🚨 JUST IN: The U.S. government is offering startups up to $1.55 MILLION in funding with 0% equity taken.
And there’s a $250 MILLION grant pool behind it. 🇺🇸
NSF’s America’s Seed Fund is back after Congress reauthorized the program through 2031.
The biggest opportunity:
$305K to prove feasibility.
$1.25M to build toward market.
Or up to $1.55M through Fast-Track by combining both phases.
But there’s a catch.
This isn’t free money for basic apps, marketing or simple software projects.
NSF is targeting high-risk R&D and defensible deep tech that could become major U.S. technologies.
Eligible startups generally need to be U.S.-based small businesses with fewer than 500 employees, majority U.S. citizen or permanent-resident ownership, and U.S.-based work.
The process starts with a short Project Pitch.
If invited, founders submit a full proposal.
And the best part?
Founders keep ownership of their company AND intellectual property.
FY2026 allocation: $250 MILLION.
If you’re building serious deep tech in the U.S., this could be one of the biggest non-dilutive funding opportunities on the table.
Forward this to a founder who needs to see it.
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