Owner type

Grants for women-owned businesses

7 open grants name women-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)

• Galaxy Grant

  Closes in 13 daysNational

  Hidden Star (501(c)(3))

  $2,500

  Women- and minority-owned small businesses in the US.

  No matchQuick●○○Women-ownedMinority-owned

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

• Sephora Beauty Grant (2027)

  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 matchMedium●●○Black-ownedHispanic-ownedMinority-ownedWomen-ownedLGBTQ+-owned

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on 15percentpledge.org (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)

• 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)

• GROW Program (building functionality grants)

  RollingCity of Frederick, MD

  City of Frederick Department of Economic Development

  Up to $10,000

  Small businesses under 25 FTE (incl.

  Pays you backMedium●●○Women-ownedMinority-owned

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