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Grants, loans, equity and tax incentives for US startups — 68 accept applications right now, and the rest say honestly when they reopen.

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93 of 93 programmes

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Up to $125MOpen

Qualified Facility Tax Credit

Tax benefitArizona Commerce Authority (ACA)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $65.03MOpen

NJ Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF)

EquityNew Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $20MOpen

SSBCI — California (CalCAP Collateral Support & Loan Guarantee)

Credit guaranteeCalifornia State Treasurer's Office (CPCFA / IBank), funded by the U.S. Treasury State Small Business Credit Initiative
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $15MOpen

AFWERX SBIR/STTR & Army xTech

GrantU.S. Air Force / Space Force innovation arm (AFWERX) with sibling U.S. Army prize platform (xTech, xtech.army.mil)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $14MOpen

SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program

Credit guaranteeU.S. Small Business Administration (Office of Surety Guarantees)
verified 2026-08-15
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Up to $10MOpen

EXIM Working Capital Guarantee Program

Credit guaranteeExport-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $10MOpen

Michigan Business Development Program

GrantMichigan Strategic Fund, administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $10MOpen

Research, Development and Demonstration (RDD) Program

GrantWashington State Department of Commerce (Clean Energy Fund)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $10MOpen

SBA-504 and 7(a) Combined Loan Cap ($10M)

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $5.50MOpen

SBA 504 Loan Program (CDC/504)

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $5MOpen

CAPLines (SBA 7(a) Lines of Credit)

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration (7(a) loan program)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $5MOpen

Export Working Capital Program (EWCP)

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration (7(a) export loan track)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $5MOpen

International Trade Loan Program (ITL)

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration (7(a) export loan track)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $5MOpen

SBA 7(a) Loan Program

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $4.19MOpen

NIH SBIR/STTR

GrantNational Institutes of Health (SEED office)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $4MOpen

HAX

EquitySOSV
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $2.15MOpen

DOE SBIR/STTR

GrantU.S. Department of Energy (Office of Technology Commercialization)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $2.15MOpen

SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund)

GrantU.S. Small Business Administration (government-wide, 11 participating federal agencies)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $2MRolling applications

Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL)

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $2MRolling applications

SBA Disaster Loans (Physical Damage & Economic Injury)

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration (Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $1.88MOpen

One North Carolina Small Business Program

GrantNorth Carolina Department of Commerce (Office of Science, Technology & Innovation)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $1.27MOpen

NASA SBIR/STTR

GrantNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $1.25MOpen

NSF SBIR/STTR — America's Seed Fund powered by NSF

GrantNational Science Foundation
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $1MRolling applications

Virginia Venture Partners (Pre-Seed & Seed Funds)

EquityVirginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC); formerly CIT GAP Funds
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $750kOpen

EDGE Grant Competition (Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion)

GrantDelaware Division of Small Business
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $690kOpen

NOAA SBIR

GrantNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Technology Partnerships Office
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $500kOpen

Ben Franklin Technology Partners Investment

Repayable InvestmentBen Franklin Technology Partners (PA Dept. of Community & Economic Development-backed regional network; four regional partners statewide)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $500kOpen

Florida Job Growth Grant Fund

GrantFloridaCommerce (Florida Department of Commerce), Executive Office of the Governor
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $500kOpen

New York Life Sciences R&D Tax Credit

Tax benefitEmpire State Development (New York State)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $500kOpen

R&D Payroll Tax Offset (Qualified Small Business Payroll Tax Credit)

Tax benefitInternal Revenue Service (IRC §41(h) / §3111(f))
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $430kOpen

Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII)

GrantTEDCO (Maryland Technology Development Corporation), with Johns Hopkins, Morgan State, UMB, UMBC and UMD College Park
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $400kOpen

EPA SBIR

GrantU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $350kOpen

Google for Startups Cloud Program

Partner creditGoogle Cloud
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $250kOpen

Advanced Industries Accelerator — Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant

GrantColorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $220kOpen

Techstars Standard Investment Terms

EquityTechstars
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $200kOpen

AWS Activate

Partner creditAmazon Web Services
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $150kOpen

500 Global Flagship Accelerator

Equity500 Global
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $150kOpen

Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant

GrantColorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $150kOpen

Microsoft for Startups

Partner creditMicrosoft
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $150kOpen

Pre-Seed Fund

LoanConnecticut Innovations
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $100kOpen

Business Oregon SBIR/STTR Support Program

GrantBusiness Oregon
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $100kOpen

gener8tor Investment Accelerator

Equitygener8tor
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $50kOpen

Amber Grant for Women

GrantWomensNet
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $50kOpen

JobsOhio Small Business Grant

GrantJobsOhio (via regional network partners)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $50kOpen

SBA Microloan Program

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $4kOpen

Georgia Job Tax Credit

Tax benefitGeorgia Department of Community Affairs / Georgia Department of Revenue
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $10Rolling applications

State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

Credit guaranteeU.S. Department of the Treasury (administered through state/territory/Tribal programs)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $5Open

New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC)

Tax benefitU.S. Department of the Treasury, CDFI Fund
verified 2026-08-15
GrantOpen

ARPA-E

GrantU.S. Department of Energy (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy)
verified 2026-08-15
GrantOpen

ARPA-H

GrantAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (HHS)
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

California Research Credit (Form 3523)

Tax benefitCalifornia Franchise Tax Board
verified 2026-08-15
LoanOpen

CDFI Fund — Certified Community Development Financial Institution Network

LoanU.S. Department of the Treasury — CDFI Fund
verified 2026-08-15
LoanOpen

DOE Loan Programs Office (Office of Energy Dominance Financing)

LoanU.S. Department of Energy
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

Federal R&D Tax Credit (Section 41)

Tax benefitInternal Revenue Service
verified 2026-08-15
Credit guaranteeOpen

IBank Small Business Finance Center Loan Guarantee Program

Credit guaranteeCalifornia Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank)
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

Illinois EDGE Tax Credit (Economic Development for a Growing Economy)

Tax benefitIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
verified 2026-08-15
SupportOpen

MBDA Business Center Network

SupportMinority Business Development Agency (MBDA), U.S. Department of Commerce
verified 2026-08-15
SupportOpen

NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

SupportNational Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S. Department of Commerce)
verified 2026-08-15
SupportRolling applications

NVIDIA Inception

SupportNVIDIA
verified 2026-08-14
SupportOpen

Plug and Play Accelerator Programs

SupportPlug and Play Tech Center
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ)

Tax benefitU.S. Department of the Treasury / Internal Revenue Service
verified 2026-08-15
SupportOpen

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program

SupportU.S. Small Business Administration
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

Section 174A Domestic R&D Expensing Restoration

Tax benefitInternal Revenue Service / IRC §174A (enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 2025)
verified 2026-08-14
Credit guaranteeOpen

SSBCI — Michigan (MEDC Access to Capital Programs)

Credit guaranteeMichigan Strategic Fund / Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), funded by the U.S. Treasury State Small Business Credit Initiative
verified 2026-08-15
Tax benefitOpen

State R&D Tax Credits (multi-state landscape)

Tax benefitVarious U.S. state tax authorities
verified 2026-08-15
GrantRolling applications

Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF)

GrantOffice of the Governor, State of Texas
verified 2026-08-14
GrantOpen

USDA NIFA SBIR

GrantU.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
verified 2026-08-15
SupportOpen

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program

SupportU.S. Small Business Administration
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $819.80MRound-based — reopens

California Competes Tax Credit

Tax benefitGovernor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), State of California
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $100MRound-based — reopens

Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE) Program

Tax benefitCalifornia Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA), State Treasurer's Office
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $500kRound-based — reopens

Y Combinator Standard Deal

EquityY Combinator
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $200kRound-based — reopens

Innovation Matching Grants Program (NYSTAR)

GrantEmpire State Development / NYSTAR
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $25MClosed for this year

Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)

GrantU.S. Department of Agriculture (Rural Development)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $1MClosed for this year

ED/IES SBIR

GrantU.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $500kClosed for this year

MassVentures START Program

GrantMassVentures (quasi-public, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $200kClosed for this year

Economic Assistance Grant (EAG)

GrantUtah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $200kClosed for this year

US DOT SBIR

GrantU.S. Department of Transportation (administered by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $150kClosed for this year

Commercialization Competition (Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund)

GrantFuzeHub, with funding from Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $25MPaused

Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) — Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency

GrantU.S. Department of Agriculture (Rural Development)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $50MNeeds verification

EDA Build to Scale (B2S)

GrantU.S. Economic Development Administration, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $15MNeeds verification

QSBS Section 1202 Exclusion

Tax benefitInternal Revenue Service / IRC §1202 (as amended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 2025)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $2.15MNeeds verification

DoD SBIR/STTR

GrantU.S. Department of Defense (dodsbirsttr.mil, spanning Air Force, Army, Navy, DARPA, MDA and other components)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $1MNeeds verification

DHS SBIR

GrantU.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $1MNeeds verification

SBA Community Advantage Loans

LoanU.S. Small Business Administration (via licensed CA SBLC lenders)
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $200kNeeds verification

SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC)

GrantU.S. Small Business Administration (Office of Investment and Innovation)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $50kNeeds verification

FedEx Small Business Grant Contest

GrantFedEx
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $50kNeeds verification

Launch Minnesota Innovation Grants

GrantMinnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
verified 2026-08-15
Up to $5kNeeds verification

Comcast RISE

GrantComcast
verified 2026-08-14
EquityNeeds verification

Antler US Residency

EquityAntler
verified 2026-08-14
GrantNeeds verification

Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program

GrantU.S. Small Business Administration
verified 2026-08-15
SupportNeeds verification

MassChallenge Accelerator Programs (Traction & Challenge)

SupportMassChallenge
verified 2026-08-15
EquityNeeds verification

Neo Accelerator

EquityNeo
verified 2026-08-14
Up to $2kCancelled — relaunch pending

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

Tax benefitInternal Revenue Service / U.S. Department of Labor (state workforce agencies)
verified 2026-08-14

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