders on defense priorities.
NASA SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses developing and demonstrating technology innovations that advance NASA missions, following a successful Phase I feasibility award.
SpaceWERX STRATFI (Strategic Funding Increase)
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses scaling strategic space technologies through SBIR/STTR matching contracts with government and private co-investment.
AFOSR STTR Phase I
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Offers small business and institution teams early research support for foundational Air Force concepts.
AFOSR STTR Phase II
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports small business teams extending validated concepts toward robust defense development.
AFWERX Specific Topic SBIR Release 1
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports small business technology opportunities through focused Air Force innovation calls.
AFWERX Specific Topic SBIR Release 2
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports a second focused set of Air Force small-business technology opportunities in emerging domains.
AFWERX Specific Topic STTR Release 1
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Supports research institution partnerships in Air Force technical areas through targeted collaboration pathways.
AFWERX TACFI
🇺🇸AFWERX · United States
Provides matching investment to small businesses bridging from Phase II toward Phase III commercialization.
APFIT-1 — Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports small business and non-traditional contractors with procurement bridge funding for pre-production solutions.
Cancer Grand Challenges
🇺🇸NCI · United States
Supports large interdisciplinary global teams tackling transformative unsolved problems in cancer biology.
DASA / UKDI Open Call for Innovation (paused
🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom
Supports disruptive defence and security innovation through the UKDI route during transition toward renewed innovation operations.
DHS SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States
Supports small businesses addressing homeland security needs with early feasibility innovation in cybersecurity, border operations, and safety-critical tools.
DoW SBIR — Open Topics
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports United States defense innovators in AI, aerospace, and advanced systems development.
DoW STTR — Open Topics
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports United States innovation teams in strategic technology areas across security and digital fields.
Frontier Offtake Track
Stripe · United States
Funds companies scaling carbon removal technologies through Frontier offtake agreements.
INCITE Allocation Cycle
DOE ASCR · United States
Runs research teams and institutions for INCITE Allocation in artificial intelligence, quantum systems, and energy systems.
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.