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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grant

This grant helps teams of Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses and nonprofits develop new large-scale projects.

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MassTech

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.

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Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech)

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.

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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

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.

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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

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.

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Small Business Administration

SBIR Grant

The SBIR Grant provides funding to support small businesses in research and development.

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U.S. Small Business Administration

Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) Program

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercialization

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U.S. Small Business Administration

SBIR/STTR programs

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs that provide funding for research and development to small businesses.

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SBA

Research and Development Grants

Fund a diverse portfolio of startups and small businesses across technology areas and markets to stimulate technological innovation, meet Federal research and development (R&D) needs, and increase commercialization to transition R&D into impact.

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First Peoples Fund

Yéego Action Grant

The Yéego Action Grant provides quick-response funding for Native artists and culture bearers who need support to sustain their creative endeavors due to emergencies or unanticipated expenses.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about innovation & r&d grants