Manufacturing Grants funding

Manufacturing Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for manufacturers and industrial businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Equipment, workforce, energy-efficiency, and expansion grants for manufacturers, from job shops to plants.

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Browse open grant programs for manufacturers and industrial businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

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Kentucky Registered Apprenticeship Program – Manufacturing

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Kentucky Labor Cabinet / U.S. Department of Labor (Office of Apprenticeship)

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Manufacturing Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Kentucky Registered Apprenticeship Program – Manufacturing

High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP) – Investment Tax Credit & Sales Tax Exemption

Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center

Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Entrepreneur Product Manufacturing Facility

ImagiNE Nebraska Manufacturing Growth and Expansion Incentives

Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions

Future Ready Oregon Workforce Ready Grants - Manufacturing

Prosper Portland Business Finance Loans

USDA Rural Business Development Grant – Rural Utah Manufacturers

Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation — Microbusiness License (Social Equity Pathway)

SCMEP Manufacturing Extension Partnership Services

Food Export Northeast Market Promotion and Export Assistance

Pennsylvania Manufacturing Sales and Use Tax Exemption

Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program for Business

Montana Manufacturing Extension Center Services

Illinois State Trade Expansion Program

Export Marketing Assistance Service Program

Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) Tax Credit

eCYCLE DC Manufacturer Registration

Oregon Rural Renewable Energy Development Zone

Food Export-Midwest Branded Program

Oklahoma Five-Year Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Facilities

M3 Chicago: Metro, Manufacturing, Momentum

Hawaii Enterprise Zones Program

Alabama Industrial Access Program

Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership (KY-MEP) – Technical Assistance & Catalyst Equipment Match

Minnesota SBDC — Manufacturing Business Advising & Loan Packaging

Workforce Development Capital Grant Program

Oklahoma Small Employer Quality Jobs Program

AIDEA Business and Export Assistance Loan Guarantee

Nebraska Medical Cannabis Product Manufacturer Licensing Pathway

Reimagining Energy and Vehicles Illinois Program

DEMEP ExporTech Program

High Impact Performance Incentive

Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) – Manufacturing Job Creation

Minnesota Angel Tax Credit — Investor Incentive for MN Manufacturers

Research Activities Tax Credit (RAC)

Kentucky Sales & Use Tax Exemption – Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment

North Dakota Development Fund SSBCI Loan Program

Oregon State Small Business Credit Initiative

DC STEP Program

MDA Jobs Tax Credit — Mississippi Manufacturing Job Creation

Delaware Workforce Development Board Training Alignment

National Grid Manufacturing Productivity Program

Silver State Works

American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund in Oklahoma

Texas Industrial Machinery Sales Tax Exemption – Manufacturing Equipment

Delaware Technical Innovation Program Transition Grant

TechSolve Manufacturing Extension Services

Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) – Business Loan Insurance & Direct Lending for Manufacturers

New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership

FloridaMakes Business Growth Services

Oregon SBDC Global Trade Center

Alabama Jobs Act Jobs Credit and Investment Credit

Manufacturing USA Institutes

SEEDS Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy

Renewable Fuels Production Tax Credit

Opportunity Enterprise Revolving Fund

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