In this resource, we’re sharing a list of some of the many grants that are available to small businesses in the U.S. To save you time, we’ve included basic information about the grant and highlighted any additional important information, such as if there's a fee to apply. Keep in mind, before you apply for any grant, thorough research is required.
What is a small business grant?
A small business grant is typically a lump sum amount that is given (or granted) by a local, state, or federal agency, a nonprofit organization, or a private company to a business that does not have to be paid back.
Our grant list
This is a list of just some of the grants that are currently available for businesses in the U.S., listed alphabetically. This list excludes other sources of funding, including business loans, angel investors, lines of credit, or accelerator programs or scholarships — all of which are other avenues to explore if you are looking for additional funds for your business.
In this list, we have included the name of the grant and the website, who provides the grant, what kind of business the grant is for, the amount of the grant provided, the deadline to apply (if applications are open year-round, once a year, or more often, and always check the website for specific deadline dates), and additional information that we consider important to note.
All content is accurate at the time of writing, and you should always verify the details of any grant, including the amount required to apply and additional information, with the grant provider directly before proceeding with your application.
Typically, you’ll have the opportunity to apply for a grant once a year, though some accept applications year-round. If the deadline has passed, check out the application process so you have plenty of time to prepare for when applications open again. It’s a good idea to conduct your research in advance, as you may need to provide paperwork such as your business plan, bank statements, lease agreements, or tax returns.
List of grants for U.S. small businesses A-Z
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Amber Grant, provided by WomensNet for women-owned businesses. Amount: $10,000–$35,000 in funding available. Deadline: Applications open year-round, and grants are awarded every month. Additional info: Easy to apply. Read about past recipients here. #women in business
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Backing Historic Small Restaurants | National Trust for Historic Preservation, provided by National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express, for eligible U.S. small historic restaurants. Amount: Selected restaurants will receive a $50,000 grant. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Learn who is eligible to apply and other FAQ on the National Trust for Historic Preservation website. #food & beverage
Beyond Open Small Business Grants, provided by Foundation for the Carolinas and Wells Fargo, for diverse small businesses in Charlotte Carolina’s Corridor of Opportunity. Amount: Round 3 to be announced; round 1 and round 2 grant amounts ranged from $5,000–$250,000. Deadline: A third round of funding is due to be announced. Additional info: Learn how to prepare, including how to attend an information session and subscribe for updates from the Beyond Open Grants website.
Binc Foundation Emergency Financial Assistance, provided by the Binc Foundation for bookstore owners, booksellers, and comic store employees and owners with unforeseen emergency financial needs. Amount: Binc will cover the cost of a wide range of expenses, depending on the application. Deadline: Applications open year-round. Additional info: Read how the Binc Foundation Emergency Fund has helped business owners in times of need. #relief funding
Boundless Futures Foundation Grants: EmpowerHer and Her Village, provided by Boundless Futures Foundation for 501(c)(3) organizations that support female entrepreneurs through education, mentorship, financing, and/or other mission-aligned programming (Her Village) and female entrepreneurs who put social impact front and center in their business products, services, or practices (EmpowerHer). Amount: Her Village: Up to $30,000 in support may be requested; EmpowerHer: Up to $25,000 may be requested. Deadline: Applications open year-round; applications are reviewed quarterly. Additional info: Apply online. Submittable account required. #women in business
Bridge the Gap Fund, provided by Rebuild The Block for Black entrepreneurs who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and/or looting destruction. Amount: Not available. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. #black businesses #relief funding
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Cartier Women's Initiative, provided by Cartier for women-owned and women-led impact-driven businesses. Entrepreneurs across all sectors and geographies are encouraged to apply. Amount: $100,000 grant for each first-place awardee, $60,000 grant for each second-place awardee, $30,000 grant for each third-place awardee. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. #women in business
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Etsy Emergency Relief Fund, provided by Etsy and CERF+ for artists/businesses damaged by a federally declared natural disaster. Amount: $2,000. Deadline: Applications open year-round. Additional info:“Any Etsy seller who has experienced a federally declared disaster within the past year may apply for a grant, as long as they’ve been an active seller on Etsy for at least one year, and their accounts with Etsy are in good standing. Etsy Emergency Relief Fund at CERF+ #relief funding
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Fast Break for Small Business, provided by Accion Opportunity Fund, LegalZoom, the NBA, WNBA, and NBA G-League for small businesses and emerging entrepreneurs. Amount: Grants of $10,000 and Legal Zoom products valued up to $500 available. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline.
Fast Pitch | Women Founders Network, provided by Women Founders Network for women entrepreneurs. There are two tracks: tech/tech-enabled or consumer/CPG/other non-tech. Amount: $55,000 in cash grants: $25,000 to the first-place winner in each track + $5,000 to one Junior VC winner. Deadline: Applications accepted annually. Additional info: Learn about eligibility and how to apply. Application fee required. #women in business
FedEx Small Business Grants, provided by FedEx for FedEx small business customers. Amount: grants range from $20,000-$50,000. Deadline: Applications accepted annually, check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Learn how to apply online.
Fifteen Percent Pledge + Sephora Grant provided by the Fifteen Percent Pledge and Sephora for black-owned beauty/hair care/makeup/skin care businesses who meet a range of criteria. Amount: Not available. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. #black businesses
The Freed Fellowship Grant, provided by The Freed Fellowship for micro to small businesses. Amount: $500 grants are awarded monthly and grant recipients are eligible to receive an additional $2,500 at the end of the year. Deadline: Applications open year-round. Additional info: Application fee to apply.
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Galaxy Grants, provided by Galaxy of Stars and Hidden Stars, a 501c nonprofit for women and minority entrepreneurs. Amount: $2,750. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Free to apply for the grant. See terms and conditions. #women in business
Glossier for Good, provided by Glossier for Black beauty entrepreneurs. Amount: TBD. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional Information: Read about past grant recipients. #black businesses
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The Halstead Grant, provided by Halstead Bead, Inc for emerging silver jewelry artists. Amount: $1,000 and $7,500. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Download the application form or watch the call for entries video online.
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Jobber Grants, provided by Jobber for home services businesses such as landscaping, residential and commercial cleaning, contracting, painting, HVAC, plumbing, pool maintenance, mobile car detailing. Amount: 15 grants of $10,000 are available. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Apply online.
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The Kitty Fund, provided by Founders First CDC for moms who are running employer-based small businesses with two or more employees. Amount: $1,000. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Preregister or apply online. #women in business
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MBDA Grants, provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) for minority business owners. Amount: Not available. Deadline: Applications open year-round. Additional info: Grants and grant amounts are announced on grants.gov. Learn how to apply online by reading Grants Process Overview — How to Apply?
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National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) Growth Grants, provided by National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) for small businesses. Amount: Grants of up to $4,000 available. Deadline: Grant applications are reviewed every quarter. Additional info: NASE paid membership required to apply.
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Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund, provided by National Trust Preservation for small/independent legacy businesses along Route 66. See here for eligibility criteria. Amount: $5,000 to $10,000. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: National franchises are not eligible to apply.
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The Restaurant Strong Fund, provided by the Greg Hill Foundation and GrubHub for the growth of small business restaurants. Amount: Grants range from $5,000 to $15,000. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Restaurants must only have one location to be eligible to apply. #food & beverage
Rural Development Business Programs, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for projects that benefit rural areas or towns outside the urbanized periphery of any city with a population of 50,000 or more. Amount: Not listed. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Learn about eligible areas and how to apply online.
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San Francisco Accessibility Grant, provided by the Office of Small Business, San Francisco for businesses seeking to make their business accessible. Amount: Grants of up to $10,000 available. Deadline: Applications open year-round. Additional info: Limited to business located in San Francisco, California.
Grant Programs | SheaMoisture, provided by Shea Moisture for black-owned businesses (The Next Black Millionaires Grant, SheaMoisture Community Impact Grant) and black- and woman-owned businesses (Brown Girl Jane Grant, The Blueprint Grant.) Amount: Grants from $10,000 to $100,000. Deadline: Applications open annually; application dates vary for each grant. Additional info: Visit the SheaMoisture Grant Programs website to confirm application dates for each grant and how to apply.#women in business #black businesses
Skip Monthly Grants, provided by Skip for U.S.- based small businesses. Amount: Grants of up to $1,000 available. Deadline: Applications open year-round. Additional info: Learn more about Skip online.
Small Biz Challenge, provided by UPS for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Amount: Total prize pool of $35,000. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Semifinalists complete a set of challenges: common skills and know-how needed to run a successful small business, such as marketing, staffing, operations, and company culture, and each challenge is subject to mentor and public voting before a winner is announced in the spring.
Small Business Readiness for Resiliency Program (R4R), provided by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and FedEx for businesses who are impacted by a disaster. Amount: $5,000. Deadline: Applications open year-round. Additional info: Applicants must complete FedEx’s Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Small Businesses [and] register their business in our database prior to a disaster occurring in their area in order to be eligible for the grant. Register your business online. Read additional eligibility criteria and FAQ online. #disaster preparedness funding
Spark Good Local Grants Guidelines, provided by Walmart for charities, recognized government entities, schools, and faith-based organizations. Read more about organization eligibility online. Amount: Cash grants range from $250 to $5,000. Deadline: Applications accepted every quarter. Additional info: Applicants are required to have a Spark Good account on Walmart.com/nonprofits and must be verified by Walmart’s third-party verification partner, Deed.
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for small businesses who export products/goods. Amount: Not listed. Deadline: Applications open year-round. Additional info: To apply, contact your local state or territory for the next steps.
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Verizon Small Business Digital Readiness Program, provided by National ACE and Verizon for businesses in certain zip codes located in Houston, Texas, Los Angeles, California, Miami, Florida, and Phoenix, Arizona. Amount: $10,000. Deadline: Applications accepted annually; check the website for submission deadline. Additional info: Eligibility criteria include certain requirements, including having an account on Verizon Small Business Digital Ready and completing any combination of two courses, coaching events, and virtual community events between January 1, 2024, and April 8, 2024, and submit a grant application by April 8, 2024. For all of the requirements, see Introducing the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Community Grant.
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Additional Resources
New grants frequently become available. Contact your local state office website or your local Chamber of Commerce for information about grants available in your area. Below are some websites that share information about grants for small businesses:
Helen is a Seller Community Manager at Square and is the editor of the Seller Community Blog. She writes about small businesses and the owners and entrepreneurs that are a part of the Seller Community.
Please note that this article is intended for educational purposes only and should not be deemed to be or used as legal, employment, or health and safety advice. For guidance or advice specific to your business, consult with a qualified professional.
