Grants for Small Businesses & Startups

Grants of up to $25,000 to Oklahoma businesses in eligible regions for business development activities. Funding is intended to support equipment purchases and infrastructure improvements that assist local businesses in expanding operations, improving efficiency, ...

Grants to Colorado nonprofit and for-profit organizations, local governments, and schools for environmental sustainability projects. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. The purpose of funding is to create t...

Grants of up to $500 to Colorado nonprofit and for-profit organizations, local governments, and schools to purchase energy-efficiency equipment. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. The purpose of funding is...

Grants to Indiana small businesses in eligible regions for security improvements. Funding is intended for expenses related to the installation of security systems with the purpose of reducing crime, theft, and vandalism in local businesses. Businesses must be loca...

Grants of up to $2,000 to Georgia business owners, mixed-use property owners, and commercial property owners in eligible regions for exterior capital improvement projects. Funding is intended for minor improvements as well as full-scale restoration projects. Eligi...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Illinois business and property owners, lessees, and tenants for initiatives to improve building façades in eligible regions. Funding is intended for projects to renovate and restore commercial storefronts and replace poorly maintained co...

Grants of up to $1,000 and grants of up to $2,500 to Maine individuals and businesses to support the fishing industry. Funding is intended for workforce and business development and entrepreneurship. Eligible expenses include but are not limited to training costs,...

Grants to Illinois businesses, property owners, tenants, and nonprofit organizations for capital projects to revitalize commercial properties in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support projects that restore, preserve, or improve the exterior features o...

Grants of up to $40,000 to Oklahoma property owners and business lessees for facade improvements on commercial properties in eligible locations. Funding is intended for the preservation of historically significant facades. Eligible buildings must be located along ...

Sponsorships of up to $500 and sponsorships of up to $1,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations, for-profit entities, and government agencies for events to enhance tourism in eligible locations. The goal of the program is to have a positive impact on the local com...

Grants of up to $50,000 to Wisconsin businesses in eligible locations for capital improvement projects. Funding is intended to assist with expenses related to upgrading and repairing retail spaces. The grant program aims to improve independent businesses, making t...

Opportunity for New York employers in eligible regions to assist their employees in purchasing their first home. The prospective buyer is required to obtain approval from the program prior to the employer submitting an application. The purpose of the program is to...

Grants of up to $75,000 to British Columbia First Nation development corporations in eligible regions for economic development projects. The purpose of funding is to retain a consultant to advise on large projects that would increase job opportunities and revenue ...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Virginia property owners for facade improvements of properties in eligible locations. Commercial and mixed-use properties are eligible, and funded projects must improve the exterior appearance through painting, signage, repairs, lighting,...

Scholarships to Indiana business and nonprofit owners in eligible regions for educational opportunities. Funding is intended to cover expenses related to business workshops, economic development courses, membership dues for professional organizations, and conferen...

Grants to Nunavut nonprofit organizations, municipal governments, private sector employers, Inuit organizations, and industry associations for training and mentorship programs. Funding is intended for salary subsidies to small and medium-sized employers to hire an...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Indiana small businesses in eligible regions for accessibility modifications. Funding is intended for projects that enable businesses to meet ADA requirements, such as signage, entrances, low shelves, parking spaces, and restroom accessib...

Grants to Indiana small businesses in eligible regions for physical improvements. Funding is intended for a wide range of projects, including window replacements, painting, awnings, sidewalk repairs, guttering, roofs, historical restoration, and cleaning. Business...

Grants to Minnesota treatment technology businesses to sample and analyze liquid waste from landfills. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. The purpose of the program is to facilitate the acquisition of smal...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Pennsylvania nonpublic schools for medical training. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended to support costs associated with instruction in the principles and techniques of cardiopulmonary...

Grants to Oregon business owners to occupy vacant storefronts in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist grocery stores, restaurants, and other retailers in carrying out the physical improvements necessary for them to open in previously vacant storefront...

Grants to Colorado businesses and property owners for community development projects in eligible regions. Applicants must meet with program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended to support a wide range of neighborhood improvement projects, including but not...