Women-owned grants in Michigan

No women-owned grants in Michigan right now. Here are 5 Michigan grants any owner can apply for, and 2 national women-owned grants.

Michigan grants any owner can apply for

• Sustainable Refrigerant Management Grant

  Closes in 12 daysAnn Arbor, MI

  City of Ann Arbor (EPA Pollution Prevention funds)

  Up to $33,300

  Independently owned Ann Arbor food retailers (convenience stores, small grocers, liquor stores.

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on a2gov.org (opens in a new tab)

• Michigan State Trade Expansion Program (MI-STEP) FY27

  Closes Sep 15Michigan (statewide)

  Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)

  Up to $15,000

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

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

• Corridor Improvement Authority Facade Grants

  RollingGrand Rapids (Southtown, West Side, North Quarter, Michigan Street, South Division-Grandville, Uptown)

  City of Grand Rapids & its six Corridor Improvement Authorities

  No cap listed

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

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

• Facade Improvement Program 2026-27

  RollingLansing, MI

  Lansing Economic Development Corporation

  Up to $50,000

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

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

• MIWISH Workplace Safety and Health Matching Grant

  RollingMichigan (statewide)

  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.

  Pays you backQuick●○○Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on michigan.gov (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)