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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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Non-dilutive money for companies that are too early for a bank and too small for most investors.

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Open grants

1,329

Average award

$93,042

Top eligibility tags

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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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Motor City Match Cash Grants

Grantor

City of Detroit

Award Amount

$100,000

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Startup Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Motor City Match Cash Grants

Alabama Launchpad Life Sciences Division Competition

Community Capital of Vermont Small Business Loans

AEDC Technology Development Program

OHA Malama Business Loan

Targeted Business Payroll Program

WEDC Small Business Development Grant - Northern Initiatives

Oklahoma City Enterprise Community Small Business Assistance Loan Program

Oregon Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund

Working Solutions CDFI Small Business Loans Bay Area

WEDC Capital Catalyst Program

Working Solutions Small Business Loans Oakland

Maine Technology Institute MERC Program

Nebraska SBIR/STTR Initiative

South Dakota MicroLOAN

Juneau Economic Development Council Southeast Revolving Loan Fund

Working Solutions Small Business Loans

Working Solutions Small Business Loans San Jose

SBIR Matching Grant

Solana Foundation Grants

Keystone Innovation Zone Tax Credit Program

Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund

Technology Development Program

Delaware EDGE Grant Competition

New Mexico SBIR Matching Grant

WomenVenture Business Loans

San Antonio Zero Percent Interest Loan Program

UConn Innovation Fund

Community Capital New York Small Business Loans

Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative

Long Beach Accelerator Startup Investment Program

Cartier Women's Initiative Regional Awards

Fledge – Impact Startup Accelerator (Seattle)

Working Solutions CDFI Small Business Loans

Motor City Match Cash Grant

Bank of North Dakota Beginning Entrepreneur Loan Guarantee Program

NBA Foundation All-Star Pitch Competition

San Francisco D10 Small Business Revolving Loan Fund

Michigan Mobility Funding Platform

Montana MicroBusiness Finance Program

Start-Up Grand Forks Loan Program

CenterState CEO Small Business Loan Fund

VEDA Entrepreneurial Loan Program

FIN Capital Women's Angel Investor Network

VEDA Entrepreneurial Loan Program

Emerging Retail Initiative

Alabama Launchpad Competition

CSIT Clean Tech Research and Development Seed Grant

Meck Lending Small Business Loan Program

MassCEC Catalyst Program

TEDCO SBIR/STTR Matching Funds

MassCEC Catalyst and DICES Grants

Alabama Launchpad Technology Division Competition

Maine Technology Institute SBIR/STTR Assistance

Alaska Microloan Program

Alaska Microloan Loan Program

Town of Brattleboro Small Business Assistance Program Loans

Downtown Stockton Enterprise Loan Fund

New Mexico Angel Investment Tax Credit

Vermont Community Loan Fund SPROUT Deferred Loan

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