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Business Training Grants
Grantor
State of Wyoming
Award Amount
$75,000
employerworkforce_training
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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
1,459
Average award
$52,583
Top eligibility tags
startupsmall_businessresearch_and_developmentnonprofit
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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.
MERolling
Maine Technology Institute SBIR/STTR Assistance
Grantor
Maine Technology Institute
Award Amount
$75,000
sbirsttr
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CSIT Catalyst Seed Research and Development Grant Program
Grantor
New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology
Award Amount
$75,000
businesstech_businesses
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New Mexico Angel Investment Tax Credit
Grantor
State of New Mexico
Award Amount
$62,500
startupinvestor
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Angel Investment Credit
Grantor
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department
Award Amount
$62,500
new_mexico_businessmanufacturer
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Utah Technology Innovation Funding (UTIF) — SBIR/STTR Nonrecourse Loan
Grantor
Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO)
Award Amount
$60,000
for profitUtah based
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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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Utah Technology Innovation Fund (UTIF) – Women-Owned Tech Businesses
Grantor
Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity – USTAR
Award Amount
$60,000
woman_ownedutah_based
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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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Utah Technology Innovation Fund (UTIF) – Manufacturing Technology Commercialization
Grantor
Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity / USTAR
Award Amount
$60,000
utah_basedmanufacturing
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Bloomington Digital Opportunity Grants
Grantor
City of Bloomington
Award Amount
$55,000
nonprofitpublic_agency
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Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 30, 2029
CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Grantor
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 31, 2028
Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement (U01)
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
SCRolling
SCRA Federal Matching Grant
Grantor
South Carolina Research Authority
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businesstechnology_business
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Iowa Proof of Commercial Relevance Fund
Grantor
State of Iowa
Award Amount
$50,000
startupcommercialization
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Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 7, 2027
Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 30, 2034
Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction
Grantor
Grantor name if different from agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 28, 2026
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 25, 2026
Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations (S15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Aug 21, 2028
Transformative Non-Invasive/Minimally Invasive Technologies for Imaging the Olfactory System Across Scales (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2028
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 28, 2026
BRAIN Initiative: Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
RIRolling
Rhode Island Innovation Voucher
Grantor
Rhode Island Commerce
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businesstechnology_business
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Electrochemical Systems
Grantor
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Award Amount
$50,000
startupnonprofit
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Elevate Vermont SBIR/STTR Matching Grant
Grantor
Vermont Department of Economic Development
Award Amount
$50,000
small_business
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Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Nov 16, 2027
Advancing HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDCD (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 25, 2028
Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 7, 2027
D-START: Data Science Track Award for Research Transition (D/START) (R03-Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institute of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2028
Screening and Functional Validation of Genomic Variants Associated with Human Congenital Anomalies (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
Nov 18, 2026
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 15, 2026
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages
Grantor
National Endowment for the Humanities
Award Amount
$50,000
Oct 2, 2026
Novel Experiential Technologies Assisting Individual Learning (NExT AI) Hubs
Grantor
N/A
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
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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Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 30, 2026
FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Mechanics of Materials and Structures
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2028
Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Device Development for Mental Health Applications (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institute of Mental Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Dec 4, 2026
NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2028
Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Cancer Institute
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Transport Phenomena (TP)
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Nov 16, 2027
Pilot Projects Investigating Understudied Proteins Associated with Rare Diseases (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institute of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
May 7, 2027
New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institute of Mental Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 28, 2028
Blueprint MedTech Translator (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Oct 6, 2026
Advancing Research on the Application of Digital Health Technology to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes (R01- Clinical Trail Required)
Grantor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants
Grantor
NOAA
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitstartup
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Advancing Bioinformatics, Translational Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
IARolling
Iowa Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Investment Program
Grantor
State of Iowa
Award Amount
$50,000
manufacturertechnology_upgrade
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Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC)
Grantor
NIST
Award Amount
$50,000
startup
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Innovate ND Through the North Dakota Women's Business Center
Grantor
North Dakota Department of Commerce
Award Amount
$50,000
north_dakotainnovative_business
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Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Phase I Innovation Grant
Grantor
Georgia Research Alliance
Award Amount
$50,000
individual
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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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Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Assay Development and Neurotherapeutic Agent Identification (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy (formerly USAFA-BAA-2021)
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
Nov 13, 2026
NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 8, 2027
DoW’s Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Partners Programs
Grantor
DoW
Award Amount
$50,000
NDRolling
Innovate ND Voucher and Grant Program
Grantor
North Dakota Department of Commerce
Award Amount
$50,000
north dakota businessprimary sector potential
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