Innovative Solutions Canada

Up to $150K per award, per challenge round.

Multiple rounds, each challenge has its own closing date — several open now with deadlines between June and August 2026.

AMOUNT

Up to $150K per award, per challenge round.

AMOUNT

Up to $150K per award, per challenge round.

DEADLINE

Multiple rounds, each challenge has its own closing date — several open now with deadlines between June and August 2026.

DEADLINE

Multiple rounds, each challenge has its own closing date — several open now with deadlines between June and August 2026.

FUNDING TYPE

Grant

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You must be an eligible Canadian small business or startup working on a specific government-defined challenge.

The program runs two streams: the Challenge stream funds feasibility and prototype development, while the Testing stream funds real-world testing of existing innovations. You apply to open challenges, not as a general grant.

YOUR REAL ODDS

Multiple challenges are open at once, each with its own deadline and competition pool.

Odds vary by challenge topic — you're competing against other Canadian small businesses responding to the same specific problem statement, so relevance to the challenge brief is the main filter.

WHAT IT TAKES

Find an open challenge that matches your technology — 1–2 hours
Prepare a proposal addressing the challenge's required outcomes — 1–3 weeks
Submit before the specific challenge closing date — 1 day

WORTH KNOWING

Challenges are narrowly scoped — your solution must directly address the government's stated problem. Applying to a challenge where your tech is only a partial fit significantly hurts your chances.

Apply on the funder’s site →

Freed Fellowship

$500 grant monthly; winners also eligible for a $2,500 year-end grant.

Any US small business owner can apply for a $500 monthly grant with no equity or repayment required.

Texas Job Creators Quest Grant

$100,000 total pool distributed across ~30 recipients; individual awards have ranged from $1,500 to $10,000.

Texas-based small businesses led by underrepresented founders with $100K–$3M in annual revenue can apply for this grant.

BELLE Capital USA Grant

Grant amount varies; no specific figures disclosed.

Early-stage startups in tech, health, or cleantech with at least one female founder or female C-suite executive.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

$50B+ in available capital across grants, VC funds, CDFIs, and accelerators. Filter by your industry, stage, and region, and see everything you qualify for.

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