Grant directory

Hello Alice · Houston, TX

Revenue-generating, tech-enabled Texas businesses with a venture-scalable or venture-viable product.

3 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

City of Camden, SC Planning & Development · Camden, SC (historic downtown & Dusty Bend)

Owners or tenants (with owner letter) of commercial or mixed-use buildings on designated downtown and Dusty Bend road segments.

5 days leftMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Groundswell Capital (CDFI) with Rio Nuevo and Tucson IDA · Tucson, AZ (Rio Nuevo District)

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.

5 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Minority-owned+1 more

City of Chicago DPD, administered by SomerCor · Chicago, IL (rotating TIF districts)

Tenants and owners of commercial (sales up to $9M) or industrial (up to 200 FTE) properties in TIF districts with an open monthly SBIF window.

5 days leftMatch neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Ann Arbor (EPA Pollution Prevention funds) · Ann Arbor, MI

Independently owned Ann Arbor food retailers (convenience stores, small grocers, liquor stores, but not restaurant-only) with 100 or fewer employees, operating 2+ years, fixing refrigerant leaks or upgrading to SNAP-compliant lower-GWP systems.

5 days leftMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Ohio Department of Development · Ohio (statewide)

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.

Closes Oct 30, 3 p.m. ETNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Virginia Beach Development Authority / VB HIVE · Virginia Beach, VA

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.

5 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendWomen-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-owned+4 more

City of Flagstaff Economic Development · Flagstaff, AZ

Existing businesses with 1 to 150 employees physically located in Flagstaff city limits.

6 days leftMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Hidden Star, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Nationwide

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

6 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Women-ownedMinority-owned+2 more

Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission, for PA DCED's HDBA program · Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties, PA

For-profit businesses in Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga or Wyoming County, PA, 51%+ owned by PA residents, under 100 full-time employees, filing a PA tax return, in good tax standing.

6 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendRural+2 more

Mission Economic Development Corporation · Mission, TX

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.

6 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Portsmouth (VA) Economic Development Authority · Portsmouth, VA

Portsmouth, VA businesses in operation 3 to 10 years (per city business license).

6 days leftMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Portsmouth (VA) Economic Development Authority · Portsmouth, VA

Portsmouth, VA businesses in operation 0 to 3 years (per city business license); must first complete Santa Clara University's MOBI online course or an approved equivalent.

6 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

City of Tucson (ARPA) · Tucson, AZ (selected construction corridors)

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.

7 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

City of Boston Office of Small Business (CDBG) · Boston, MA

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.

7 days leftMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Arizona Commerce Authority / SBA FAST · Arizona (statewide)

Arizona for-profit small businesses (SBIR-eligible: 50%+ US-owned, 500 or fewer employees) preparing a federal SBIR/STTR proposal.

8 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Optimum Business · Georgetown, TX

Small businesses located in Georgetown, TX (the form asks years operating in Georgetown, employee count and ZIP).

9 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Rhode Island Commerce · Rhode Island (statewide)

Small businesses (500 or fewer employees) registered in Rhode Island, with 51% of employees in RI.

Closes Nov 3, 5 p.m. ETNo matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Any owner+1 more

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) · Wisconsin (statewide)

Individuals, groups, or businesses in Wisconsin production agriculture, food processing, food distribution, food warehousing, retail food establishments, or agricultural tourism.

10 days leftMatch neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Any owner+1 more

City of Milwaukee Department of City Development · Milwaukee, WI (commercial corridors)

Milwaukee businesses and commercial property owners renovating street-facing facades.

11 days leftMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Milwaukee Department of City Development · Milwaukee, WI (commercial corridors)

Milwaukee business owners creating or updating storefront signage to current design standards.

11 days leftMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Milwaukee Department of City Development · Milwaukee, WI (commercial corridors)

Commercial tenants, building owners or developers activating vacant commercial/retail spaces in Milwaukee corridors.

11 days leftMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Milwaukee Department of City Development · Milwaukee, WI (neighborhood business districts)

Retail projects in neighborhood business districts (not home-based).

11 days leftMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture · Pennsylvania (statewide)

Very small meat and poultry processors (per 9 CFR 381.65(g)(1)(i)) that either operate under a USDA FSIS grant of inspection or will get one after the project is approved.

12 days leftMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Fifteen Percent Pledge and Sephora · Nationwide

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).

12 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Black-ownedHispanic-ownedMinority-ownedWomen-ownedLGBTQ+-owned+5 more

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE), USDA NIFA-funded · Southern SARE region (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, PR, VI)

Farmers/ranchers (full or part-time) with at least $1,000 documented annual farm income, or farmer organizations, proposing an on-farm research project (field trial, demonstration, marketing initiative).

Closes Nov 6, 12 p.m. ETMulti-stateNo matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendRural+2 more

Maryland Department of Transportation / Purple Line Transit Partners · Maryland (statewide)

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.

13 days leftNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Nationwide

US small businesses eligible for SBIR proposing environmental technologies on EPA solicitation topics.

Closes Nov 8, 11:59 p.m. ETNo matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Any owner+1 more

Denver Economic Development & Opportunity with The Fax Partnership and Mile High United Way · Denver, CO (East Colfax, Roslyn St to Yosemite St)

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.

Closes Nov 10No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

National Trust for Historic Preservation · Route 66 corridor (IL, MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA)

Owners (18+) of independent brick-and-mortar legacy businesses or businesses in historic buildings with a geographic or thematic tie to Route 66.

Closes Nov 12Multi-stateNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Minority-ownedWomen-ownedLGBTQ+-ownedVeteran-owned+4 more

City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development · Chicago, IL (West, Southwest and South Side commercial corridors)

Small business and cultural capital projects (permanent improvements) on eligible West, Southwest and South Side commercial corridors.

Closes Nov 13Match neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

The Non-GMO Project · Nationwide

Self-identified BIPOC-led food, beverage or body-care companies enrolling or renewing products in Non-GMO Project or Non-UPF Verified verification.

Closes Nov 13No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Minority-owned+1 more

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (Office of Tourism) · Illinois (statewide)

Illinois for-profit entities, nonprofits, counties, municipalities and local promotion groups attracting or hosting tourism events, or creating/enhancing festivals that draw visitors from more than 50 miles away.

Closes Nov 13Match neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Any owner+1 more

City of Mission Viejo with the Orange County Inland Empire SBDC · Mission Viejo, CA

For-profit brick-and-mortar businesses in Mission Viejo with a Certificate of Occupancy and 2 to 25 FTE employees (owner counts), making visible interior/exterior physical improvements.

Closes Nov 15No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Minnesota (statewide)

Minnesota residents, business entities authorized to farm in Minnesota, or Tribal governments that are the principal operator of a Minnesota livestock operation, hold any required feedlot registration, and sell at least $1,000 of livestock products a year.

Closes Nov 17, 4 p.m. CTMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendRural+2 more

New Mexico Economic Development Department, Technology and Innovation Office · New Mexico (statewide)

New Mexico-headquartered, for-profit technology businesses with an active federal SBIR/STTR Phase I or II award (or a Phase I that ended within 3 months, with plans to apply for Phase II).

Closes Nov 17, 5 p.m. MTNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Tory Burch Foundation · Nationwide

Women founders 21+ who are legal residents of the 50 states, DC or US territories, owning the largest or equal stake in a business that is 51%+ women-owned and controlled, generating at least $75,000 in annual revenue.

Closes Nov 17, 11:59 p.m. ETNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Women-owned+1 more

City of Chicago Dept. of Planning and Development, administered by Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL (12 South and West Side corridors)

Small businesses and property owners improving vacant commercial spaces in 12 designated South and West Side corridors.

Closes Nov 20, 5 p.m. CTMatch neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Kansas Department of Commerce (Office of Rural Prosperity) · Kansas (statewide)

Underutilized, vacant, or dilapidated downtown buildings in cities under 50,000 population, or in urban distressed census tracts/zip codes.

Closes Nov 20Match neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Rural+1 more

Connecticut Department of Agriculture · Connecticut (statewide)

Connecticut farmers and agricultural cooperatives with an approved FRCR (Farmland Restoration & Climate Resiliency) Plan, implementing practices from that plan (irrigation, soil health, silvopasture, erosion control, fencing, wells, etc.).

Closes Nov 23, 4 p.m. ETMatch neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Rural+1 more

Mecklenburg County (VA) Department of Economic Development & Tourism · Mecklenburg County, VA

Mecklenburg County, VA small locally owned businesses with 5 to 50 employees, licensed and active for 1+ year, buying new equipment, tools, professional services or hardware/software that creates growth.

Closes Nov 30Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Mecklenburg County (VA) Department of Economic Development & Tourism · Mecklenburg County, VA

Mecklenburg County, VA businesses building or improving an e-commerce site, online store, app or online ordering/payment capability.

Closes Nov 30Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Erie, PA Economic & Community Development · Erie, PA

PA-registered businesses located and properly zoned in the City of Erie.

Closes Nov 30Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Mecklenburg County (VA) Department of Economic Development & Tourism · Mecklenburg County, VA

Mecklenburg County, VA home-based businesses moving into a commercial location (equipment, furnishings, inventory, lease/purchase down payments, renovations, utility connection fees).

Closes Nov 30Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Montana Department of Commerce (Indian Country Economic Development) · Montana (statewide)

Enrolled citizens (18+) of Montana's 12 federally recognized tribes, residing in Montana, applying for their for-profit startup or expanding tourism business.

Closes Nov 30Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendMinority-owned+2 more

Synergies Work · Nationwide

US-resident entrepreneurs age 18+ who self-identify as disabled, are actively involved in the business, and own the majority of it.

Closes Nov 30, 11:59 p.m. ETNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Disability-owned+1 more

Texas Tech University Innovation Hub at Research Park · Lubbock, TX (and surrounding areas)

Must be 18+ with an established startup company in Lubbock or the surrounding areas, and a US citizen or green card holder.

Closes Dec 1, 11:59 p.m. CTNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

North Central Region SARE (University of Minnesota), USDA-funded · North Central SARE region (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI)

Farmers and ranchers (or teams of at least two separate farm operations) in the 12 North Central states, running on-farm research or demonstration/education projects on regenerative practices.

Closes Dec 3, 12 p.m. CTMulti-stateNo matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Rural+1 more

Idaho Workforce Development Council (WDC) · Idaho (statewide)

Idaho employers adding workers and/or retraining existing workers for specific economic opportunities or expansion.

Closes Dec 4Match neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Verizon with LISC (administrator) · Nationwide

Take 2 free Digital Ready courses by Dec 7 to open the form.

Closes Dec 7No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Northeast SARE (University of Vermont), USDA-funded · Northeast SARE region (CT, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WV, DC)

Farmers meeting the Census of Agriculture definition of a farm ($1,000+ in ag products sold), leading a research and/or education project with a technical advisor, including outreach to other farmers.

Closes Dec 8, 4 p.m. ETMulti-stateNo matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendRural+2 more

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) · Illinois (statewide)

Independent grocers or cooperatives (for-profit or nonprofit) with fewer than 500 employees and no more than four locations, opening a new grocery store in an eligible food-desert census tract.

Closes Dec 9Match neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (State of Vermont) · Vermont (statewide)

Vermont-based farm, forest and some food businesses (any legal structure) with at least one year of operating history and financial statements.

Closes Dec 10No matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Rural+1 more

California Department of Food and Agriculture via CCOF Foundation · California (statewide)

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.

Closes Dec 11No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Minority-owned+1 more

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

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.

Closes Dec 15No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Veteran-owned+1 more

NC State Extension (funded by the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission) · 46 NC counties (Alamance through Yadkin; see source list)

NC family farms that have generated revenue for at least 1 year in the listed counties (local ag nonprofits also eligible), for projects that increase farm profits.

Closes Dec 15No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Rural+1 more

USDA Farm Service Agency · Nationwide

Certified organic producers and handlers who paid USDA organic certification fees to an accredited certifier (crops, wild crops, livestock, handling, state program fees).

Closes Dec 31Match neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendRural+2 more

Pennsylvania Creative Industries (PA Council on the Arts), administered by Bridgeway Capital · Pennsylvania (statewide)

Creative entrepreneurs age 18+ who have been in business and a Pennsylvania resident for at least 1 year, operating as a sole proprietorship, LLC, partnership, or corporation.

Closes Dec 31, 9 p.m. ETNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Village of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL (Hemingway District)

Businesses (including non-sales-tax businesses) and commercial property owners in the Hemingway Business District affected by the Oak Park Avenue reconstruction.

Closes Dec 31Match neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Seattle Office of Economic Development · Seattle, WA

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.

Closes Dec 31No matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Seattle Office of Economic Development · Seattle, WA

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.

Closes Dec 31No matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (Utah Grazing Improvement Program) · Utah (statewide)

Utah livestock operations with 20 to 75 animal units (minimum 20 cows, 100 sheep, 130 goats or equivalent), for rangeland improvement projects.

Closes Dec 31Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Rural+1 more

City of Tampa (CDBG) · Tampa, FL

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.

Closes Feb 15, 2027No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · Pennsylvania (statewide)

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.

Closes Mar 19, 2027Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Garrett County (MD) Business Development · Garrett County, MD

For-profit, non-agricultural businesses with a physical location in Garrett County, MD and 25 or fewer employees, in good standing.

Closes Mar 31, 2027Match neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendRural+2 more

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (Colorado Green Business Network) · Colorado (statewide)

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.

Closes May 1, 2027No matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (Colorado Green Business Network) · Colorado (statewide)

Colorado businesses registered in GreenBiz Tracker with a W-9, choosing items from CGBN's energy- and water-saving catalog.

Closes May 1, 2027No matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Halstead Bead, Inc. · Nationwide

Emerging jewelry designers working primarily in silver.

Closes May 1, 2027No matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Any owner+1 more

Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) · Lake Worth Beach, FL (CRA District)

Commercial property owners within the Lake Worth Beach CRA District (interior and facade).

Closes May 28, 2027Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

North Carolina Department of Commerce, Office of Science, Technology & Innovation (NC Board of Science, Technology & Innovation) · North Carolina (statewide)

North Carolina small businesses.

Closes Jun 30, 2027No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Idaho Workforce Development Council (WDC) · Idaho (statewide)

Idaho employers training new or newly promoted employees through a U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship.

Closes Jun 30, 2027No matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Pennsylvania DCED via WEDnetPA partner colleges · Pennsylvania (statewide)

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.

Closes Jun 30, 2027No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) · Michigan (statewide)

Michigan small businesses in operation 1+ year with $100,000+ gross revenue, export-ready goods or services (51% US content).

Closes Sep 15, 2027Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Empire State Development (Global NY) · New York (statewide)

For-profit New York businesses operating 1+ year with export-ready products (51% US content).

Closes Sep 29, 2027Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) · North Carolina (statewide)

North Carolina small businesses that export or are export-ready, for trade shows, export marketing, website localization, EXIM insurance and similar costs.

Closes Sep 29, 2027No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Washington State Department of Commerce (with SBA STEP) · Washington (statewide)

SBA-defined Washington small businesses expanding into international markets (trade shows/missions, airfare, translation, export training, etc.).

Closes Sep 29, 2027Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Rockford Community & Economic Development · Rockford, IL (business-association districts)

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.

Closes Oct 15, 2027No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

City and County of San Francisco (OEWD / Office of Small Business) · San Francisco, CA

San Francisco small businesses making eligible accessibility improvements to storefronts that support ADA compliance.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendDisability-owned+2 more

City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA

San Francisco food service businesses leasing or buying automatic dishwashers to switch from disposable to reusable foodware for on-site dining.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

City of Madison Economic Development (TIF) · Madison, WI (eligible TIDs)

Independent (51%+ Dane County-owned) retail, restaurant or retail-service businesses (incl. salons, spas) in or within 1/2 mile of eligible Tax Increment Districts.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

City of Cambridge Community Development Department · Cambridge, MA

Cambridge commercial property owners or business tenants improving the building front (accessibility, energy-efficient doors/windows, signage, lighting, historic restoration).

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

CareerSource Florida · Florida (statewide)

For-profit Florida businesses (and hospitals run by nonprofits or local governments) operating at least 1 year, with at least one full-time Florida-resident W-2 employee.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) · Nationwide

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.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Colorado Energy Office · Colorado (statewide)

Colorado businesses and workplaces that will own and operate publicly accessible Level 2 chargers or outlets (rolling lane, $50k or less).

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendWomen-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-owned+4 more

Village of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL

Licensed Oak Park businesses or commercial owners investing in efficient lighting, gas-to-electric appliances, zero-waste, EV charging or solar.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Village of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL

Sales-tax-generating Oak Park businesses or commercial property owners with an active business license, upgrading signs, windows, doors, awnings or art.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Grand Rapids & its six Corridor Improvement Authorities · Grand Rapids, MI (Southtown, West Side, North Quarter, Michigan Street, South Division-Grandville, Uptown)

Property owners and businesses inside one of the six CIA boundaries making exterior upgrades.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Downtown Marietta Development Authority (City of Marietta) · Marietta, GA (DMDA District, Atlanta metro)

Business owners located within the DMDA District improving storefront signage and/or awnings.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Rochester / Rochester Downtown Alliance (RDA) · Rochester, MN (Downtown special service district)

Property or business owners in the Downtown Rochester special service district (buildings 3+ years old).

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Downtown Woodbridge Special Improvement District / Woodbridge Township · Woodbridge, NJ (Downtown SID, NYC metro)

Business owners and tenants located within the Downtown Woodbridge SID boundaries doing facade work on their storefronts.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Houston Downtown Management District / Downtown Houston+ · Houston, TX (Downtown)

Downtown Houston businesses and property owners activating outdoor space with seating, umbrellas, planters, awnings or lighting.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

City of Roanoke Economic Development Authority · Roanoke, VA (Enterprise Zone)

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.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Entreprenista (sponsored by IT Cosmetics) · Nationwide

US-based woman-owned or woman-led companies with $100K+ in annual revenue, operating for at least one year, that have not received this grant before.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Women-owned+1 more

Etsy, administered by CERF+ · Nationwide

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.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Business Oregon (with SBA STEP funding) · Oregon (statewide)

Oregon-headquartered small businesses (SBA size standard, generally 500 or fewer employees) in business at least 1 year, with at least 50% of employees in Oregon, promoting their own export-ready product or service that is Oregon manufactured, processed, or value-added.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Baltimore Development Corporation · Baltimore, MD

Business and property owners improving exteriors of commercial or industrial properties in Baltimore City.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Richmond Planning & Development Review · Richmond, VA (Arts & Cultural District Incentive Zone)

Tenants (lease of more than 1 year) or owners of buildings in Richmond's Arts and Cultural District Incentive Zone doing a substantial facade renovation.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Lakewood, Ohio · Lakewood, OH

Lakewood businesses or owners making street-facing exterior improvements (signs, awnings, lighting, landscaping) on commercial or mixed-use buildings.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Downtown Frederick Partnership (MD Community Legacy funds) · Frederick, MD (Downtown)

Building owners or tenants (with owner authorization) of commercial buildings in Downtown Frederick Partnership boundaries (Market, Patrick, Everedy Square/Shab Row, Carroll Creek frontages).

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Erie Downtown Partnership · Erie, PA (Downtown Improvement District)

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.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Jacksonville Office of Economic Development · Jacksonville, FL (Economically Distressed Areas)

Existing commercial or retail businesses in designated economically distressed areas (EDA level 1 or 2) renovating facades.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Village of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL

Licensed Oak Park businesses or commercial owners upgrading fire alarms/sprinklers, extinguishers or Knox boxes.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) · Georgia (statewide)

Georgia small businesses (SBA size) operating 1+ year that are export-ready with 51% US content.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendWomen-ownedMinority-ownedVeteran-ownedRural+5 more

Empire State Development (Global NY) · New York (statewide)

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).

RollingMatch neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Minneapolis Great Streets / Uptown Association · Minneapolis, MN (Uptown)

Property owners or tenants (with landlord approval) in the Uptown business district improving street-visible exteriors.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Frederick Department of Economic Development · Frederick, MD

Small businesses under 25 FTE (incl. minority/woman-owned and incubator graduates), catalytic rehab projects, or disaster-recovery businesses making non-cosmetic building improvements (fire suppression, ADA, HVAC, tap fees, remediation).

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendWomen-ownedMinority-owned+3 more

Hampton Economic Development Authority · Hampton, VA

Hampton business owners and commercial property owners (no national franchises, stand-alone chains, nonprofits or residential-only buildings) making exterior improvements.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) · Illinois (statewide)

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.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Village of Oak Park · Oak Park, IL

Sales-tax-generating Oak Park businesses or commercial owners improving interiors (flooring, paint, first-floor HVAC, windows/doors).

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

JobsOhio · Ohio (statewide)

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).

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Any owner+1 more

Unified Government of Wyandotte County / Kansas City, KS · Kansas City, KS

Existing (1+ year) Kansas City, KS businesses with 25 or fewer employees preparing to expand.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

City of Lakewood, Ohio · Lakewood, OH

Lakewood commercial property owners or businesses (with owner authorization) doing a full storefront renovation including the facade.

RollingMatch neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Lansing Economic Development Corporation · Lansing, MI

Commercially zoned properties in Lansing city limits with an operating (or opening) business.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Metro Nashville Mayor's Office of Economic & Community Development · Nashville, TN

For-profit, independent, locally owned Nashville businesses continuously operating 10+ years that contribute to their neighborhood's culture, history or identity.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

Downtown Akron Development Corporation (Knight Foundation, DFA) · Akron, OH (South Main St, SR 59 to E Cedar St)

Businesses or landowners on Downtown Akron's South Main Street corridor making permanent facade improvements (signs, awnings, lighting, windows).

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Memphis & Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency · Memphis, TN (Uptown TIF District)

Commercial property owners or tenants with a signed lease in the Uptown TIF District, current on taxes, making street-visible exterior improvements.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) · Michigan (statewide)

Michigan employers with 250 or fewer employees under MIOSHA jurisdiction buying safety/health equipment and training justified by a site-specific evaluation.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

State of Minnesota (DEED) / Minneapolis & Saint Paul program administrator · Minnesota (statewide)

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.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

City of Rochester Dept. of Neighborhood and Business Development · Rochester, NY

Retail and neighborhood-service businesses in a commercial building within Rochester city limits.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Maryland Department of Commerce · Maryland (statewide)

Maryland employers (priority: manufacturing and technology) with at least 10 full-time employees, current on state taxes, training incumbent or new Maryland workers.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendMinority-owned+2 more

Metro Nashville Mayor's Office of Economic & Community Development · Nashville, TN (eligible census tracts)

Businesses with fewer than 100 employees and a Davidson County location rehabbing commercial property (existing value up to $2M) in designated census tracts.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of San Diego Economic Development · San Diego, CA

San Diego small businesses with 25 or fewer employees, a street-facing storefront and a valid business tax certificate.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Scranton · Scranton, PA (HUD low-to-moderate income areas)

Scranton small businesses in HUD low-to-moderate income areas, current on taxes and trash fees, with no open code-enforcement issues.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Seguin / Seguin EDC · Seguin, TX

Seguin commercial properties undertaking facade, sign, site or other real-property improvements that have not yet started.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Texas Workforce Commission · Texas (statewide)

Texas businesses with fewer than 100 employees.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

City and County of San Francisco (OEWD) · San Francisco, CA

San Francisco small businesses recovering and reopening after a major fire or vehicular accident.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Invest Atlanta · Atlanta, GA (7 Tax Allocation Districts)

Small businesses (tenants) and commercial property owners in the Campbellton Road, Eastside, Hollowell-ML King, Metropolitan Parkway, Perry Bolton, Stadium Neighborhoods or Westside TADs.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Boynton Beach · Boynton Beach, FL

Boynton Beach for-profit businesses (1+ year, outside CRA districts, current BTR) for websites, branding, social or digital ads.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

City of Boynton Beach · Boynton Beach, FL

For-profit businesses operating 1+ year in Boynton Beach city limits (outside CRA districts) with a current Business Tax Receipt.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce · Philadelphia, PA (approved corridors)

Business and property owners on approved commercial corridors upgrading masonry, paint, windows, doors, lighting, see-through grills, signs, awnings or cornices.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Canton, Ohio · Canton, OH (Core Targeted Investment Areas)

Commercial/retail properties in Canton's Core Targeted Investment Areas rehabilitating the primary storefront facade.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Trenton Downtown Association · Trenton, NJ (Downtown Special Improvement District)

Small business owners and commercial/mixed-use property owners in the downtown Trenton Special Improvement District doing approved exterior work (paint, signage, lighting).

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

SAGE (San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside) with City of San Antonio · San Antonio, TX (Eastside, TIRZ #11)

Businesses and commercial property owners in or adjacent to the TIRZ #11 boundary making exterior-only improvements.

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Invest Newark / Newark Urban Enterprise Zone (with Partnership West) · Newark, NJ (West Ward UEZ: Orange St & South Orange Ave corridors)

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).

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

City of Kenosha (WEDC Small Business Development Grant funds) · Kenosha, WI (Uptown, eligible area map)

Applicants in the eligible Uptown area improving the retail experience.

RollingMatch neededEffort: quickQuick●○○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Kenosha / Redevelopment Authority of the City of Kenosha · Kenosha, WI (Uptown, eligible area map)

Commercial property owners in the eligible Uptown area renovating street-facing facades (windows, doors, awnings, lighting, landscaping, fencing, signage, siding, masonry, and up to $2,500 of architectural services).

RollingMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

State of Utah (Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity) via The Nucleus Institute (Nucleus Grow) · Utah (statewide)

Eligible Utah small businesses submitting a first SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal (no Phase I award in the last 5 years), working with Nucleus Grow.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Rural+1 more

City and County of San Francisco (OEWD) · San Francisco, CA (Downtown)

Entrepreneurs opening pop-up locations in vacant downtown San Francisco storefronts.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Any owner+1 more

City of Worcester Business & Community Development (CDBG) · Worcester, MA

Owners of commercial buildings with street-level storefronts.

RollingMatch neededEffort: big jobBig job●●●Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Metro Nashville Mayor's Office of Economic & Community Development · Nashville, TN

Davidson County businesses with 5 to 99 employees running formal training leading to a recognized industry credential.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Commonwealth Corporation (Massachusetts) · Massachusetts (statewide)

Massachusetts businesses with 100 or fewer MA employees that pay into the Workforce Training Fund, training staff through courses in the Express directory.

RollingNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity · Utah (statewide)

Businesses creating new full-time positions paying at least 100% of the county average wage, filled by rural Utah residents (remote, hub or on-site in the county).

Opens Nov 1No matching fundsEffort: mediumMedium●●○Rural+1 more

National Young Farmers Coalition (with Whole Foods Market match) · Nationwide

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.

Opens Oct 28No matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Young ownersRural+2 more

REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures · Nationwide

US outdoor product brand.

Opens Nov 9No matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Minority-owned+1 more

Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) · Brownsville, TX (City Commission District 3)

For-profit, locally owned businesses within Brownsville city limits, open at least 2 years, with fewer than 20 employees.

Opens Dec 1Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC

Owners/businesses activating vacant or underutilized commercial space in Raleigh for new business use or jobs.

Opens Jan 7, 2027Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

City of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC

Raleigh commercial property owners and businesses refurbishing exteriors visible from public streets.

Opens Jan 7, 2027Match neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Cuyahoga County Office of Small Business · Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland area)

Small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cuyahoga County seeking to stabilize, modernize or grow.

ClosedNo matching fundsEffort: quickQuick●○○Any owner+1 more

Capitalize Albany Corporation / City of Albany · Albany, NY

Small businesses and not-for-profits anywhere in the City of Albany making exterior renovations such as storefronts, signs, lighting, awnings and paint.

ClosedMatch neededEffort: mediumMedium●●○Paid after you spendAny owner+2 more

Downtown Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ #3) / Downtown Houston+ · Houston, TX (Downtown, TIRZ #3)

Property owners and tenants revitalizing building facades inside the TIRZ #3 boundary.

ClosedNo matching fundsEffort: big jobBig job●●●Any owner+1 more