Apr 28, 2027
NHLBI Emerging Investigator Award (EIA) (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
NHLBI
Award Amount
$50,000
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Technology and Innovation Grants 2026
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$31,833
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Oct 14, 2026
DoW Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas
Grantor
DoW
Award Amount
$50,000
MIRolling
Detroit Startup Fund
Grantor
City of Detroit
Award Amount
$50,000
direct to businessstartup
View GrantApr 5, 2029
NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award (Parent [R44] Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
small_business
View GrantMay 22, 2029
Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS)
Grantor
Grantor name if different from agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2027
Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Grant Program (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
Grantor
National Cancer Institute
Award Amount
$50,000
NDRolling
Innovate ND for Student Entrepreneurs
Grantor
North Dakota Department of Commerce
Award Amount
$50,000
north_dakotastudent_founder
View GrantHIRolling
Hawaii Excelerator Program
Grantor
State of Hawaii
Award Amount
$50,000
startuptechnology
View GrantJan 7, 2027
Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institute of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
NMRolling
New Mexico Science & Technology Business Startup Grant
Grantor
New Mexico Economic Development Department – Office of Science & Technology
Award Amount
$50,000
startupsmall business
View GrantJul 5, 2029
NIDCR Prospective Observational or Biomarker Validation Study Cooperative Agreement
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 9, 2029
Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval
Grantor
Grantor name if different from agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Oct 22, 2026
Optimizing Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults
Grantor
National Institute of Mental Health
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitsmall_business
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NCCIH Natural Product Early Phase Clinical Trial Phased Innovation Award (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
Grantor
NCCIH
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitstartup
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Seattle Technology Matching Fund
Grantor
City of Seattle
Award Amount
$45,000
nonprofitcommunity_group
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Clean Tech R&D Voucher Program (Round 3)
Grantor
NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) / NJEDA
Award Amount
$40,000
small_business
View GrantNJRolling
Catalyst R&D Voucher Pilot Program (Round 2)
Grantor
NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) / NJEDA
Award Amount
$40,000
small_business
View GrantMDRolling
TEDCO Minority Business Pre-Seed Fund (MBPF)
Grantor
Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Award Amount
$40,000
minority_ownedmaryland_business
View GrantMNRolling
Launch Minnesota Business Operations Innovation Grants
Grantor
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Award Amount
$35,000
startuptechnology_business
View GrantMNRolling
Launch Minnesota SBIR/STTR Matching Grant — Phase 1
Grantor
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Award Amount
$35,000
SBIR Phase 1 awardeeSTTR Phase 1 awardee
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Launch Minnesota Innovation Grant — Business Operations
Grantor
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Award Amount
$35,000
technology startuphigh technology business
View GrantMTRolling
Montana SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program
Grantor
Montana Department of Commerce
Award Amount
$30,000
Montana basedSBIR or STTR award recipient
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Ohio TechCred
Grantor
Ohio Department of Development
Award Amount
$30,000
manufacturingemployee_training
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Vermont Training Program
Grantor
Vermont Department of Economic Development
Award Amount
$30,000
workforce_trainingemployer
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OCAST STEM Intern Partnership Program
Grantor
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST)
Award Amount
$30,000
Oklahoma basedSTEM employer
View GrantWIRolling
International Market Access Grant (IMAG) — Tech Companies
Grantor
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
Award Amount
$30,000
tech companyexporter
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International Market Access Grant
Grantor
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Award Amount
$30,000
small_businessexporter
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Vermont Training Program
Grantor
Vermont Department of Economic Development
Award Amount
$30,000
workforce_trainingemployer
View GrantRolling
NAACP Powershift Entrepreneur Grant
Grantor
NAACP, Medium Rare, and The Shark Group
Award Amount
$25,000
black_ownedminority_owned
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UNLV President's Innovation Challenge
Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Award Amount
$25,000
youth_ownedunlv_student
View GrantCTRolling
Yale Entrepreneurial Society and Tsai CITY Startup Grants
Grantor
Yale University
Award Amount
$25,000
startupstudent_founder
View GrantNMRolling
New Mexico Science and Technology Business Startup Grant
Grantor
New Mexico Economic Development Department
Award Amount
$25,000
startupsmall_business
View GrantNJRolling
NJ Accelerate
Grantor
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
Award Amount
$25,000
accelerator graduatestartup
View GrantMTRolling
Montana State University Blackstone LaunchPad Venture Support
Grantor
Montana State University
Award Amount
$25,000
studentstartup
View GrantORRolling
Invent Oregon (InventOR) — Student Innovation Grants
Grantor
Business Oregon
Award Amount
$25,000
startupinnovation
View GrantKSRolling
Kansas SBIR/STTR Matching Program (ACCEL-KS)
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce / Kansas Office of Innovation
Award Amount
$25,000
for profitsmall business
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Washington Life Science SBIR/STTR Matching Fund
Grantor
Life Science Washington Institute
Award Amount
$25,000
technology_companystartup
View GrantCTRolling
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants
Grantor
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Award Amount
$25,000
nonprofitcapacity_building
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Small Business R&D Acceleration Grant
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
$25,000
for profitsmall business
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Proof of Concept Fund
Grantor
State of South Dakota
Award Amount
$25,000
startupresearch
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Monroe County Equip Monroe Rebate Program
Grantor
Monroe County
Award Amount
$25,000
small_businessequipment
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Dearborn Night of Innovation Pitch Competition
Grantor
City of Dearborn, Michigan
Award Amount
$25,000
small_businessstartup
View GrantCTRolling
Fairfield County Community Foundation Capacity Building Grants
Grantor
Fairfield County Community Foundation
Award Amount
$25,000
nonprofitcapacity_building
View GrantNDRolling
Operation Intern
Grantor
State of North Dakota
Award Amount
$25,000
employerinternship
View GrantSDRolling
Proof of Concept Program
Grantor
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
Award Amount
$25,000
south dakotainnovation
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South Dakota Proof of Concept Fund
Grantor
South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Award Amount
$25,000
startuptechnology
View GrantOKRolling
Cultivate Venture Accelerator Non-Dilutive Grant
Grantor
Cultivate
Award Amount
$25,000
small_businessstartup
View GrantWVRolling
Morgantown Small Business Assistance Grant
Grantor
City of Morgantown
Award Amount
$20,000
small_businessstartup
View GrantNMRolling
New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program
Grantor
State of New Mexico
Award Amount
$20,000
small_businesstechnical_assistance
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Digital Sandbox KC Project Funding
Grantor
Digital Sandbox KC
Award Amount
$20,000
startuptechnology_company
View GrantNJRolling
Microsoft Disability Scholarship
Grantor
Microsoft
Award Amount
$20,000
disabledindividual
View GrantALRolling
Innovate Alabama Student Innovation Competition
Grantor
Innovate Alabama
Award Amount
$20,000
alabama_studentcollege_student
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Idaho STEP Grant
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$15,000
small_businessexport
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Idaho STEP Grant
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$15,000
small_businessexport
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Colorado Advanced Industries Export Grant
Grantor
State of Colorado
Award Amount
$15,000
small_businessexport
View GrantINRolling
Indiana Technical Assistance Program (INTAP)
Grantor
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) / Indiana SBDC
Award Amount
$15,000
Indiana basedsmall business
View GrantGARolling
University System of Georgia Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Grantor
University System of Georgia
Award Amount
$15,000
studentuniversity_system_of_georgia
View GrantSCRolling
SCRA Academic Matching Grant
Grantor
South Carolina Research Authority
Award Amount
$15,000
universityresearch_and_development
View GrantMERolling
Maine State Trade Expansion Program - Bangor
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
$15,000
small_businessexport
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