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Hand-checked programs across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, plus official open data (Florida Catalog of State Financial Assistance (CSFA); California Grants Portal (data.ca.gov); Illinois Catalog of State Financial Assistance (CSFA); SAM.gov Assistance Listings; Grants.gov XML extract; Official government student aid pages; FundHubWA (Washington State); Innovation Canada Business Benefits Finder (open.canada.ca, July 2025 release); EU Funding & Tenders Portal; UKRI Funding Finder (ukri.org); GOV.UK Find a grant; NSW Government grants and funding (nsw.gov.au); business.gov.au grants and programs finder). Each links to its official page.
Grants by sector
- Nonprofits and charities
- Research and science
- Health and life sciences
- Education and training
- Business and entrepreneurship
- Technology, software and R&D
Grants by audience
- Nonprofits and charities
- Businesses and entrepreneurs
- Governments and public bodies
- Schools, colleges and research institutions
- Individuals
- Students
Grants by funder type
- Federal agency
- Provincial or territorial government
- State agency
- National government body (UK)
- Nonprofit or delivery organization
- Crown corporation
Student funding
Government student grants, bursaries and scholarships, separate from business funding. Canada student funding (OSAP, Canada Student Grants and every province's student aid) and US student funding (Pell, FSEOG, TEACH and state aid such as Cal Grant and NY TAP).
Programs by sector and country
A program can sit in more than one sector.
Canada (more in the open-data catalog)
- Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Capital · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Advance Payments Program · Loan (must be repaid) · Dates vary
- AgriStability · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · Dates vary
- Atlantic Fisheries Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · NS, NB, PE, NL · Dates vary
- BC Arts Council funding · Grant (non-repayable) · BC · Dates vary
- Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage: Local Festivals · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Canada Apprentice Loan · Loan (must be repaid) · AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, SK, YT · Rolling
- Canada Arts Presentation Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Canada Book Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Canada Council for the Arts: Explore and Create · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Canada Media Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Canada Small Business Financing Program · Loan guarantee (government-backed loan from a lender) · Rolling
- Canada Student Grants · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Canada Student Loans · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- Canada Summer Jobs · Wage subsidy · Dates vary
- Canada-Alberta Job Grant · Grant (non-repayable) · AB · Dates vary
- CanExport SMEs · Grant (non-repayable) · Recurring, next intake TBA
- Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec grants · Grant (non-repayable) · QC · Dates vary
- Enactus Canada Student Entrepreneur National Competition · Pitch / startup competition (prize money) · Forecast
- FACTOR music funding · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Futurpreneur startup financing and mentoring · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · Rolling
- Indspire Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards · Scholarship / bursary (non-repayable) · Closes 1 November 2026
- Loran Award · Scholarship / bursary (non-repayable) · Recurring, next intake TBA
- Mitacs Accelerate · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Musicaction · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Ontario Arts Council grants · Grant (non-repayable) · ON · Dates vary
- Ontario Creates funding programs · Grant (non-repayable) · ON · Dates vary
- Ontario Job Grant · Grant (non-repayable) · ON · Rolling
- Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · Dates vary
- OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) · Student finance (a mix of loans you repay and grants you do not) · ON · Dates vary
- Queer Business BC Entrepreneur Grant Program · Private grant (non-government funder) · BC · Dates vary
- Red Seal Completion Bonus · Grant (non-repayable) · Forecast
- Schulich Leader Scholarships · Scholarship / bursary (non-repayable) · Closes 17 February 2027
- SR&ED tax incentives · Tax credit / relief · Rolling
- Starter Company Plus (Ontario) · Grant (non-repayable) · ON · Dates vary
- Student Work Placement Program · Wage subsidy · Dates vary
- Telefilm Canada funding programs · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- WES Ecosystem Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Closes 9 November 2026
- Windmill Microlending · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
United States (more in the open-data catalog)
- Amber Grant for Women · Private grant (non-government funder) · Rolling
- BIA Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program · Loan guarantee (government-backed loan from a lender) · Rolling
- Coca-Cola Scholars Program · Scholarship / bursary (non-repayable) · Recurring, next intake TBA
- FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · Closes 30 June 2028
- Farmers Market Promotion Program · Grant (non-repayable) · Recurring, next intake TBA
- Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- Federal Pell Grant · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Federal Work-Study · Work-study (a part-time job; you earn wages) · Rolling
- FSA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- FSA Microloans (Operating and Farm Ownership) · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- GI Bill education benefits · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · Rolling
- Grants.gov (all federal grant opportunities) · Official funding directory · Rolling
- Home Energy Rebates · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- IMLS grants for museums and libraries · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- National Endowment for the Humanities grants · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- NEA Grants for Arts Projects · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund powered by NSF) · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Rice Business Plan Competition · Pitch / startup competition (prize money) · Forecast
- SARE grants (Farmer/Rancher and other grants) · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- SBA 7(a) loans · Loan guarantee (government-backed loan from a lender) · Rolling
- SBA Microloans · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- SBIR / STTR (America’s Seed Fund) · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Specialty Crop Block Grant Program · Grant (non-repayable) · Recurring, next intake TBA
- State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- TEACH Grant · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- The Gates Scholarship · Scholarship / bursary (non-repayable) · Recurring, next intake TBA
- Thiel Fellowship · Private grant (non-government funder) · Rolling
- USDA Rural Business Development Grants · Grant (non-repayable) · Recurring, next intake TBA
- USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- USDA Value-Added Producer Grants · Grant (non-repayable) · Recurring, next intake TBA
- VA Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · Rolling
- Weatherization Assistance Program · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
United Kingdom (more in the open-data catalog)
- 16 to 19 Bursary Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
- Access to Work · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Advanced Learner Loan · Loan (must be repaid) · ENG · Rolling
- Apprenticeship funding for employers · Wage subsidy · ENG · Rolling
- Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland funding · Grant (non-repayable) · NIR · Dates vary
- Arts Council of Wales funding · Grant (non-repayable) · WLS · Dates vary
- BFI funding · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Boiler Upgrade Scheme · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG, WLS · Rolling
- Business Wales · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · WLS · Rolling
- Care to Learn · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
- Childcare Grant (students in England) · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
- Creative Scotland funding · Grant (non-repayable) · SCT · Dates vary
- Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- Energy Company Obligation (ECO) · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG, SCT, WLS · Dates vary
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation · Private grant (non-government funder) · Dates vary
- Find a grant (UK government) · Official funding directory · Rolling
- Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (England) · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Dates vary
- Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Great British Insulation Scheme · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG, SCT, WLS · Dates vary
- Innovate UK funding competitions · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- Invest NI support · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · NIR · Dates vary
- King’s Trust Enterprise programme · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · Rolling
- Lloyds Bank Foundation · Private grant (non-government funder) · ENG, WLS · Dates vary
- National Lottery Awards for All England · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
- National Lottery Heritage Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
- PRS Foundation funding · Private grant (non-government funder) · Dates vary
- R&D tax relief (merged scheme / ERIS) · Tax credit / relief · Rolling
- Scottish Enterprise funding and grants · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · SCT · Dates vary
- Sport England funding · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Dates vary
- Start Up Loans · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
- Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) funding · Student finance (a mix of loans you repay and grants you do not) · SCT · Dates vary
- Student Finance England (loans and some grants) · Loan (must be repaid) · ENG · Rolling
- Student Finance NI · Student finance (a mix of loans you repay and grants you do not) · NIR · Dates vary
- Student Finance Wales · Student finance (a mix of loans you repay and grants you do not) · WLS · Dates vary
- Teacher training funding (bursaries and scholarships) · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
- UK Export Finance · Loan guarantee (government-backed loan from a lender) · Rolling
- UK Games Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- UKRI funding opportunities · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
- UnLtd awards for social entrepreneurs · Private grant (non-government funder) · Dates vary
- Warm Homes: Local Grant · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Dates vary
- Young Enterprise Company Programme · Pitch / startup competition (prize money) · Dates vary
European Union (more in the open-data catalog)
Australia (more in the open-data catalog)
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