Grants for small businesses
10 open grants that list small businesses as eligible. Most business funding is loans, not grants: the SBA says it does not give grants to start or expand a business. Be wary of anyone selling 'business grant' access.
A stamped date is a deadline the funder has set. A dashed date is a forecast.
- OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children On-Line Child Protection System (ICACCOPS) Deadline Nov 16 2026 Up to $900,000
- FY27 Small Business Development Center State of Kansas Network Rebid Deadline Nov 19 2026 $777,777 to $1,144,946
- Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources SBIR/STTR (UNLOCK SBIR/STTR) Deadline Nov 20 2026 $323,090 to $4,630,944
- Strengthening Moldova’s Energy and Trade Security Deadline Dec 6 2026 $10M to $40M
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I Expected deadline Dec 2026 forecast $95,000 to $100,000
- Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional) Expected deadline Jan 2027 forecast Amount not stated
- Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) Expected deadline Jan 2027 forecast Amount not stated
- Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II Expected deadline Feb 2027 forecast $280,000 to $287,500
- Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 Expected deadline Mar 2027 forecast $400,000 to $3M
- Small Business Advantage Grant Deadline Mar 19 2027 Up to $12,000
- NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline Apr 5 2027 Amount not stated
- NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline Apr 5 2027 Amount not stated
- F24AS00298 Cooperative Agriculture Deadline Mar 7 2029 Amount not stated
- NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award (Parent [R44] Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline Apr 5 2029 Amount not stated
- Pollution Prevention Assistance Account (PPAA) Loan Program Rolling deadline Up to $100,000