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Startup Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for startups and early-stage founders in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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1,329

Average award

$811,917

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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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Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program

Grantor

Finance Authority of Maine

Award Amount

$1,400,000

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Startup Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program

NSF Engineering Directorate Clean Energy and Sustainability Grants

DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / STTR

GrowKS Loan Fund

North Dakota Development Fund Equity Investment Financing

Women’s Capital Connection Investment Network

Colorado Enterprise Fund Loans

Wyoming Challenge Loan Program

Louisiana SSBCI Seed Capital Program

National Science Foundation (NSF) Seed Fund

Hivers and Strivers Veteran Startup Investment

Hivers and Strivers Capital

CriticalMass Climatetech Startup Grant Program

Mid-America Angels Investment Network - Kansas City Region

Hawaii State Small Business Credit Initiative Collateral Support Program

South Dakota WORKS

Mid-America Angels Investment Network

Hivers and Strivers Angel Fund

Tucson IDA Groundswell Capital AVANZA Loan Fund

Alaska Mariculture Loan Program

Angel Match Program

Battle Born Venture Program

Delaware Accelerator and Seed Capital Program

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

MoFi Utah Small Business Loans

South Carolina SSBCI Loan Participation Program

FAME Direct Loan

GENIUS NY Accelerator Competition

Battle Born Growth Escalator Venture Program

Georgia Equity Direct Program

Bank of North Dakota Venture Capital Fund

Oregon Royalty Fund

The Legend Fund

TEDCO Social Impact Funds

Idaho Small Business Revolving Loan Fund

Alaska Small Business Economic Development Loan

TEDCO Seed Funds

Louisiana Angel Investor Tax Credit

Santa Fe Innovation Infrastructure Grant - Midtown Innovation Campus

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Social Innovation Accelerator

BDE Nuevo Empresario Loan Program

Maine Venture Fund

Delaware Capital Access Program

Fund Tennessee LendTN

Hawaii HI-CAP Collateral Program

NJEDA Angel Investor Tax Credit

Nebraska Seed Investment Program

Iowa Small Business Collateral Support Program

PeopleFund Small Business Loans and Accelerator

Maryland Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit

Missouri Technology Corporation IDEA Fund

Kentucky Enterprise Fund

Community Economic Development Fund Small Business Loans

Maryland Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit

Bank of North Dakota Beginning Entrepreneur Loan Guarantee

Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund

District Capitalized

Ethereum Foundation Grants

Lafayette Economic Development Authority Small Business Loans

Butte Local Development Corporation Loan Programs

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