The CMMC Gap Assessment Grant from the Cybersecurity Grants Alliance (CGA) provides $5,000 in-kind grants to small and medium-sized businesses across the United States to fund a formal cybersecurity gap assessment aligned with the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 requirements. CGA offers 100 such grants, with particular focus on manufacturing firms in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) supply chain that have 20–100 endpoints and over $5 million in annual revenue. Many subcontractors must demonstrate CMMC compliance as DoD Phase 2 requirements take effect by November 2026. The grant helps businesses understand their cybersecurity posture before investing in compliance remediation, avoiding misaligned spending.

The CyberCert Gold Certification Grant from the Cybersecurity Grants Alliance (CGA) provides $395 in-kind grants to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and nonprofits across the United States to cover the cost of a CyberCert certification aligned to the SMB1001 international cybersecurity standard. CGA partnered with CyberCert to offer 250 certification grants, addressing the challenge SMBs face obtaining affordable cyber liability insurance. SMB1001 provides an objective, repeatable cybersecurity benchmark designed for smaller organizations without dedicated security teams, enabling businesses to demonstrate their security posture to insurers and other stakeholders. Certification helps SMBs simplify insurance qualification without requiring extensive in-house cybersecurity expertise.

NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.

CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.

NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that funds small businesses with innovative research and technology ideas in advanced manufacturing and robotics.