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Hand-checked programs across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, plus official open data (California Grants Portal (data.ca.gov); SAM.gov Assistance Listings; Grants.gov XML extract; Innovation Canada Business Benefits Finder (open.canada.ca, July 2025 release)). Each links to its official page.

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

• 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

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