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NBA Foundation All-Star Pitch Competition
Grantor
NBA Foundation
Award Amount
$100,000
small_businessentrepreneur
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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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Open grants
1,336
Average award
$63,958
Top eligibility tags
startupsmall_businessentrepreneurnonprofit
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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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San Francisco D10 Small Business Revolving Loan Fund
Grantor
Working Solutions CDFI
Award Amount
$100,000
small_businessstartup
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Michigan Mobility Funding Platform
Grantor
State of Michigan
Award Amount
$100,000
startuptechnology_company
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Montana MicroBusiness Finance Program
Grantor
State of Montana
Award Amount
$100,000
small_businessmicroloan
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Start-Up Grand Forks Loan Program
Grantor
Grand Forks Growth Fund
Award Amount
$100,000
startupsmall_business
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CenterState CEO Small Business Loan Fund
Grantor
CenterState CEO
Award Amount
$100,000
small_businessstartup
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VEDA Entrepreneurial Loan Program
Grantor
Vermont Economic Development Authority
Award Amount
$100,000
startupentrepreneur
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FIN Capital Women's Angel Investor Network
Grantor
FIN Capital Investor Association (an initiative of the Iowa Center for Economic Success)
Award Amount
$100,000
woman_ledearly_stage
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VEDA Entrepreneurial Loan Program
Grantor
Vermont Economic Development Authority
Award Amount
$100,000
startupentrepreneur
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Emerging Retail Initiative
Grantor
District of Columbia
Award Amount
$85,000
small_businessretail_business
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Alabama Launchpad Competition
Grantor
Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
Award Amount
$75,000
startupentrepreneur
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CSIT Clean Tech Research and Development Seed Grant
Grantor
New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology
Award Amount
$75,000
startupclean_tech
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Meck Lending Small Business Loan Program
Grantor
Mecklenburg County
Award Amount
$75,000
small_businessstartup
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MassCEC Catalyst Program
Grantor
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Award Amount
$75,000
startupresearch
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TEDCO SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
Grantor
TEDCO
Award Amount
$75,000
small_businessstartup
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MassCEC Catalyst and DICES Grants
Grantor
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Award Amount
$75,000
startupclean_energy
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Alabama Launchpad Technology Division Competition
Grantor
Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) / Alabama Launchpad
Award Amount
$75,000
startupearly stage
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Maine Technology Institute SBIR/STTR Assistance
Grantor
Maine Technology Institute
Award Amount
$75,000
sbirsttr
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Alaska Microloan Program
Grantor
State of Alaska
Award Amount
$70,000
microbusinesssmall_business
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Alaska Microloan Loan Program
Grantor
State of Alaska
Award Amount
$70,000
small_businessstartup
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Town of Brattleboro Small Business Assistance Program Loans
Grantor
Town of Brattleboro
Award Amount
$70,000
small_businessstartup
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Downtown Stockton Enterprise Loan Fund
Grantor
Downtown Stockton Enterprise Loan Fund
Award Amount
$65,000
small_businessstartup
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New Mexico Angel Investment Tax Credit
Grantor
State of New Mexico
Award Amount
$62,500
startupinvestor
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Vermont Community Loan Fund SPROUT Deferred Loan
Grantor
Vermont Community Loan Fund
Award Amount
$60,000
farmerstartup
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Utah Technology Innovation Funding Nonrecourse Loan
Grantor
Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
Award Amount
$60,000
small_businessstartup
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Parallel18 P18 International Accelerator
Grantor
Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust
Award Amount
$60,000
startuptechnology_business
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Utah Technology Innovation Funding Nonrecourse Loan
Grantor
Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
Award Amount
$60,000
small_businessstartup
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PathStone Enterprise Center Puerto Rico Small Business Loans
Grantor
PathStone Enterprise Center
Award Amount
$60,000
small_businessmicrobusiness
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Utah Technology Innovation Funding Nonrecourse Loan
Grantor
Utah Innovation Center
Award Amount
$60,000
startuptechnology_company
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Women Founders Network Fast Pitch
Grantor
Women Founders Network
Award Amount
$55,000
woman_founderstartup
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Iowa Proof of Commercial Relevance Fund
Grantor
State of Iowa
Award Amount
$50,000
startupcommercialization
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Monroe County MicroAdvantage Loan Program
Grantor
Monroe County
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessmicroloan
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Mission Spain Public Diplomacy 2022 Annual Program Statement
Grantor
U.S. Embassy in Spain
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitstartup
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Electrochemical Systems
Grantor
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Award Amount
$50,000
startupnonprofit
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New Mexico Science & Technology Business Startup Grant – Clean Energy
Grantor
New Mexico Economic Development Department – Office of Science & Technology
Award Amount
$50,000
startupsmall business
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Downtown Ground Floor Growth Program
Grantor
City of Columbus
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessdowntown
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SBA Microloan Program — Minority-Owned Startup & Small Business Funding
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
minority_ownedstartup
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SBA Microloan Pathway for New Jersey Restaurant Founders
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessintermediary_lender
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NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
startup
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SBA Microloan Program Washington DC
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessstartup
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WEDC Cooperative Development Grant
Grantor
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Award Amount
$50,000
cooperativestartup
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NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants
Grantor
NOAA
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitstartup
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SBA Microloan Program Naugatuck
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessstartup
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Wyoming Business Council Kickstart Grant
Grantor
Wyoming Business Council
Award Amount
$50,000
wyoming basedsmall business
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SBA Microloan Program — Youth Entrepreneur Startup Funding
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
youth_ownedstartup
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Justine PETERSEN Missouri Small Business Loans
Grantor
Justine PETERSEN
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessentrepreneur
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Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC)
Grantor
NIST
Award Amount
$50,000
startup
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SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL (SCALEUP) READY
Grantor
Grantor name if different from agency
Award Amount
$50,000
startupsmall_business
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PeopleFund – CDFI Microloans for Texas Youth Entrepreneurs
Grantor
PeopleFund
Award Amount
$50,000
youth_ownedtexas_based
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Wyoming Women's Business Center — Youth Entrepreneur Micro-Loans
Grantor
Wyoming Women's Business Center (SBA-funded)
Award Amount
$50,000
youth_ownedstartup
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SCRA Academic Startup Grant
Grantor
South Carolina Research Authority
Award Amount
$50,000
startuptechnology_business
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Biosensing
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
startupnonprofit
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Utah Technology Innovation Funding Microgrant
Grantor
Utah Innovation Center
Award Amount
$50,000
startuptechnology_company
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SBA Microloan Program North Little Rock
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessstartup
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SBA Microloan Program for Rural Lenders
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
rural_businesssmall_business
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Tennessee Main Street Entrepreneur Incubator Grant
Grantor
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Award Amount
$50,000
Tennessee Main Street communityretail
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SBA Microloan Program Covington
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessstartup
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Biological Testing Facility for Contraception & Reproductive Health
Grantor
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitstartup
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Wyoming Kickstart Grant Program
Grantor
State of Wyoming
Award Amount
$50,000
startuphigh_growth
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SBA Microloan Program Decatur
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessstartup
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