Rural grants in Virginia

No rural grants in Virginia right now. Here are 4 Virginia grants any owner can apply for, and 2 national rural grants.

Virginia grants any owner can apply for

• Small Business Grant (EDIP Part F)

  Closes in 12 daysVirginia Beach

  Virginia Beach Development Authority / VB HIVE

  Up to $10,000

  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

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

• Enterprise Zone Facade Grant

  RollingRoanoke (Enterprise Zone), VA

  City of Roanoke Economic Development Authority

  Up to $25,000

  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.

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

• Facade Improvement Grant

  RollingHampton, VA

  Hampton Economic Development Authority

  Up to $20,000

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

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

• Facade Improvement Program (Arts & Cultural District)

  RollingRichmond (Arts & Cultural District Incentive Zone), VA

  City of Richmond Planning & Development Review

  Up to $13,614

  Tenants or owners of buildings in Richmond's Arts and Cultural District Incentive Zone doing a substantial facade renovation.

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

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

National rural grants

• Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)

  Closes Dec 31National

  USDA Farm Service Agency

  Up to $750

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

  No matchQuick●○○Rural

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

• Next Generation Farmer Fund

  Opens Oct 28National

  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.

  No matchBig job●●●Young ownersRural

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