Minority-owned grants in Minnesota

No minority-owned grants in Minnesota right now. Here are 3 Minnesota grants any owner can apply for, and 3 national minority-owned grants.

Minnesota grants any owner can apply for

• Downtown Facade Improvement Grant

  RollingRochester (Downtown special service district), MN

  City of Rochester / Rochester Downtown Alliance (RDA)

  Up to $13,500

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

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

• Great Streets Facade Improvement Matching Grant (Uptown)

  RollingMinneapolis (Uptown), MN

  City of Minneapolis Great Streets / Uptown Association

  Up to $10,000

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

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

• MN PROMISE Act Grant (Round 2)

  RollingMinnesota (statewide)

  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.

  No matchMedium●●○Any owner

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

National minority-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)

• REI Path Ahead Ventures Navigate & Ascent

  Opens Nov 9National

  REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures

  $7,500 or $25,000

  US outdoor product brand.

  No matchBig job●●●Minority-owned

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