Grants for Small Businesses

This program provides funding for researchers and innovators to develop advanced technologies for rapidly identifying and sequencing complex protein-based biothreats, enhancing national security and defense capabilities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for a centralized coordination center that will ethically manage and enhance research on ancient human DNA, fostering collaboration among diverse scientific and community stakeholders.

This grant provides $5,000 to women entrepreneurs across various industries to help them grow or scale their businesses.

This funding opportunity is designed to support U.S.-based researchers and institutions working on projects that enhance the detection, tracking, and mitigation of potentially hazardous asteroids and comets that could threaten Earth.

This grant provides $20,000 to women entrepreneurs in the U.S. to help them grow their early-stage businesses without giving up equity.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based researchers and organizations in developing innovative space weather forecasting tools and applications that meet the needs of operational users like NOAA and the Department of Defense.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research and technological solutions for next-generation soldier technologies, targeting universities, nonprofit research institutions, and commercial firms, excluding government organizations.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for innovative energy storage technology development and demonstration projects in New York State, targeting organizations capable of advancing next-generation storage solutions.

This funding opportunity provides $2,500 to small U.S.-based for-profit businesses with at least two years of operation and annual revenues of $50,000, helping them achieve stability and growth through essential expenses and business development tools.

This funding opportunity supports research projects that aim to improve economic mobility and create equitable opportunities, particularly in Kansas City and similar mid-sized cities, by addressing systemic barriers in education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.

This initiative provides $35,000 grants and mentorship to beauty and wellness entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities to help them grow their early-stage businesses.

This competition provides early-stage for-profit businesses in New Castle County, Delaware, with the opportunity to pitch their innovative ideas for a chance to win funding and support for growth.

This funding opportunity supports growth-stage clean technology startups in Massachusetts that are ready to deploy innovative climate solutions in partnership with local project hosts.

This grant provides funding for U.S.-based organizations to develop and implement innovative tools that use Earth observation data to improve water resource management and address challenges like drought and water scarcity, in collaboration with end users such as water management agencies and utilities.

This grant provides funding for researchers at U.S.-based institutions to conduct innovative studies that enhance our understanding of planetary science and the solar system.

This funding opportunity supports research projects that investigate the natural history of rare diseases, aiming to improve medical product development and patient outcomes through collaborative studies and innovative methodologies.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for researchers in the U.S. to conduct rapid and innovative investigations in Earth science, particularly in response to urgent natural events or emerging scientific discoveries.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for institutions and organizations to conduct innovative studies that improve understanding and treatment of rare diseases, addressing significant gaps in knowledge and promoting effective medical product development.

This grant provides funding for research and technology development focused on improving water quality applications, targeting a wide range of organizations including government, private, and non-profit entities involved in environmental science.

This funding opportunity supports clinical research aimed at developing new treatments for rare diseases, targeting a wide range of eligible organizations, including universities, nonprofits, and businesses, to address significant unmet medical needs.