Welcome to America's Seed Fund Community Resources
America’s Seed Fund awards non-dilutive funding to startups and small businesses to develop technology and chart a path toward commercialization. How do innovators and founders learn about America's Seed Fund? Most often, it's through their entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) - the accelerators, incubators, investors, labs, and other programs that help them along their journey.
This site is designed to support the innovation network - the ESOs that support entrepreneurship and the innovators (startups and small businesses) - building technology critical for America's economic prosperity, global competitiveness, and national security.
Programs & Events
America's Seed Fund Week
May 12 - 14, 2026
America's Seed Fund Week is a free, virtual event that connects entrepreneurs with the country's largest source of early-stage research and development (R&D) funding.
Register today!
2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded $5.7 million in 2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) awards, demonstrating the agency’s commitment to prioritizing American entrepreneurship and accelerating innovation.
SBIR/STTR Spring Conference
March 10 - 12, 2026 | Concluded
America’s Seed Fund hosted its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Spring Innovation Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 10 - 12, 2026.
America's Seed Fund Road Tour
With non-dilutive technology funding opportunities, America’s Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the SBIR/STTR programs.with non-dilutive technology funding opportunities America’s Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the SBIR/STTR programs.
Stay in Touch
Monthly Community Call and Email Updates
Engage with us monthly on the SBA Innovation Network Call! This dynamic call brings together entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) from across the country to foster connections and build a thriving, national innovation network.
Stay in the know with all the America's Seed Fund happenings!
The SBIR and STTR programs fund startups and small businesses across technology areas and markets to stimulate technological innovation, meet Federal research and development (R&D) needs, and increase commercialization to transition R&D into impact. Subscribe to the Newsletter today!
