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Featured funding opportunities

MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

GRANTUNIVERSITYEquity-Free

School-affiliated

$25,000Rolling

Verified Oct 15, 2026

NJ: Cannabis Business Development Grant Program

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$75,000Rolling

Verified Oct 8, 2026

NJ: New Jersey Innovation Fellows Program

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$400,000Dec 4, 2026

Verified Sep 13, 2026

MA: Cyber Resilient Massachusetts Grant Program

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$25,000Rolling

Verified Oct 15, 2026

MA: RoboBench program

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$2,000,000Open

Verified Sep 13, 2026

University of Michigan Innovation Partnerships — MTRAC Innovation Hub

University of Michigan Innovation Partnerships

GRANTUNIVERSITYEquity-Free

School-affiliated

Amount variesRolling

Verified Oct 15, 2026

MA: Massachusetts Robotic Digital Twin Initiative

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$495,581Open

Verified Oct 15, 2026

Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs (SBIR/STTR): A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.

NSF

GRANTFEDERALEquity-Free

Amount variesNov 4, 2026

Verified Oct 18, 2026

VA: Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA)

Virginia Economic Development Partnership

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$10,000,000Open

Verified Aug 12, 2026

VA: Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA)

Virginia Economic Development Partnership

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$10,000,000Open

Verified Sep 13, 2026

CO: Colorado Community Revitalization Grant

Colorado Office of Economic Development

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$3,000,000Open

Verified Oct 15, 2026

NJ: EMERGE PROGRAM

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

GRANTSTATEEquity-Free

$1Open

Verified Oct 15, 2026

Federal grant sources

Federal opportunities can include research, commercialization, workforce, education, energy, agriculture, and community-development programs. Bootstrap Directory organizes these listings into searchable founder-friendly pages.

State and local grant sources

State and local programs often target job creation, innovation, main street business growth, training, exports, rural development, and underserved founders. These opportunities are usually more specific and less competitive than national programs.

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