Owner type
11 open grants name minority-owned businesses. A grant is listed here only when it names that owner type.
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Closes in 12 daysTucson (Rio Nuevo District), AZ
Groundswell Capital (CDFI) with Rio Nuevo and Tucson IDA
Up to $25,000
Start-ups (launched in the last two years) and existing micro-businesses in the Rio Nuevo District (or mobile businesses earning 75%+ of revenue there) with gross revenue under $300,000.
No matchMediumMinority-owned
Checked . Official page on groundswellcapital.org (opens in a new tab)
Closes in 12 daysVirginia Beach
Virginia Beach Development Authority / VB HIVE
Up to $10,000
Virginia Beach micro-businesses (or service-disabled-veteran businesses under 25 employees), licensed and operating in the city 1+ year, current on local taxes, no city/VBDA grant in last 12 months.
Pays you backMediumWomen-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-owned
Checked . Official page on yesvirginiabeach.com (opens in a new tab)
Closes in 13 daysNational
Hidden Star (501(c)(3))
$2,500
Women- and minority-owned small businesses in the US.
No matchQuickWomen-ownedMinority-owned
Checked . Official page on galaxyofstars.org (opens in a new tab)
Closes Nov 6National
Fifteen Percent Pledge and Sephora
Up to $100,000
US beauty CPG businesses with $100k+ annual revenue, 1+ year operating, and 51%+ ownership by underrepresented founders (including Black, AAPI, Hispanic, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, women, first-generation immigrant founders).
No matchMediumBlack-ownedHispanic-ownedMinority-ownedWomen-ownedLGBTQ+-owned
Checked . Official page on 15percentpledge.org (opens in a new tab)
Closes Nov 12Route 66 corridor (IL, MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Up to $10,000
Owners (18+) of independent brick-and-mortar legacy businesses or businesses in historic buildings with a geographic or thematic tie to Route 66.
No matchMediumMinority-ownedWomen-ownedLGBTQ+-ownedVeteran-owned
Checked . Official page on grantinterface.com (opens in a new tab)
Closes Dec 11California (statewide)
California Department of Food and Agriculture via CCOF Foundation
Up to $20,000
California farmers with up to $400,000 in gross sales (dairies up to $1M), including socially disadvantaged producers, affected by drought, extreme weather or other climate impacts.
No matchMediumMinority-owned
RollingColorado (statewide)
Colorado Energy Office
Up to $50,000
Colorado businesses and workplaces that will own and operate publicly accessible Level 2 chargers or outlets (rolling lane, $50k or less).
Pays you backMediumWomen-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-owned
Checked . Official page on energyoffice.colorado.gov (opens in a new tab)
RollingGeorgia (statewide)
Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD)
No cap listed
Georgia small businesses (SBA size) operating 1+ year that are export-ready with 51% US content.
Pays you backMediumWomen-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-ownedRural
Checked . Official page on gaexportgrant.submittable.com (opens in a new tab)
RollingCity of Frederick, MD
City of Frederick Department of Economic Development
Up to $10,000
Small businesses under 25 FTE (incl.
Pays you backMediumWomen-ownedMinority-owned
Checked . Official page on businessinfrederick.com (opens in a new tab)
RollingMaryland (statewide)
Maryland Department of Commerce
Up to $200,000
Maryland employers (priority: manufacturing and technology) with at least 10 full-time employees, current on state taxes, training incumbent or new Maryland workers.
Pays you backMediumMinority-owned
Checked . Official page on commerce.maryland.gov (opens in a new tab)
Opens Nov 9National
REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures
$7,500 or $25,000
US outdoor product brand.
No matchBig jobMinority-owned
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11 open grants list that owner type. A page exists when the count is at least 3.
Those are on the all-grants list. They show up here only if they also name minority-owned businesses.