US funding in the GrantSnap catalog — September 2026

2026-09-13 · Funding

If you are hunting US funding, this is not the place to find SBIR, NSF, or every state program — we do not index them. What we do have, on 13 September 2026, is 59 active rows listing the United States: 34 fellowships, 16 grants, 5 scholarships, 3 competitions, and 1 accelerator. A few of those “grant” rows are actually jobs or consultancies that were tagged poorly, which is worth knowing before you sort by amount.

North America as a region had 87 listings the same day, many of them Canada. If you filter the homepage by United States you will see the 59, not a hidden second database.

What is actually worth your time here

Mid-career fellowships (Guggenheim), early-career research fellowships (Harvard Academy Scholars), journalist residencies, AI policy fellowships, and a few federal research calls such as the NSF–UKRI quantum chemistry lead-agency opportunity. Founders who also write, research, or hold a recent PhD will recognise more of this list than a pre-seed SaaS company will.

For a typical US startup grant search, use the homepage filters, then open the funder site. GrantSnap’s job after you pick a real form is still the same: draft from your profile in Chrome and review before submit.

Open programmes

2027 Guggenheim Fellowships — John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. Mid-career professionals, artists, scholars, and scientists. A university degree is not required.
Harvard Academy Scholars Program 2027–2028 — Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Early-career scholars who recently completed or are finishing a PhD or equivalent in the social sciences.
IAPS AI Policy Fellowship, Spring 2027 — Institute for AI Policy and Strategy. Professionals building careers in AI policy, governance, and strategy. In-person Washington, D.C. or London, or remote.
Marshall Scholarships 2027 — Marshall Commission. United States citizens who will hold a first degree from an accredited four-year US college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.7 when they take up the award.
NSF–UKRI/EPSRC lead agency opportunity on quantum information in chemical systems — National Science Foundation (with UKRI/EPSRC). Collaborative teams of US academic, nonprofit, or for-profit organisations with UK higher-education or approved research organisations. This is a research call, not a startup prize.

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