Technology and Innovation Grants funding

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

$608,667

Top eligibility tags

startupsmall_businessjob_creationinvestor

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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.

MDRolling

Maryland Capital Access Program for Tech Businesses

Grantor

Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small businessmaryland based
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NDRolling

Grand Forks Growth Fund Business Incentive Loans

Grantor

Grand Forks Growth Fund

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businessjob_creation
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OHRolling

Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-Up Fund (TVSF) - Phase 1

Grantor

Ohio Third Frontier Commission / Ohio Department of Development

Award Amount

$1,000,000

Ohio research institutionprototype development
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OHRolling

Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Ohio Regional 166 Loan Program

Grantor

Ohio Department of Development

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businesscapital_investment
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NYRolling

Luminate NY Accelerator and Competition

Grantor

Empire State Development

Award Amount

$1,000,000

acceleratorstartup_funding
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Rolling

Arbitrum DAO Grants

Grantor

Arbitrum DAO

Award Amount

$1,000,000

developerdirect to business
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NMRolling

City of Santa Fe Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency Project Financing

Grantor

City of Santa Fe Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency

Award Amount

$1,000,000

redevelopmentmidtown
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VARolling

Virginia Enterprise Zone Job Creation Grant

Grantor

Commonwealth of Virginia

Award Amount

$800,000

enterprise_zonejob_creation
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VARolling

Norfolk Enterprise Zone Job Creation Grant

Grantor

Commonwealth of Virginia

Award Amount

$800,000

enterprise_zonejob_creation
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MDRolling

TEDCO Social Impact Funds

Grantor

Maryland Technology Development Corporation

Award Amount

$750,000

startuptechnology_business
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MTRolling

Big Sky Trust Fund Job Creation Grants

Grantor

State of Montana

Award Amount

$750,000

job_creationbusiness_expansion
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MTRolling

Montana Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund Job Creation Grants

Grantor

Montana Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$750,000

job_creationsmall_business
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MIRolling

Battle Creek Unlimited Economic Development Fund Direct Investment

Grantor

City of Battle Creek, Michigan

Award Amount

$750,000

businessemployer
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MTRolling

Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund Job Creation Grants

Grantor

State of Montana

Award Amount

$750,000

local_governmenttribal_government
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MERolling

Maine Technology Asset Fund (MTAF) 3.0

Grantor

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

Award Amount

$750,000

Maine based businessinnovation
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MDRolling

TEDCO Seed Funds

Grantor

Maryland Technology Development Corporation

Award Amount

$750,000

startuptechnology_business
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LARolling

Louisiana Angel Investor Tax Credit

Grantor

Louisiana Economic Development

Award Amount

$720,000

startupinvestor
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NMRolling

Santa Fe Innovation Infrastructure Grant - Midtown Innovation Campus

Grantor

New Mexico Economic Development Department

Award Amount

$700,000

startupinnovation
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NCRolling

NC Biotechnology Center – Company Funding Program

Grantor

North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Award Amount

$650,000

NC businesslife sciences
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NDRolling

Native American Small Business Support Program

Grantor

State of North Dakota

Award Amount

$600,000

native_ownedsmall_business
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MERolling

Maine Venture Fund

Grantor

Maine Venture Fund

Award Amount

$500,000

startupexpanding_business
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KSRolling

Kansas Industrial Training and Retraining Programs

Grantor

State of Kansas

Award Amount

$500,000

workforce_trainingjob_creation
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CORolling

Colorado State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) – Cash Collateral Support

Grantor

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) / OEDIT

Award Amount

$500,000

Colorado businessinsufficient collateral
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NJRolling

NJEDA Angel Investor Tax Credit

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$500,000

startuptechnology
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NERolling

Nebraska Seed Investment Program

Grantor

Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Award Amount

$500,000

startupsmall_business
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GARolling

Georgia R&D Tax Credit

Grantor

Georgia Department of Revenue / Georgia Department of Economic Development

Award Amount

$500,000

small_business
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MDRolling

Maryland Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit

Grantor

Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$500,000

startupinvestor
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NDRolling

Automate ND Grant Program

Grantor

North Dakota Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$500,000

primary_sectorautomation
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MDRolling

TEDCO Cybersecurity Investment Fund (CIF)

Grantor

Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

Award Amount

$500,000

cybersecurityearly stage
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MORolling

Missouri Technology Corporation IDEA Fund

Grantor

Missouri Technology Corporation

Award Amount

$500,000

startuptechnology_business
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MERolling

Maine Technology Institute Business Innovation Funding

Grantor

Maine Technology Institute

Award Amount

$500,000

technologyinnovation
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KYRolling

Kentucky Enterprise Fund

Grantor

KY Innovation

Award Amount

$500,000

startupsmall_business
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IARolling

Iowa New Jobs Training Program 260E - Kirkwood Community College

Grantor

State of Iowa

Award Amount

$500,000

workforce_trainingjob_creation
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MDRolling

Maryland Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit

Grantor

Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$500,000

startupinvestor
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NDRolling

North Dakota Automation Tax Credit

Grantor

North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner

Award Amount

$500,000

primary_sectorautomation
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IARolling

Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund

Grantor

Iowa Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$500,000

startuptechnology
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MORolling

MOBEC Grant Program (Missouri Building Entrepreneurial Capacity)

Grantor

Missouri Technology Corporation

Award Amount

$500,000

nonprofitMissouri based
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IDRolling

City of Nampa Local Economic Development Incentives

Grantor

City of Nampa

Award Amount

$500,000

business_expansionjob_creation
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OHRolling

Cuyahoga County New Product Development and Entrepreneurship Loan Program

Grantor

Cuyahoga County

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessinnovation
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HIRolling

HTDC Hawaii SBIR Matching Grant

Grantor

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businesstechnology
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Rolling

Arbitrum DAO Domain Allocator Offerings (D.A.O.) Grants

Grantor

Arbitrum DAO

Award Amount

$500,000

web3blockchain
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NDRolling

PACE Program

Grantor

Bank of North Dakota

Award Amount

$500,000

primary_sectorjob_creation
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Rolling

Polygon Community Grants Program

Grantor

Polygon Foundation

Award Amount

$500,000

web3blockchain
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MTRolling

Butte Local Development Corporation Loan Programs

Grantor

Butte Local Development Corporation

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessstartup
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MERolling

Maine Technology Institute Business Innovation Funding - Bangor

Grantor

State of Maine

Award Amount

$500,000

startupinnovation
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Rolling

Optimism Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF)

Grantor

Optimism Collective

Award Amount

$500,000

web3blockchain
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CTRolling

Connecticut Angel Investor Tax Credit Storrs

Grantor

State of Connecticut

Award Amount

$500,000

startupinvestor
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MORolling

MTC IDEA Fund – Seed/Series A Investment

Grantor

Missouri Technology Corporation

Award Amount

$500,000

Missouri basedseed stage
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PARolling

PA State Small Business Credit Initiative (PA-SSBCI) Diverse Leaders Venture Program

Grantor

PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)

Award Amount

$500,000

diverse ledPennsylvania based
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MDRolling

Maryland Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit (BIITC)

Grantor

Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$500,000

biotechnologyearly stage
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MDRolling

TEDCO Seed Fund

Grantor

Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

Award Amount

$500,000

early stagemaryland based
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ORRolling

SSBCI Venture Direct Program (Business Oregon / Elevate Capital)

Grantor

Business Oregon / Elevate Capital

Award Amount

$500,000

for profitOregon based
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CORolling

CLIMBER Loan Fund

Grantor

Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)

Award Amount

$500,000

1 99 employeesColorado business
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CTRolling

Connecticut Angel Investor Tax Credit Naugatuck

Grantor

State of Connecticut

Award Amount

$500,000

startupinvestor
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Rolling

Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program (ESP)

Grantor

Ethereum Foundation

Award Amount

$500,000

web3blockchain
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NCRolling

City of Charlotte Corridors of Opportunity Business Opportunity Hub Grant

Grantor

City of Charlotte

Award Amount

$500,000

nonprofitsmall_business_support
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CTRolling

Connecticut Angel Investor Tax Credit Wallingford

Grantor

State of Connecticut

Award Amount

$500,000

startupinvestor
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CTRolling

Connecticut Angel Investor Tax Credit Meriden

Grantor

State of Connecticut

Award Amount

$500,000

startupinvestor
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ARRolling

Seed Capital Investment Program

Grantor

Arkansas Economic Development Commission

Award Amount

$500,000

startupsmall_business
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MDRolling

Montgomery County Economic Development Grant and Loan Program

Grantor

Montgomery County Government

Award Amount

$500,000

job_creationbusiness_retention
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