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Boettcher Foundation: Community Connection Grant (Summer)

Total Funding:
$20,000 - $75,000
Application Opens:
5/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Grant

These grants often help fund the construction of facilities with multi-use spaces, bring together nonprofit organizations and cross-sector partners in shared locations, or make strategic investments that elevate successful initiatives to the next level.

Funding Period:
Notified July 1
Funding Type:
Grant
Duration:
Location:
Colorado
Notified July 1
Grant
$50K - $74,999
Boettcher Foundation
Stage 4
Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Grant

Boettcher Foundation: Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program

Total Funding:
$250,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Grant

We support scientific innovation in Colorado by providing biomedical research funding at the state’s leading research institutions and hospitals.

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Location:
Colorado
$75K and above
Boettcher Foundation
Stage 4
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Bridgespan: Leadership Accelerator - Strengthening the Executive Team

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
4/15/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Fellowship

Bridgespan’s Leadership Accelerator programs help your leadership team tackle the critical strategy and management challenges you face every day. Cost is $15,000 per team (3-6 leaders), self-paced, online with structured discussion and coaching.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Six Months
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
The Bridgespan Group
Stage 3
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Bridgespan: Leadership Accelerator - Achieving Strategic Clarity

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
4/15/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Fellowship

Bridgespan’s Leadership Accelerator programs help your leadership team tackle the critical strategy and management challenges you face every day. Cost is $15,000 per team (3-6 leaders), self-paced, online with structured discussion and coaching.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Six Months
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
The Bridgespan Group
Stage 3
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Bridgespan: Leadership Accelerator - Investing in Future Leaders

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
4/15/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Fellowship

Bridgespan’s Leadership Accelerator programs help your leadership team tackle the critical strategy and management challenges you face every day. Cost is $15,000 per team (3-6 leaders), self-paced, online with structured discussion and coaching.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Six Months
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
The Bridgespan Group
Stage 3
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Bridgespan: Leadership Accelerator - Creating An Adaptive Plan

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
4/15/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Fellowship

Bridgespan’s Leadership Accelerator programs help your leadership team tackle the critical strategy and management challenges you face every day. Cost is $15,000 per team (3-6 leaders), self-paced, online with structured discussion and coaching.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Six Months
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
The Bridgespan Group
Stage 3
Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

JHTV: I-Corps - Summer

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/30/2025
Accelerator

A free, 4-week program developed by the National Science Foundation for researchers, faculty, students, and community entrepreneurs. Participants will engage in customer discover research to inform how to take their innovation from idea to market.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
July - August 2025
Location:
Hybrid in Baltimore, MD
Under $10K
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Stage 1
Stage 2
Education
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Pahara Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/1/2025
Fellowship

The Fellowship seeks to strengthen and sustain a diverse community of outstanding leaders who are transforming public education so that every child is prepared to lead a free and fulfilling life.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
2025
Location:
In-Person Summits in Colorado
Under $10K
Pahara Institute
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Stage 4
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Leadership Denver Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/2/2025
Application Deadline:
6/2/2025
Fellowship

Leadership Denver transforms actively engaged civic leaders into community champions through in-depth experiences with a close network of new personal and professional relationships that last a lifetime. This 11-month program includes a class retreat and community impact project.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
August 2025 - June 2026
Location:
Denver, CO
Under $10K
Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
Stage 1
Stage 2
Education
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Hopelab: HBCU Translational Science Fellowship

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opens:
3/25/2025
Application Deadline:
6/2/2025
Fellowship

Eligible candidates are research faculty and career researchers at an HBCU in a relevant field of behavioral science. Fellows will each work on an independent project focused on supporting the well-being of Black adolescents (ages 10-25).

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Sep 2025 - Sept 2026
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
Hopelab
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Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Accelerator

gener8tor NMotion Accelerator Fall 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/15/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
August 20 - November 14, 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
gener8tor
Stage 4
Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Grant

CZI: Accelerating and Scaling Biological Sciences With AI

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/9/2025
Application Deadline:
6/18/2025
Grant

An up to two-year international postdoctoral fellowship program between the U.S. and Japan designed to advance excellence in bioengineering and biomedical research.

Funding Period:
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Duration:
2025-26
Location:
United States
Under $10K
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Stage 4

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Google Accelerator: Cloud AI

Total Funding:
Application Opened:
12/16/2024
Application Deadline:
2/4/2025
Accelerator

A new ten-week accelerator class for high potential AI first technology startups based in the U.S. and Canada.

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April - June 2025
Location:
Hybrid
Google for Startups
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Accelerator

Village Capital: US Women in Tech Accelerator

Total Funding:
Application Opened:
12/16/2024
Application Deadline:
1/31/2025
Accelerator

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March 2025 - July 2025
Location:
Virtual with 1 in-person summit
Village Capital
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Fellowship

Obama Leaders Program

Total Funding:
Application Opened:
12/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/30/2025
Fellowship

For leaders working in the public sector, civil society, and the private sector who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the common good.

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Location:
Remote
Under $10K
Obama Foundation
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Fellowship

Watson Institute: The Retail Readiness Entrepreneurship Training Program 2025

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
10/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/26/2025
Fellowship

A 16-week program to support underserved agricultural entrepreneurs to become retail ready, funded by Wal-Mart.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
October 2024 - January 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Watson Institute
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Education
Technology
past
opportunity
Grant

EdLoC: Boulder Fund

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
1/6/2025
Application Deadline:
1/25/2025
Grant

Funding Period:
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$50K - $74,999
EdLoC
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Technology
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opportunity
Accelerator

Fund 17: BenchMarks Incubator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
1/20/2025
Accelerator

BenchMarks Incubator is an 8 week program that pairs early-stage entrepreneurs with Business Case Managers to work on a defined goal in: Marketing, Legal, Finance, or Business Planning.

Funding Period:
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Duration:
Jan - March 2025
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
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Fellowship

Watson Institute: BMO Fellowship 2025

Total Funding:
0-$4,000
Application Opened:
11/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/19/2025
Fellowship

The BMO Fellowship, powered by Watson Institute, empowers promising sustainability entrepreneurs with a virtual program and funding.

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Duration:
Mar 2025 - June 2025
Location:
Virtual
$10K - $49,999
Watson Institute
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Fellowship

Watson Institute: Ford Philanthropy Mobility Fellowship 2025

Total Funding:
$6,000
Application Opened:
12/13/2024
Application Deadline:
1/12/2025
Fellowship

A fully-funded virtual program to empower mobility and transportation focused entrepreneurs and community leaders

Funding Period:
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Duration:
February 2025 - June 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Watson Institute
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Village Capital: Sage Impact Entrepreneurship

Total Funding:
$10,000 - $50,000
Application Opened:
11/18/2024
Application Deadline:
1/10/2025
Accelerator

Our program will focus on startups creating solutions for people and the planet in key areas like clean energy, biodiversity, sustainable infrastructure, circular economy, climate-resilient health, environmental justice, and data analytics and climate intelligence.

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March 2025 - June 2025
Location:
Virtual, 1 in person workshop in Atlanta
$10K - $49,999
Village Capital
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Fellowship

Truist Foundation Fellowship

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
10/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/5/2025
Fellowship

Equipping Georgia-based entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit founders with the skills and network to scale their impact.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
February 8th to June 12th
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Watson Institute
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Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

Techstars: Anywhere Accelerator

Total Funding:
$120,000
Application Opened:
8/6/2024
Application Deadline:
11/23/2024
Accelerator

Techstars provides founders with a 3-month, mentorship-driven accelerator program, a $120K investment, and access to the Techstars network.

Funding Period:
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Duration:
March 10 - June 5, 2025
Location:
Remote with In-Person Summits
$75K and above
Techstars
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Education
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Fellowship

Mountaintop Fellowship

Total Funding:
$3,600 - $5,000
Application Opened:
9/24/2024
Application Deadline:
11/8/2024
Fellowship

Mountaintop’s flagship program is a paid, one-year, full-time fellowship for the most promising local leaders to stay in or return to their home communities and contribute to systems change in lower-income places around the world.

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July 2025 - July 2026
Location:
Remote with in-person retreats
Mountaintop International
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