MDRolling
TEDCO Venture Funds
Grantor
Maryland Technology Development Corporation
Award Amount
$1,500,000
startupsmall_business
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Technology and Innovation Grants 2026
Browse open grant programs for tech companies and innovation-driven startups in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.
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Open grants
1,448
Average award
$1,035,000
Top eligibility tags
startupsmall_businessjob_creationbusiness_expansion
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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.
OKRolling
Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund (OSCF)
Grantor
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) / i2E
Award Amount
$1,500,000
Oklahoma basedsmall business
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Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit
Grantor
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Award Amount
$1,500,000
startuphigh_growth_business
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NSF Engineering Directorate Clean Energy and Sustainability Grants
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$1,250,000
startupsmall_business
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NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$1,250,000
direct to businesssmall_business
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DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / STTR
Grantor
U.S. Department of Energy
Award Amount
$1,100,000
small_businessstartup
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Pinellas County Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption
Grantor
Pinellas County
Award Amount
$1,000,000
job_creationcapital_investment
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Iowa Energy Center Grant Program
Grantor
State of Iowa
Award Amount
$1,000,000
clean_energyenergy_efficiency
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Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Grantor
Various Federal Agencies
Award Amount
$1,000,000
direct to businesssmall_business
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Innovate Alabama InvestAL — SSBCI Equity Investment
Grantor
Innovate Alabama
Award Amount
$1,000,000
Alabama headquartered startupventure backable
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USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program
Grantor
USDA Rural Utilities Service
Award Amount
$1,000,000
nonprofit
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Louisiana LED FastStart - Baton Rouge
Grantor
State of Louisiana
Award Amount
$1,000,000
workforce_trainingjob_creation
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North Dakota Development Fund Equity Investment Financing
Grantor
North Dakota Department of Commerce
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupgrowth_company
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Chainlink BUILD Program
Grantor
Chainlink Labs
Award Amount
$1,000,000
web3blockchain
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Broward County Economic Development Incentives
Grantor
Broward County
Award Amount
$1,000,000
business_expansionjob_creation
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GENIUS NY
Grantor
CenterState CEO and Empire State Development
Award Amount
$1,000,000
acceleratorstartup_funding
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Women’s Capital Connection Investment Network
Grantor
Women’s Capital Connection
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupwoman_owned
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One North Carolina Fund
Grantor
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Award Amount
$1,000,000
job_creationcapital_investment
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City of Las Cruces LEDA Project Participation
Grantor
City of Las Cruces and New Mexico Economic Development Department
Award Amount
$1,000,000
job_creationbusiness_expansion
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Georgia REBA Grant Program
Grantor
State of Georgia
Award Amount
$1,000,000
business_expansioninfrastructure
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Hivers and Strivers Angel Investment Fund
Grantor
Hivers and Strivers
Award Amount
$1,000,000
veteran_foundedhigh_growth_startup
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GO Virginia Region 5 Per Capita Grants
Grantor
GO Virginia
Award Amount
$1,000,000
regional_partnershipworkforce
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1517 Fund
Grantor
1517 Fund
Award Amount
$1,000,000
youth_ownedstartup
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Indiana Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit
Grantor
State of Indiana
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupinvestor
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Optimism Retroactive Public Goods Funding
Grantor
Optimism DAO
Award Amount
$1,000,000
direct to businesssmall_business
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Oklahoma Research and Development Rebate Program
Grantor
State of Oklahoma
Award Amount
$1,000,000
businessresearch_and_development
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Idaho Opportunity Fund
Grantor
State of Idaho
Award Amount
$1,000,000
business_expansionjob_creation
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OneGeorgia EDGE Fund
Grantor
OneGeorgia Authority
Award Amount
$1,000,000
business_expansionjob_creation
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Louisiana SSBCI Seed Capital Program
Grantor
State of Louisiana
Award Amount
$1,000,000
small_businessstartup
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Seed Fund
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$1,000,000
direct to businessstartup
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Arbitrum Foundation Grant Program
Grantor
Arbitrum Foundation
Award Amount
$1,000,000
web3blockchain
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Colorado Venture Capital Authority (VCA)
Grantor
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
Award Amount
$1,000,000
Colorado based startupadvanced industries
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CEI General Business Loan for Tech Startups
Grantor
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)
Award Amount
$1,000,000
Maine based businessany sector including tech
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Georgia Investment Tax Credit
Grantor
Georgia Department of Revenue / Georgia Department of Economic Development
Award Amount
$1,000,000
small_business
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Mid-America Angels Investment Network - Kansas City Region
Grantor
Mid-America Angels
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupequity_investment
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Mid-America Angels Investment Network
Grantor
Mid-America Angels
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupequity_investment
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Indiana Venture Capital Investment (VCI) Tax Credit
Grantor
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)
Award Amount
$1,000,000
Indiana basedqualified Indiana business
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Wabash Heartland Innovation Network Innovation as a Service
Grantor
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Award Amount
$1,000,000
manufacturersmall_business
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Battle Born Venture Program
Grantor
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupventure_capital
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InvestAL Venture Capital Program
Grantor
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupsmall_business
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Idaho Opportunity Fund
Grantor
State of Idaho
Award Amount
$1,000,000
business_expansionjob_creation
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Louisiana LED FastStart
Grantor
State of Louisiana
Award Amount
$1,000,000
workforce_trainingjob_creation
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Delaware Accelerator and Seed Capital Program
Grantor
State of Delaware
Award Amount
$1,000,000
small_businessstartup
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Mississippi SMART Business Act – R&D Skills Tax Credit
Grantor
Mississippi Department of Revenue
Award Amount
$1,000,000
Mississippi basedfor profit
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Grantor
Various Federal Agencies
Award Amount
$1,000,000
direct to businesssmall_business
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Louisiana LED FastStart - Shreveport
Grantor
State of Louisiana
Award Amount
$1,000,000
workforce_trainingjob_creation
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Workforce Innovations for a New Nevada Grant
Grantor
Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Award Amount
$1,000,000
workforcetraining_provider
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GO Virginia Region 7 Per Capita Grants
Grantor
GO Virginia
Award Amount
$1,000,000
regional_partnershipworkforce
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Bernalillo County Economic Development Incentive Funds
Grantor
Bernalillo County
Award Amount
$1,000,000
business_expansionjob_creation
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GENIUS NY Accelerator Competition
Grantor
Empire State Development
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startuptechnology
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Battle Born Growth Escalator Venture Program
Grantor
Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupsmall_business
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SBIR/STTR Federal Phase I Awards (Georgia Tech / SBDC Support)
Grantor
Multiple federal agencies (Georgia Tech VentureLab and UGA SBDC provide application support)
Award Amount
$1,000,000
small_business
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MWVCOG Oregon Business Development Fund
Grantor
Business Oregon
Award Amount
$1,000,000
small_businessstatewide
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Minnesota Job Creation Fund — Technology Sector
Grantor
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Award Amount
$1,000,000
for profit businessjob creating business
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Minnesota Investment Fund
Grantor
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Award Amount
$1,000,000
small_businesslarge_business
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Mississippi SMART Business Act – Academic Research Investor Rebate
Grantor
Mississippi Development Authority
Award Amount
$1,000,000
Mississippi basedfor profit
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Bank of North Dakota Venture Capital Fund
Grantor
Bank of North Dakota
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupgrowth_company
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West Virginia Conservation Innovation Grants
Grantor
U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
Award Amount
$1,000,000
producernonprofit
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Oregon Royalty Fund
Grantor
Business Oregon
Award Amount
$1,000,000
startupgrowth_company
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Idaho Opportunity Fund
Grantor
State of Idaho
Award Amount
$1,000,000
business_expansionjob_creation
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