Owner type

Grants for veteran-owned businesses

5 open grants name veteran-owned businesses. A grant is listed here only when it names that owner type.

List checked Oct 18.

• Small Business Grant (EDIP Part F)

  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 backMedium●●○Women-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-owned

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on yesvirginiabeach.com (opens in a new tab)

• Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund

  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 matchMedium●●○Minority-ownedWomen-ownedLGBTQ+-ownedVeteran-owned

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on grantinterface.com (opens in a new tab)

• Heroes Small Business Grant (2027)

  Closes Dec 15National

  U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Hiring Our Heroes, supported by FedEx

  Up to $25,000

  Businesses 51%+ owned by honorably discharged veterans, current Guard/Reserve members or military spouses, with 3 to 20 workers (including owner and 1099 contractors), under $5M revenue, in a distressed ZIP (DCI stress score 40+) or showing hardship.

  No matchMedium●●○Veteran-owned

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on hiringourheroes.org (opens in a new tab)

• Charge Ahead Colorado (Rolling lane)

  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 backMedium●●○Women-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-owned

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on energyoffice.colorado.gov (opens in a new tab)

• Georgia Export Grant (STEP)

  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 backMedium●●○Women-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-ownedRural

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on gaexportgrant.submittable.com (opens in a new tab)