Women-owned grants in Arizona

No women-owned grants in Arizona right now. Here are 4 Arizona grants any owner can apply for, and 2 national women-owned grants.

Arizona grants any owner can apply for

• Rio Nuevo Small Business Grants

  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 matchMedium●●○Minority-owned

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

• Business Retention & Expansion Incentive

  Closes in 13 daysFlagstaff, AZ

  City of Flagstaff Economic Development

  Up to $30,000

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

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

• Ready, Steady, Open! Construction Grants (Round 1)

  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.

  No matchQuick●○○Any owner

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

• AZ FAST Grant (Fall 2026)

  Closes Nov 2Arizona (statewide)

  Arizona Commerce Authority / SBA FAST

  Up to $3,000

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

  No matchMedium●●○Any owner

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

National women-owned grants

• 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)