Funding by theme

private_sector_development: grants and calls for proposals

41 live calls tagged “private_sector_development” by their donors.

41 live calls · page 1 of 3 · sorted by closing date

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Region 4 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC)

69A350 OSDBU · Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses (20.910)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), will provide financial assistance to an eligible 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization to establish,…

  • private_sector_development
  • youth_skills_employment

31 Oct 2026

30 days left

$250,143 – $250,143 per grant

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

I3FLOAT 1st Open Call - Developing a southern interregional value chain to consolidate european leadership in floating wind and accelerate innovation time-to-market

European Commission · Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument (I3) · cascade funding under I3-2024-INV1

The scope of the I3FLOAT 1st Open Call is to fund SMEs with proposed innovations in the field of Floating Offshore Wind and proposing a technological solution to one of the challenges posed by the I3FLOAT project. The…

  • energy_access
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

10 Nov 2026

40 days left

€2,520,000 total budget

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Quantum Experimental Pilot Lines for Quantum Technologies

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: This action will strengthen Europe's leadership and strategic autonomy in quantum technologies by advancing experimental pilot line capacities as a vital stepping stone toward future industrial-scale…

  • digital_technology
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

17 Nov 2026

47 days left

€14M – €15M per grant

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Quantum-Testing Infrastructure for Quantum Technologies

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: This action will establish a pan-European open-access testing and experimentation infrastructure for quantum technologies, enabling systematic validation and certification of quantum components and…

  • digital_technology
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

17 Nov 2026

47 days left

€19M – €20M per grant

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Trapped-Ion Platform Technologies

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: This action will advance Europe’s leadership in trapped-ion quantum computing by achieving the following key outcomes: Establishment of a full-stack ion-trap quantum computer aiming at more than 1.000…

  • research_innovation
  • digital_technology
  • private_sector_development

17 Nov 2026

47 days left

€19M – €20M per grant

Opengrants.govNot for foreign organisations

National Science Foundation Translation to Practice

U.S. National Science Foundation · Engineering (47.041)

The U.S. NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) partners across sectors to advance three primary focus areas – accelerating technology translation and development, fostering regional…

  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

17 Nov 2026

47 days left

$600,000 – $2,000,000 per grant

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

The European Prize for Women Innovators

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Impact: The prize will boost public awareness of the potential, importance and contribution of women to the EU innovation ecosystem and create strong role models, inspiring more women to become innovators…

  • gender_equality
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

1 Dec 2026

About 2 months left

€20,000 – €100,000 per grant

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Rising Innovators category

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Impact: The prize will boost public awareness of the potential, importance and contribution of women to the EU innovation ecosystem and create strong role models, inspiring more women to become innovators…

  • gender_equality
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

1 Dec 2026

About 2 months left

€20,000 – €100,000 per grant

Opengrants.govNot for foreign organisations

Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026

Agricultural Marketing Service · Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (10.176)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for fiscal year (FY) 2026 from existing initiatives of the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives Program: the…

  • agriculture_food_security
  • private_sector_development

1 Dec 2026

About 2 months left

$2,300,000 – $3,450,000 per grant

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

International collaboration EU and Japan on semiconductors

European Commission · Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)

Expected Outcome: Projects are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes: Advanced heterogeneous integration, particularly in 2.5D and 3D packaging and integrated photonics, to support AI…

  • digital_technology
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

8 Dec 2026

About 2 months left

€3,000,000 – €5,000,000 per grant

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalForeign organisations eligible

EIC Accelerator 2026 - Short proposal

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Scope: The EIC Accelerator supports companies (principally SMEs, including start-ups) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones. The EIC Accelerator provides a…

  • digital_technology
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

17 Dec 2026

About 3 months left

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Innovative tools and business models

European Commission · Creative Europe Programme (CREA)

Objective: The Innovative tools and business models action is aimed at encouraging the development and/or the spread of innovative tools and business models to improve the visibility, availability, audience and…

  • digital_technology
  • culture_heritage
  • private_sector_development
  • climate_change

14 Jan 2027

About 4 months left

€14M total budget

OpenEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutions

European Commission · Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)

Expected Outcome: Support the adoption of market-ready innovative AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, including solutions developed in the framework of EU-supported research and innovation projects. Provide and deploy…

  • digital_technology
  • private_sector_development
  • research_innovation

14 Jan 2027

About 4 months left

€1,500,000 – €5,000,000 per grant

ForthcomingEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Better understanding, anticipating and addressing the biodiversity benefits and impacts of the clean and digital industries

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Proposals are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: society, end-users, industry and decision makers better understand, anticipate and address biodiversity impacts of…

  • environment_biodiversity
  • climate_change
  • digital_technology
  • private_sector_development
  • research_innovation

14 Jan 2027

About 4 months left

€4,000,000 – €6,000,000 per grant

Opengrants.govNot for foreign organisations

Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program

Rural Business-Cooperative Service · Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program (10.377)

The primary objective of the program is to provide grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that will provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to market value-added agricultural products.

  • agriculture_food_security
  • private_sector_development

31 Jan 2027

About 4 months left

$600,000 – $1,000,000 per grant

ForthcomingEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Advanced manufacturing for key products (IA) (Made in Europe partnership)

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Advanced manufacturing technology and machinery becomes available in Europe for the manufacturing of key and high-performance products; Where relevant, production becomes increasingly circular through…

  • private_sector_development
  • digital_technology
  • research_innovation
  • environment_biodiversity

2 Feb 2027

About 4 months left

€200,000 – €13M per grant

ForthcomingEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Factory processes and automation for de- and re-manufacturing (RIA) (Made in Europe partnership)

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: A viable industrial ecosystem for circularity in manufacturing industries emerges, enhancing both circularity and resilience; De-manufacturing technologies and practices become available, making…

  • digital_technology
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

2 Feb 2027

About 4 months left

€200,000 – €13M per grant

ForthcomingEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships)

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Innovative advanced materials designed for circularity are adopted in products faster, through accelerated production and technology uptake; Business models become available to enhance the use of…

  • environment_biodiversity
  • climate_change
  • digital_technology
  • research_innovation
  • private_sector_development

2 Feb 2027

About 4 months left

€200,000 – €13M per grant

ForthcomingEU Funding & Tenders portalNot for foreign organisations

Textile circularity through advanced processing and manufacturing technologies and system approaches (IA) (Textiles for the Future partnership)

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Increased economically viable and functionally equivalent renewable material and sustainable chemical solutions used in large scale textile applications, including apparel, home and technical textiles;…

  • environment_biodiversity
  • climate_change
  • private_sector_development
  • research_innovation

2 Feb 2027

About 4 months left

€200,000 – €13M per grant

ForthcomingEU Funding & Tenders portalForeign organisations eligible

Innovative advanced materials and new production processes – reducing dependencies on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Processes4Planet partnerships)

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Reducing dependencies of critical and strategic raw materials through partial or total substitution by safe and sustainable innovative advanced materials and/or via more efficient use of critical and…

  • environment_biodiversity
  • private_sector_development
  • research_innovation
  • climate_change
  • digital_technology

2 Feb 2027

About 4 months left

€200,000 – €13M per grant