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Startup Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for startups and early-stage founders in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Non-dilutive money for companies that are too early for a bank and too small for most investors.

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234

Average award

$75,250

Top eligibility tags

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Browse open grant programs for startups and early-stage founders in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

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Community Futures Central Alberta Small Business Loans

Grantor

Community Futures Central Alberta

Award Amount

$150,000

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Startup Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Community Futures Central Alberta Small Business Loans

CBDC Central PEI First-Time Entrepreneur Loan

Community Futures Alberta Business Loans

CBDC Blue Water Immigrant Entrepreneur Loan

Community Futures South Fraser Business Loans

CBDC Central PEI General Business Loan

Cape Breton CBDC General Business Loan

CBDC New Brunswick Business Loans

CBDC Blue Water General Business Loan

CBDC South Coast General Business Loan

New Brunswick Small Business Investor Tax Credit

Finance PEI Entrepreneur Loan Program

ID Gatineau Local Solidarity Fund

Alberta Innovates Voucher Program Edmonton

MRC Les Moulins Local Solidarity Fund - Terrebonne

Alberta Innovates Voucher Program Calgary

DEL Longueuil Local Solidarity Fund

Entreprendre Sherbrooke Local Solidarity Fund

IDE Trois-Rivieres Local Solidarity Fund

Promotion Saguenay Local Solidarity Fund

Made in Saskatchewan Technology Program

Finance PEI Entrepreneur Loan Program

Kakivak Entrepreneur and Business Development Grants

Futurpreneur Canada Montreal Startup Loan

Futurpreneur Canada - Start-up Program (Quebec)

Futurpreneur Canada Start-Up Program - Manitoba

Fonds Impact Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Futurpreneur Canada Start-Up Program - Saskatchewan

Futurpreneur Canada Start-Up Program - Alberta

MRC de La Riviere-du-Nord Agricultural Valorization Fund Loan

Metro Business Opportunities Futurpreneur Start-Up Program

Innovate BC Accelerate IP

Futurpreneur Canada Startup Program

PME MTL Fonds Jeunes Entreprises

Invest Nova Scotia Early Stage Commercialization Fund

Ignite Impact Loan (Greater Fredericton)

PME MTL Fonds entrepreneuriat commercial

CAE Rive-Nord Strategy Financing

Promotion Saguenay Business Support Policy

PME MTL Fonds Afro-entrepreneurs

IDE Trois-Rivieres Downtown Business Startup Support

Open Innovation Subsidy Program for Start-up Companies (Ville de Montréal)

Akaitcho BDC Women Entrepreneur Loan Fund

City of Kitchener Startup Grant Program

Innovation PEI Small Business Assistance

PictureNL Development Loan Program

Self-Employment Benefit for Persons with a Disability (SEB for PWD)

Drummond Commercial Incubation Program

Self-Employment Benefit (SEB) - Workforce Expansion

Planet Hatch Seed Grant Fund (Fredericton)

ID Gatineau Youth Strategy Fund

Innovation PEI Ignition Fund

Innovation PEI Ignition Fund

CAE Rive-Nord Young Entrepreneur Financing

PME MTL Commercial Entrepreneurship Fund

Laval Economic Development Young Entrepreneur Fund

DEL Longueuil Young Entrepreneur Fund

CieNOV Fonds Propulsion

Metro Business Opportunities Impact Loan

Innovation PEI Rental Incentive Assistance

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