Small businesses and not-for-profits anywhere in the City of Albany making exterior renovations such as storefronts, signs, lighting, awnings and paint.
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.
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
Ohio employers registered with the Secretary of State, with a physical non-residential Ohio location and Ohio-resident W-2 employees, upskilling staff via approved tech credentials.
Businesses inside Mission city limits with under 30 employees, under $1M annual net revenue, 2+ years operating with 2 years of tax returns and good tax standing.
Closes in 14 daysTucson (selected construction corridors), AZ
City of Tucson (ARPA)
Up to $10,000
Independent Tucson businesses adjacent to selected city construction corridors for 6+ months before construction, with a city license, fewer than 25 FTE and under $2M revenue.
For-profit Boston businesses (or commercial property owners) with a physical storefront, at least 3 years left on the lease plus landlord permission, and funds for their share.
Maryland Department of Transportation / Purple Line Transit Partners
Up to $50,000
Customer-facing businesses (50 or fewer employees, up to $2M gross sales) within 1/4 mile of the Purple Line, open at that location before Jan 1, 2025, in good standing with SDAT.
Closes Nov 10Denver (East Colfax, Roslyn St to Yosemite St), CO
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity with The Fax Partnership and Mile High United Way
Up to $15,000
Denver retail, food, arts/recreation or personal-service businesses within 350 ft of East Colfax BRT construction with $30k to $5M 2025 revenue and a 20%+ revenue decline over 90 days.
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.
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.
Certified organic producers and handlers who paid USDA organic certification fees to an accredited certifier (crops, wild crops, livestock, handling, state program fees).
Businesses (including non-sales-tax businesses) and commercial property owners in the Hemingway Business District affected by the Oak Park Avenue reconstruction.
Independently owned Seattle businesses (≤5 locations, active city business license) reimbursed for already-paid repairs to storefront damage (doors, locks, windows, signs) from incidents on/after July 1, 2024.
Independent Seattle storefronts or food trucks (up to 50 FTE, $1k to $7M revenue, no more than 5 locations) that complete a free CPTED security assessment and then buy eligible security upgrades.
Tampa microenterprises with 5 or fewer FTEs (including owners), owner household income at or below 80% AMI (or serving an LMI area), that complete required technical assistance and a business plan.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Up to $12,000
Pennsylvania businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees for energy-efficiency, pollution-prevention or runoff projects that save at least $500 and 20% a year.
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (Colorado Green Business Network)
Up to $4,500
Colorado businesses of any size and sector, in good standing with the Secretary of State and registered in GreenBiz Tracker, with a custom project that saves energy, fuel or water.
Pennsylvania companies in eligible industries (manufacturing, life sciences, agriculture, energy, robotics & tech) training full-time-benefits-eligible PA employees earning at least $17.31/hour.
Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC)
Up to $12,000
North Carolina small businesses that export or are export-ready, for trade shows, export marketing, website localization, EXIM insurance and similar costs.
Closes Oct 15Rockford (business-association districts), IL
City of Rockford Community & Economic Development
Up to $15,000
Customer-facing retail, restaurant, cafe or experiential businesses opening a first or second Rockford location in a ground-floor storefront vacant 6+ months in Downtown/River District, N Main, S Main, 7th St-Midtown or E State St-Miracle Mile.
US-based individual craft artists (18+, 2 years US residence) with a public-facing practice who suffered an unforeseen, substantially disruptive emergency (fire, flood, theft, injury, major illness) in the last 90 days.
Sales-tax-generating Oak Park businesses or commercial property owners with an active business license, upgrading signs, windows, doors, awnings or art.
Commercial, industrial or mixed-use (no more than 80% residential) buildings in the Roanoke Enterprise Zone with a facade on a public right-of-way and a public entrance.
US Etsy sellers with an active shop for 1+ year in good standing who live and operate in an area hit by a federally or state-declared natural disaster within the past year.
Hampton business owners and commercial property owners (no national franchises, stand-alone chains, nonprofits or residential-only buildings) making exterior improvements.
Downtown Frederick Partnership (MD Community Legacy funds)
Up to $20,000
Building owners or tenants (with owner authorization) of commercial buildings in Downtown Frederick Partnership boundaries (Market, Patrick, Everedy Square/Shab Row, Carroll Creek frontages).
Assessed commercial property owners and businesses in Erie's Downtown Improvement District (Bayfront to 14th St, W Holland to E Sassafras) improving the primary entrance facade.
New York companies with 500 or fewer NY employees, in business 1+ year, starting or expanding exports, with 51% NY value or a local-producer certification (e.g., Made in NY).
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
Up to $10,000
Illinois small firms (under 500 employees) operating 1+ year with at least $250,000 gross revenue (exceptions possible) and at least 51% US / 25% Illinois content.
Ohio businesses with $100k to $25M revenue, 1+ year operating, in one of JobsOhio's 10 target industries with mostly B2B sales, planning an eligible investment (equipment, facility, software, training).
Metro Nashville Mayor's Office of Economic & Community Development
Up to $30,000
For-profit, independent, locally owned Nashville businesses continuously operating 10+ years that contribute to their neighborhood's culture, history or identity.
Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA)
Up to $5,000
Michigan employers with 250 or fewer employees under MIOSHA jurisdiction buying safety/health equipment and training justified by a site-specific evaluation.
State of Minnesota (DEED) / Minneapolis & Saint Paul program administrator
No cap listed
Businesses (and earned-revenue nonprofits) in eligible Minneapolis/Saint Paul areas with gross revenue of $750,000 or less, 50%+ Minnesota-based employees, a filed latest tax return, and no Round 1 award.
Maryland employers (priority: manufacturing and technology) with at least 10 full-time employees, current on state taxes, training incumbent or new Maryland workers.
RollingNashville-Davidson County (eligible census tracts), TN
Metro Nashville Mayor's Office of Economic & Community Development
Up to $50,000
Businesses with fewer than 100 employees and a Davidson County location rehabbing commercial property (existing value up to $2M) in designated census tracts.
Small businesses (tenants) and commercial property owners in the Campbellton Road, Eastside, Hollowell-ML King, Metropolitan Parkway, Perry Bolton, Stadium Neighborhoods or Westside TADs.
Business and property owners on approved commercial corridors upgrading masonry, paint, windows, doors, lighting, see-through grills, signs, awnings or cornices.
City of Cambridge Community Development Department
Up to $50,000
Cambridge commercial property owners or business tenants improving the building front (accessibility, energy-efficient doors/windows, signage, lighting, historic restoration).
RollingTrenton (Downtown Special Improvement District), NJ
Trenton Downtown Association
Up to $5,000
Small business owners and commercial/mixed-use property owners in the downtown Trenton Special Improvement District doing approved exterior work (paint, signage, lighting).
RollingNewark (West Ward UEZ: Orange St & South Orange Ave corridors), NJ
Invest Newark / Newark Urban Enterprise Zone (with Partnership West)
Up to $10,000
UEZ-certified Newark businesses (owners or tenants with 2+ years on the lease) on Orange St (1st St to Roseville Ave) or South Orange Ave (Bergen to Dover St).
Massachusetts businesses with 100 or fewer MA employees that pay into the Workforce Training Fund, training staff through courses in the Express directory.
National Young Farmers Coalition (with Whole Foods Market match)
Up to $50,000
US farmers and ranchers aged 40 or younger (as of Dec 31, 2027) producing food or fiber, proposing 1 to 4 conservation practices new to that land in the 2027 season.