Climate Tech Grant Finder
Non-dilutive grants, prizes, and demonstration funding for climate tech startups. Filter by region, program type, and stage -- built for quick research and shareable links.
Filters
Find non-dilutive funding programs by region, type, and company stage.
Programs
Showing 14 / 14 funding programs.
The federal SBIR/STTR program gives small businesses non-dilutive Phase I/II awards to develop and commercialize innovative technology, including climate and clean energy tech, across multiple participating agencies.
Funds high-risk, high-reward energy technology R&D that is too early for private investment. Runs periodic funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) targeting specific technical challenges across the energy sector.
Supports individual small and medium companies (including startups) with breakthrough, high-risk innovations, blending grant funding with optional equity investment for scale-up.
A nonprofit that funds and supports climate tech companies piloting real-world deployments, pairing non-dilutive-style funding with deployment partnerships and community-focused pilots.
Singapore’s enterprise development agency offers multiple grant schemes supporting innovation, capability development, and market access for local and regional businesses, including sustainability-focused ventures.
One of the world’s largest funding programmes for low-carbon technology demonstration, financed through EU carbon market revenues. Targets first-of-a-kind, capital-intensive projects.
The EU’s main research and innovation funding programme. Its climate, energy and mobility cluster funds collaborative projects (often requiring multi-country consortia) across the clean energy transition.
The UK’s national innovation agency, running regular grant competitions (including Smart Grants and sector-specific rounds) that fund business-led innovation, with recurring climate and net-zero focused calls.
Coordinates Singapore’s national research strategy and funds R&D programmes, including green economy and low-carbon energy research initiatives.
A collection of UK government programmes funding innovation across clean power, industrial decarbonization, buildings, and greenhouse gas removal technologies.
Non-dilutive funding for startups and small businesses turning research into products, including deep-tech and climate-relevant hardware, software, and materials innovations.
Funds large-scale demonstration projects that bridge the gap between promising clean energy technology and full commercial deployment, aimed at first-of-a-kind and early-commercial projects.
Funds and supports Canadian companies developing and demonstrating clean technology solutions, from late-stage development through pre-commercial demonstration.
Runs large, milestone-based global competitions offering prize funding for breakthrough solutions to major challenges, periodically including carbon removal and other climate-relevant categories.
Methodology & sourcing
This is a curated list of well-established, long-running non-dilutive funding programs -- not an exhaustive database of every grant worldwide. Descriptions are intentionally general; award amounts, deadlines, and eligibility rules change frequently, so always check the official source link before applying.
Each program is tagged with the sectors and company stages it typically funds based on its public mandate. Many programs run multiple call types across several stages -- use the tags as a starting point for research, not a guarantee of eligibility.
FAQ
Common questions about non-dilutive funding for climate tech startups.
What is the Climate Tech Grant Finder?
It’s a curated, filterable directory of well-established non-dilutive funding programs for climate tech companies -- government grants, demonstration funding, prizes, and grant-backed accelerators -- searchable by region, program type, and company stage.
What counts as "non-dilutive" funding?
Non-dilutive funding is money you don’t give up equity for -- typically grants, prizes, or government-backed demonstration funding. Some accelerator programs blend a grant with optional equity investment; those are labeled clearly.
Is this a complete list of every climate tech grant available?
No. It’s a curated list of major, long-running programs from the US, EU, UK, Canada, Singapore, and global prize organizations -- not an exhaustive database of every regional or sector-specific grant.
Why don’t you show exact award amounts or deadlines?
Award amounts, application windows, and eligibility rules change frequently and vary by call. Rather than publish numbers that go stale, each program links directly to its official page for current details.
How are programs matched to company stage?
Each program is tagged with the stages it typically funds -- research/R&D, early-stage/pilot, demonstration/pre-commercial, or scale-up/commercialization -- based on its public mandate. Many programs run multiple call types across several stages.
Can grants and VC funding be combined?
Yes, and it’s common practice. Non-dilutive grants are often used to fund R&D or pilot deployments alongside (or ahead of) an equity raise, extending runway without added dilution. Pair this with the Funding Calculator and Investor Matcher tools.
Can I share a filtered view with my team?
Yes. The tool generates a shareable link that preserves your selected region, program type, and stage filters.
How do I actually apply?
Each program links to its official source. Always apply directly through the official program page -- ClimateTechReview does not administer or review applications for any of these programs.