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SCRA Academic Startup Grant
Grantor
South Carolina Research Authority
Award Amount
$50,000
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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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Jan 7, 2028
Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Biosensing
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
startupnonprofit
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Catalyze: Product Definition for Small Molecules, Biologics, and Combination Products - Preliminary Product/Lead Series Identification and Combination Product Prototype (R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
Grantor name if different from agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Nov 18, 2026
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
Grantor
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Award Amount
$50,000
Oct 19, 2026
Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Sustained Support for Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Cancer Institute
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 22, 2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Clinical Trial Award
Grantor
Department of Defense
Award Amount
$50,000
Nov 19, 2026
Seamless Early-Stage Clinical Drug Development (Phase 1 to 2a) for Novel therapeutic Agents for the Spectrum of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-related Dementias (ADRD) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
Grantor
National Institute on Aging
Award Amount
$50,000
UTRolling
Utah Technology Innovation Funding Microgrant
Grantor
Utah Innovation Center
Award Amount
$50,000
startuptechnology_company
View GrantNov 7, 2028
Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NHLBI Career Development Recipients (Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$50,000
Apr 14, 2027
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science
Grantor
Grantor name if different from agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 25, 2026
Limited Competition: National Primate Research Centers (P51) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Center for Research Resources
Award Amount
$50,000
ALRolling
Huntsville Urban and Economic Development Business Assistance
Grantor
City of Huntsville
Award Amount
$50,000
small_businessexpanding_business
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Hawaii SBIR Matching Grant
Grantor
State of Hawaii
Award Amount
$50,000
sbirtechnology
View GrantDec 14, 2026
Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
Grantor
Grantor name if different from agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 26, 2027
National Centers for Cryo-electron Tomography (cryoET) (R24 -Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2028
Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Nov 12, 2027
NIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 28, 2026
National Cancer Institute Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitstartup
View GrantOct 21, 2026
DoW Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
Grantor
Defense Health Agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2027
Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Jun 15, 2028
INCLUDE Project: Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards for Down syndrome (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Biophotonics
Grantor
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 28, 2027
BRAIN Initiative: Preclinical Proof of Concept for Novel Recording and Modulation Technologies in the Human CNS (R18 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
N/A
Award Amount
$50,000
Oct 14, 2026
DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea Award
Grantor
DoW
Award Amount
$50,000
WYRolling
Wyoming Kickstart Grant Program
Grantor
State of Wyoming
Award Amount
$50,000
startuphigh_growth
View GrantSep 24, 2026
DoW Alzheimer’s Transforming Diagnosis Award
Grantor
Grantor name if different from agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 7, 2027
FAA Aviation Research Grants Program
Grantor
Federal Aviation Administration
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitstartup
View GrantRolling
Energy, Power, Control, and Networks
Grantor
Energy Research Agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Nov 23, 2026
HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 26, 2029
Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitsmall_business
View GrantSep 18, 2026
Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2028
Molecular Imaging of Inflammation in Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Cancer Institute
Award Amount
$50,000
Sep 30, 2026
DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Idea Award
Grantor
Department of Defense
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems
Grantor
German Research Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 28, 2027
Translational Neural Devices (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Award Amount
$50,000
Apr 5, 2027
NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Award Amount
$50,000
small_business
View GrantJan 25, 2027
Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32)
Grantor
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Award Amount
$50,000
Oct 11, 2026
Addressing Methodological Challenges with Clinical Trials of Rapid-Acting Psychotropic Interventional Drugs (RAPIDs) (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
Grantor
National Institute of Mental Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Oct 14, 2026
Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH2/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Cancer Institute
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
startup
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Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Cancer Institute
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 22, 2030
Department of War Cyber Service Academy (DoW CSA)
Grantor
Department of War
Award Amount
$50,000
Jan 7, 2027
Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grantor
National Cancer Institute
Award Amount
$50,000
Mar 6, 2027
Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
VTRolling
Vermont Training Program
Grantor
Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Award Amount
$50,000
employerworkforce_training
View GrantSep 30, 2027
DOD Defense Health Agency (DHA) Research & Development FY23-FY27 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT for Extramural Medical Research
Grantor
Defense Health Agency
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Foundational Research in Robotics
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Plant Biotic Interactions
Grantor
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Chemical Process Systems (CPS)
Grantor
National Science Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
DERolling
Delaware Technical Innovation Program (DTIP) – SBIR/STTR Transition Grant
Grantor
Delaware Division of Small Business
Award Amount
$50,000
SBIR Phase I winnerSTTR Phase I winner
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SCRA Acceleration Grant
Grantor
South Carolina Research Authority
Award Amount
$50,000
startuptechnology_business
View GrantOct 31, 2029
Air Dominance Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Grantor
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Award Amount
$50,000
Rolling
Atmosphere Cluster
Grantor
Atmospheric Research Foundation
Award Amount
$50,000
nonprofitstartup
View GrantDec 3, 2026
Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
Apr 5, 2029
SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grantor
National Institutes of Health
Award Amount
$50,000
small_business
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