Innovation & R&D Business Grants
Innovation and R&D grants support businesses developing new products, services, and processes. From early-stage prototyping to advanced technology development, there are funding programmes to accelerate your innovation journey.
Product & Technology Development
Grants are available for developing new products, improving existing ones, and adopting emerging technologies. These programmes often fund proof-of-concept work, prototyping, and pilot projects.
Collaborative Research
Many R&D grants encourage partnerships between businesses and universities or research institutions. Collaborative projects can access larger funding pools and specialist expertise.
Commercialisation Support
Moving from research to market-ready products requires investment. Commercialisation grants help bridge the gap between lab and launch, funding trials, regulatory compliance, and market testing.
US Innovation & R&D Grants
39 grants found
Bioprocessing Research Infrastructure Program (Round 2)
The Bioprocessing Research Infrastructure Program seeks to promote bioprocessing in Illinois by providing assistance with the infrastructure and capital equipment necessary to expand training and research capacity in the state.
The Mott Million Dollar Challenge
The Mott Million Dollar Challenge is a national pitch competition offering a share of $1 million in prizes to support innovative, real-world problem-solving ideas created by students in grades K–12.
2026 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
The 2026 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge offers five grants of up to $20,000 each to early-stage entrepreneurs with revenue-generating businesses in Queens, New York.
2026 Halstead Grant
The 2026 Halstead Grant recognizes emerging silver jewelry artists who show both creative talent and business potential.
Colorado CHIPS Community Support Program
This suite of three grants provides Colorado communities funding to develop their semiconductor and advanced industry ecosystems. The three grants can be used to fund market studies, projects and programs, and marketing activities.
Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant
This grant provides funding to help Colorado research institutions with applied research in advanced industries and to commercialize products and services in the private sector.
Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant
This grant helps Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses develop and commercialize advanced technologies that will be created or manufactured in Colorado.
Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grant
This grant helps teams of Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses and nonprofits develop new large-scale projects.
Collaborative Research Matching Grant Program
The Collaborative Research Matching Grant Program is a grant program that supports collaborative research projects between industry and academia in Massachusetts.
MassTech R &D Fund
Supports large-scale, long-term projects that have the potential to spur innovation, promote cluster development, and grow jobs by investing in critical research & development (R&D) infrastructure.
Novel Therapeutics Delivery
Aims to foster the development of novel technologies and techniques for the delivery of existing or innovative therapies by working at the intersection of engineering, biology, chemistry, and medicine.
Women's Health
Supports collaborative projects that aim to improve the discovery, technical innovation, and/or analysis of datasets to answer pressing life science questions around women’s health.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about innovation & r&d grants