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Technology and Innovation Grants 2026

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Browse open grant programs for tech companies and innovation-driven startups 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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DivInc Sports Tech Accelerator – Diverse Texas Sports Founders

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Technology and Innovation Grants 2026

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DivInc Sports Tech Accelerator – Diverse Texas Sports Founders

NYU Veterans Entrepreneurship Training Program

ATDC Signature Program for Growth-Stage Technology Companies

State Small Business Credit Initiative Venture Layer

Chattanooga Small Business Incentive Layer

State Small Business Credit Initiative 2.0 (SSBCI) — Venture Capital

Maui Small Business Recovery and Support Layer

One North Carolina Small Business Program – SBIR/STTR Matching Funds

Innovate Alabama Tax Credit Program for Economic Development Organizations

Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Program

Invent Idaho

Business Development Tax Credit (BTC) Program — Tech Companies

Virginia SWaM Certification – Procurement for Tech Firms

Idaho Opportunity Fund – Tech Business Attraction

One North Carolina Fund (OneNC)

Indiana Venture Capital Investment (VCI) Tax Credit

JobsOhio Economic Development Grant

Create Rebate – Technology Enterprise Payroll Rebate

Virginia Technology Zones – Local Tax Incentive Program

Diamond Challenge

POWER UP Grant Program

New Haven Small Business Resource and Grant Layer

Kentucky Enterprise Fund (KEF)

UNLV NSF I-Corps Site Program

Community Investment Corporation Capital Access Layer

Community Loan Fund Small Business Loans

Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF) — Technology Industry

Southern Bancorp Small Business Loans - Arkansas Layer

Business Incentives for Growth (BIG) Program — Technology and Innovation

Entrepreneurship Indiana Programs Layer

Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG)

Montana CDFI / Community Lending Layer

START-UP NY Program

Galvanizer Female Founder Accelerator

Illinois Tech Kaplan Pitch Tank

VetsinTech Entrepreneurship Programs

iVenture Accelerator

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition

State Small Business Credit Initiative 2.0 (SSBCI) — Loan Program

Minority and Small Business Development Resource Layer

Workforce Innovations for a New Nevada (WINN) Grant

BizBoost — Federal Funding Technical Assistance for Small Businesses

NJ Innovation Evergreen Fund – Tax Credit Auction

Rutgers HealthHack

Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs

HerRise to Capital Pre-Accelerator

Make it in Michigan Prototype Grant Program

Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund

Innovation Acceleration Fund — Launch Award

Puerto Rico Community Capital Layer

Mississippi SMART Business Act – R&D Skills Tax Credit

Equity Investment Tax Credit (EITC) – Tech-Based Businesses

Michigan Small Business Venture Capital Program

Techstars Seattle – Startup Accelerator

Maryland Equitech Growth Fund

Louisiana Technology Transfer Office (LTTO)

AISES Scholarships

Nebraska SBDC – Technology Commercialization Consulting

NH CDFA Tax Credit Program

Montana Innovation Partnership (MTIP) – SBIR/STTR Proposal Assistance

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