Grants, tax credits, loans, research support, export funding, and matching tools — organized by what you’re actually trying to do and linked to the source page used for this point-in-time review.
Advice, connections, and non-repayable funding to help SMEs take innovative products to market.
Deductions and investment tax credits for companies already doing eligible experimental development.
Co-funded research internships: your $7,500 becomes a $15,000, four-to-six-month R&D placement.
Enter new international markets with up to $50,000 in cost-shared funding.
Paid R&D, prototype development, or real-world testing against a government-defined challenge.
Bank or credit-union loans for equipment, property, and leasehold improvements, risk-shared with government.
Repayable financing for launching, equipping, acquiring, or scaling a business.
Federal regional agencies fund businesses and ecosystem organizations in their part of the country — PacifiCan covers BC.
Loans up to $50,000 for women entrepreneurs who face barriers to conventional financing.
Not funding itself — a government matching tool that shortlists programs for your exact situation.
A working sample, not the whole map — expect this section to grow. Verify intake status before you apply; government pages change without notice.
A point-in-time roundup of opportunities with July–August 2026 deadlines — global, so many are region-locked or outside a founder’s lane. Past captured deadlines are hidden by default (129 archived; 208 total). Search and filter to what fits, then confirm eligibility and current intake on the official page before you apply.
Scientific Dialogue Together with the German Society for Photography (DGPh), we award the two prizes "Thinking Photography. DGPh Research Award" and "Writing Photography. DGPh Prize for Innovative Journalism". Applications for both calls can be submitted from 1 July to 31 October 2026.
Apply for funding - DGMT DGMT is a public innovator committed to developing South Africa’s potential through strategic investment in projects that address one or more of the 10 opportunities we’ve identified to help South Africans escape the inequality trap. Application window 31 August–30 November 2026: OPEN
Biswas Family Foundation | Fast Grants Program The Biswas Family Foundation will sponsor two funding cycles annually, deploying up to $3 million in total gifts each year, with each cycle supporting 20 projects through $25,000 grants and offering Small Curiosity Sprints as the only funding tier available to undergraduate applicants. Next…
Emergency Management Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness program (Canada) – Funded by the Government of Canada, provides funding to First Nations communities on reserve so they can prepare for and mitigate emergencies caused by natural disasters such as flooding, landslides, tsunamis, severe weather and drought. A broad range of…
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund Projects for the renovation of an arts or heritage space with expenses that occur between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2028 will be accepted while funds remain available. Applications accepted until funds are exhausted.
The DIV Fund offers three stages of grants - Up to US $1.5M . Across all stages, we prioritize investments that maximize expected social returns. To assess this, we consider key drivers of social returns in our reviews, such as unit costs, per-person impact, and crucially, scaling potential, including the probability of greater scale as…
Request for Proposals: Global Health and Wellbeing in an Era of Transformative AI | Coefficient Giving We are excited about funding work along two complementary axes: identifying the preparatory steps global health funders and actors should take (research, policy analysis, empirical mapping), and executing on preparatory steps that are…
Women in Tech Accelerator 2026 • Village Capital Women in Tech is a program by the Standard Chartered Foundation, designed to support impact-creating, tech-enabled, women-led startups with specialized training, catalytic funding, and access to a global network of industry leaders, finance providers, and ecosystem partners. In 2026, more…
SCWomenInTech - Africa's Leading Incubator program for Women in Technology $10,000 equity-free grant seed funding for the top 7 finalists. The Women in Tech Accelerator Kenya is an initiative that has been funded by the Standard Chartered Foundation and implemented by Village Capital and @iBizAfrica Incubation Centre at Strathmore…
About – Women TechEU The third edition of Women TechEU (2026-2028), an EU-funded project supporting women leading deep tech startup companies from Europe, has been launched and opened its call for applications. Over the next two years, 160 selected European startups will receive €75,000 in non-dilutive funding, together with a…
Call for Applications: Join The timbuktoo Launchpad | United Nations Development Programme The timbuktoo MineTech Hub will identify and support startups building technology to make African mining safer, cleaner and more transparent — from equipment that protects artisanal miners, to tools that track where minerals come from, to systems…
Oak Foundation generally provides multi-year core support or flexible project grants aligned with its programmes. Applications are invitation-only and funding is rolling; award sizes vary, so confirm details with the foundation.
Digital Resiliency Grants These digital resiliency grants provide up to USD 10,000 (ten thousand United States dollars) for one organisation submitting a funding application alone, and up to USD 20,000 (twenty thousand United States dollars) for joint applications between two or more organisations. The grants must be used in under six…
Wish Local Empowerment Program (USA) The selected recipients will receive amounts between $500 - $2000. This program will only be open to Black-owned stores, to help promote equality and diversity in American business. Open to Black-owned small businesses in the USA.
Small Business Grants & Funding | Verizon Digital Ready Owners of for-profit small businesses based in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands who are 18 or older may apply. Applications will be reviewed monthly from June through December 2026. Each month, 10 small businesses will be selected for grants. Apply once in…
UNEDA Grants — United Nations Economic Development Agency Four grant programs designed to meet enterprises where they are — from crisis zones to emerging markets — with the capital and support needed to build something lasting.
SECURITY AND WELL-BEING GRANTS | UAF A&P This grant is available to women and non-binary human rights defenders and organisations in Asia and the Pacific in order to respond to their immediate or time-urgent needs for security and well-being. It is intended for a person or organisation experiencing a threat or in case of emergency…
BFF Grant Application — Brutten Family Foundation The Brutten Family Foundation is actively accepting grant applications for projects and programs that align with our core pillars: the environment, education, and mental health. Along with providing funding, we offer additional, hands-on support to our partners to help ensure ongoing…
Project Funding Portal - AGFUND The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) welcomes funding applications from eligible organizations seeking to implement sustainable development projects that create measurable and lasting impact for target communities.
Latitude Fund - Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation The purpose of the Latitude Fund is to provide quick-turnaround grants of $2,500 to $7,500 to support unbudgeted opportunities that enhance internal capacity, functioning and impact of grassroots groups working on environmental issues and reproductive rights in Texas, USA. Applications…
Sistema de Solicitudes en Línea Our grants are for the protection, holistic safety and collective care of movements in Latin America and the Caribbean that face risks and threats and who build and make possible transformations in the face of systems of oppression and injustice.
Next Wave Fund (USA) The Next Wave Fund supports early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology. A $10,000 pledge toward their funding goal when their project goes live on Kickstarter.
Center for Cultural Innovation Application Manager (USA) The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) supports individuals in the arts—artists, culture bearers, and creative entrepreneurs—to realize greater self-determination so as to unfetter their productivity, free expression, and social impact, which contributes to shaping our collective…
Become a Partner | Nathan Cummings Foundation LOIs will be reviewed, and decisions will be made, on a rolling basis. NCF staff anticipates notifying applicants to learn more about their submissions within 12 weeks of submission. Successful grant and PRI proposals will align with NCF’s interconnected goals of REEJ, with a particular…