Grants and funding opportunities for small businesses, startups, entrepreneurs and commercialization projects. Always confirm deadlines, applicant definitions and application instructions on the linked official source.
OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Description Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest up to £12 million into materials innovation projects. This is subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. This funding is part of the National Materials Innovation Programme, announced as part of the Advanced
- Deadline
- Oct 29, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Description UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) R&D Missions Accelerator Programme (R&D MAP) , will invest up to £900,000 from the Safer Streets Mission in this Contracts for Innovation competition. This competition is operated by Innovate UK on behalf of the R&D MAP within UKRI. This is subject to us receiving a suffici
- Deadline
- Oct 29, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Description UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest up to £3 million from the UKRI Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity Mission in this Contracts for Innovation competition. This is subject to us receiving a sufficient number of high quality applications. The aim of the competition is to support organisations t
- Deadline
- Oct 29, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
The fundamental goal of the Program is to assist in funding regional pilot programs that are supplying bins for collection of empty glass beverage containers from five or more restaurants and on-sale retail licensed establishments licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Division 9, commencing with Sect
- Deadline
- Oct 30, 2026
- Funding
- Award range: $250,000.00–$4,000,000.00 · Program total: $14,198,550.00
OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Word limit: 550In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for e
- Deadline
- Oct 30, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Word limit: 550In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for e
- Deadline
- Oct 30, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
CA Department of Food and Agriculture
The 2026 CNIP RFP is focused on increasing California-grown fresh fruit and vegetable purchases at Certified Farmers’ Markets and California Small Businesses* by shoppers using CalFresh (SNAP) benefits and sustaining proposals in high need areas.
- Deadline
- Nov 4, 2026
- Funding
- Award range: $50,000.00–$12,500,000.00 · Program total: $13,500,000.00
OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Description Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest up to £8.5 million from the UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme . The funding total is subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. The aim of this competition is to deliver business led research and developm
- Deadline
- Nov 4, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for
- Deadline
- Nov 4, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improve the lives of Americans and people around the world. Our ability to support that mission requires a robust scientific and engineering (S&am
- Deadline
- Nov 5, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $40,000,000
OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Description The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) through Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest up to £2 million in this Contracts for Innovation competition. This is subject to us receiving a sufficient number of high quality applications. The battery innovatio
- Deadline
- Nov 5, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Description DRIVE35 (Driving Research and Investment in Vehicle Electrification) is a Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) led programme aimed at transforming the UK's automotive industry. This is achieved by supporting R&D and the commercial scale up of innovative zero emission vehicle technol
- Deadline
- Nov 5, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
National Energy Technology Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to notify parties of its potential interest in connecting private capital/ public-private partnership programs to industry opportunities. This initiative provide
- Deadline
- Nov 6, 2026
- Funding
- Award range: $1–$2
OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Description Text update 13 October 2026: remove repetition and add clarity. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest a minimum of £4.77 million through the Climate Tech FOAK Builder pilot programme. This will support ambitious, late stage climate tech businesses developing a First of a Kind (
- Deadline
- Nov 6, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
The programme guidance, application form and scoring criteria can also be found on the Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice GOV.UK page. Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the full guidance before applying. Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DC
- Deadline
- Nov 9, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
These bursaries are delivered by the FOSTER programme at UKAEA, which looks to create a pool of fusion-ready individuals able to join the growing fusion sector. The high-level project strategy to “implement a mechanism to provide bursaries to support the studies of students from under-represented backgrounds on courses
- Deadline
- Nov 10, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
National Institutes of Health
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the renewal of the NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) program, established to facilitate and accelerate the translation of academic biomedical discoveries into products that improve patient care and public health. Through thi
- Deadline
- Nov 11, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $5,000,000
OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Word limit: 550In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for e
- Deadline
- Nov 12, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will invest up to £100,000 to support the development of applications for on-farm trials and farm experiment projects. This funding is part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme , delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. This competition is designed for
- Deadline
- Nov 12, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest up to £3.1 million on Frontier AI. This is subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. The aim of this competition is to is to advance the development of state of the art artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning
- Deadline
- Nov 12, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
UK Government
The UK Space Agency (UKSA), part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) invites proposals for UK-based research and development projects that will deliver innovative space technologies, applications and services through the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). NSIP provides co-funded gra
- Deadline
- Nov 13, 2026
- Funding
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OPENSmall Business & Startups
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The USDA SBIR/STTR programs, Assistance Listing number 10.212, support scientific excellence and technological innovation through investment of Federal research funds to build a strong national economy by stimulating technological innovation in the private sector; strengthening the role of small bus
- Deadline
- Nov 18, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $24,750,000
OPENSmall Business & Startups
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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- Deadline
- Nov 18, 2026
- Funding
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Small Business Administration
Eligible organizations, as defined in Section 3.2, may apply to SBA for an award of financial assistance under this Funding Opportunity to fund an SBDC Program. SBDC Programs deliver professional, high quality, individualized business advising and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre- venture entre
- Deadline
- Nov 19, 2026
- Funding
- Award floor $777,777; Award ceiling $1,144,946