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Startup Grants 2026

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1,329

Average award

$6,049

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Browse open grant programs for startups and early-stage founders 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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Nebraska Advantage Microenterprise Tax Credit

Grantor

State of Nebraska

Award Amount

$10,000

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Startup Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Nebraska Advantage Microenterprise Tax Credit

NMSDC Emerging Young Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition

ConnecToledo Kiva Loan Match Program

California Dream Fund Startup Grant San Jose

Stamford Partnership Innovation and Workforce Initiatives

EMDC Economic Recovery Hub Program

California Dream Fund Startup Grant San Diego

Enthuse Foundation Pitch Competition

N.F.C. Development Corporation Micro-Enterprise Assistance Program

REV Birmingham Business Growth and Storefront Support

Virginia Beach Small Business Grant Program

Cedar Rapids MICRO Loan Program

BLDC Mini-Microenterprise Loan Program

California Dream Fund Startup Grant Sacramento

NC State VenturePack Challenge Student Track

Vantage Ventures Accelerator — WVU 13-Week Startup Program ($10K Grant)

Startup Elk Grove Launch Grant

St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center Micro-Grants

Dane County Micro-Business Loan Program

Rochester Small Business Grant Program

Halstead Grant

Innovate RI Fund Internship Grant

Covington Rent Subsidy Incentive

TWU StartHER Grant – Texas Women-Owned Startups

Stockton Impact Corps Microloans

Utah Technology Innovation Funding Microgrant

Launch Tennessee Microgrants

Made with Cola Love Small Business Pop-Up Grants

Wildcat Microfund Ogden Startup Grants

Start Peninsula Pitch Competition

Covington Small Business Program

Utah Technology Innovation Funding Microgrant

Catalyst Connection Maker-to-Manufacturing Grant

Black Entrepreneur Training Academy

Portland Hummingbird Grant

House of Dotlizhi Small Business Grants

Gresham Garage to Storefront Incentive

BLDC Microgrant Program

Santa Fe Small Business Navigator Microgrants

Downtown Ithaca Alliance Retail Microgrant Program

University of Bridgeport Innovation and Entrepreneurship Grants

Collab New Haven Accelerator Grants and Prizes

Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

Downtown Eau Claire Jump-Start Downtown Grant

City of Rochester Start-Up Small Business Grant Program

Wyoming Women's Business Center Mini Microloans

Galaxy Grant

Grand Forks Region EDC Internship Matching Funds

University of Delaware Innovation Corps Site Program

Long Island Small Business Assistance Corporation (LISBAC) Micro Loans

Modesto Downtown Occupancy Incentive

WBDC Launch Pad Grant

Ogden-Weber Chamber Women in Business Grant

Downtown Racine Business Enhancement Reimbursement Grant

IMAGINE Your Business Grant

IDEA2 Pitch Competition

Alabama Veterans Employment Act Business Start-Up Expense Credit

Yale Tsai CITY Student Milestone Fund

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator

DSBC Foundation Small Business Awards

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