Grants for Small Businesses & Startups

Grants of up to $10,000 to Louisiana for-profit businesses to increase export sales. Eligible expenses include costs associated with attending trade shows, trade missions, and training workshops. The purpose of this program is to help local small businesses genera...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Wisconsin qualifying businesses for planning and development activities. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended for costs associated with the development of a commercialization p...

Tax credits to Wisconsin investment companies and individual investors to support emerging companies. The tax credits are intended to promote equity investment in technology-based businesses across the state. The tax credits are available to Angel and Venture Fund...

In-kind technical support to Michigan municipalities, organizations, and individuals to assist communities in revitalizing historic downtown areas. The purpose of the program is to promote the economic development and preservation of traditional downtown areas and...

Grants to Minnesota organizations, agencies, developers, small business owners, and Tribal nations to assess underused, idled, and abandoned commercial properties in eligible locations. Funding is intended for research on previous use of sites, study of hazardous ...

Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations and for-profits, and Canadian provinces and municipalities for commemorative memorials that honor Canada's servicemen. Funding is intended to support building new memorials or restor...

Grants, loans, and investments to Illinois, Florida, California, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania nonprofit and for-profit organizations for impactful programs that promote the health and wellbeing of residents in eligible regions. Funding is intended for ini...

Grants to Wyoming businesses, nonprofit organizations, and county hospitals to provide professional development opportunities for individuals. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to applying. The purpose of this funding is to provide Wy...

Grants to Wyoming programs and instruction providers to provide workforce development opportunities. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended to develop a workforce for specific businesses or industries that are expe...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, for-profits, and individuals for activities that promote privacy, security, freedom, and accessibility in technology. Funding is intended to support projects and individuals working on accessible an...

Opportunity for Louisiana small businesses to participate in a business development program. Participants will receive training, developmental assistance, and free assessments, as well as access to additional program benefits. The goal of the program is to encoura...

Grants of up to $10,000 and in-kind support to Iowa start-up and expanding businesses in eligible locations for business development assistance. The purpose of the program is to expand the local business community by creating new job opportunities, supporting new ...

Grants of up to $10,000 to California nonprofit organizations, local agencies, special districts, for-profits, community groups, schools, and IHEs in eligible areas for environmental projects. Funding is intended for activities and new technologies that help to ca...

Grants to Virginia nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and property owners to preserve burial sites related to Black history. Funding is intended to safeguard, maintain, and preserve architectural and cultural resources. The purpose of the program is to ...

Grants to Kansas businesses in eligible locations for capital projects. Funding is intended to support aesthetic improvements and renovations to building facades. Eligible uses of grant funds include windows and doors, signage, awnings, and exterior renovation. Ap...

Grants of up to $70,000 to California small businesses for capital projects to assist with meeting health regulations compliance. Funding is intended to help owners and operators upgrade, remove, or replace underground storage tanks. Eligible costs include replaci...

Grants to Florida businesses to increase employment through high-wage job creation in specific industries in eligible locations. Funding is intended for workforce development in the target industries of creative arts and design, marine and life sciences, financial...

Grants of up to $10,000 and grants of up to $15,000 to Hawaii nonprofit organizations and businesses in eligible regions for energy efficiency improvements. Funding is intended to assist in increasing profitability by implementing upgrades to energy-efficient prod...

Loans to Pennsylvania small businesses in the creative sector for support in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Priority funding is intended to assist creative businesses that are located in low-income communities; owned by Black, Indigenous, and peo...

Grants of up to $6,000 to California nursing home associations, nursing facilities, consumer advocacy organizations, state agencies, and academic institutions for projects that enhance the quality of care for nursing home residents. Funds may be used for projects ...

Tax credits to Alberta for-profit production companies for the development and presentation of TV shows, movies, and other screen-based productions. Funding is intended to support medium-sized and large-scale productions with the goal of promoting growth, sustaina...

Grants to Newfoundland and Labrador family child care centers to subsidize rates for childcare. Funding is intended to make child care more affordable for families with young children. The goal of the grant program is to standardize childcare rates to benefit resi...

Grants to Oregon businesses and individual property owners in eligible locations to improve the appearance of stores and properties. Funding is intended to promote new construction activities and building enhancements with the goal of revitalizing and upgrading th...

Grants to Oregon property owners and business tenants for construction and renovation projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist with the construction of a new building or building additions for commercial, industrial, or mixed-use multi-family ...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Canada nonprofit organizations and groups, artist collectives, businesses, and educational institutions for projects to commemorate Ukrainian Canadian military veterans of the two world wars. Funding is intended to support events and serv...

Grants and in-kind support to USA, Canada, and International scholars and clinicians affiliated with IHEs, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and medical centers for research and development related to dementia. Applicants must register and submit an LOI prior t...

Grants of up to $4,000 to Wyoming businesses to mitigate costs associated with expanding their markets outside the state. Funding is intended to help businesses connect with new customers. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, those associated with di...

Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private IHEs for research addressing dangers to the country's food supply or agricultural sector. Applicants are required to submit a concept note prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is i...

Grants to Kentucky farmers and agricultural businesses to improve water management efforts. Funding is intended for a range of expenses, including but not limited to contracted labor, project-related equipment, and the construction or renovation of facilities. App...

Grants of $2,000 to USA and territories entrepreneurs to support recovery after a natural disaster. Funding is intended to help entrepreneurs who have faced business interruptions due to an unforeseen environmental event, such as a wildfire or hurricane. Eligible ...

Opportunity for USA small businesses to participate in a mentorship program. Mentoring businesses must participate in the application process as well. The purpose of the opportunity is to help these small businesses increase their capacity, acquire development ass...

Sponsorships to Wyoming entities of events that promote tourism in eligible locations. Funding is intended for events that will attract visitors, preferably for overnight stays. The purpose of the program is to support promotion related expenses, with funds used f...

Tax credits to Iowa qualifying nonprofit and for-profit developers for the renovation of historically significant buildings. Funding is intended to help ensure that important, defining features and spaces of historic structures are retained, with the goal of revit...

Grants and Loans to Ontario businesses for business development activities. Applicants are required to register in the grant portal prior to submitting an application. The purpose of funding is to promote market expansion and respond to the imposition of US tariff...

Grants of up to $25,000 to Massachusetts established or new businesses in eligible locations for expansion or opening support. Funding is intended to assist with rent payments and equipment expenses of local amenity businesses, such as restaurants and brew pubs, t...

Grants of up to $15,000 to Massachusetts businesses in eligible locations for rent support. Funding is intended to help new or established/expanding businesses cover up to six months of rent. Rent reimbursements will be paid after all landlord or tenant constructi...

Grants of up to $25,000 to Massachusetts new and existing small businesses in eligible locations for operating support. Funding, in the form of tax credits, is intended to mitigate the tax liability of new or expanding businesses through a property tax reimburseme...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Massachusetts new and established businesses in eligible locations to improve the exterior appearance of commercial structures. Funding is intended to visually enhance local storefronts and commercial buildings. Grants may be used for si...

Grants to North Dakota nonprofit organizations, agencies, trade organizations, businesses, and IHEs for technical training programs. The purpose of the funding is to support non-degree programs for employees to enhance their skills and learn new skills in occupati...

Loans to Oregon public water systems for planning efforts and infrastructure projects related to improving water facilities. Eligible projects may fall into one of the following categories: design and specifications, planning and preliminary engineering, and const...

Grants of up to $50,000 to Oregon ports for marketing and planning studies that support economic development. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting an application. Eligible projects include developing and marketing facilities and services ...

Grants to Alberta industry organizations, food processors, and agricultural businesses to strengthen the province's agriculture sector. Applicants must contact program staff prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended to support strategic programs and ...

Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations and businesses for projects that promote tourism and improve the experience of tourists in eligible locations. Funding priority is intended for activities that will take place during the off-season, from December to...

Grants of up to $35,000 to Alberta producers to improve water management. Some applicants must contact the funding source prior to applying. Funding is intended to support the growth of primary producers, including bee, crop, and livestock operations, and to enhan...

Opportunity for Michigan startups in eligible locations to participate in an accelerator program. The program includes mentorship from experienced professionals, a variety of valuable resources, access to funding, and ongoing support after the conclusion of the pr...

Conditional grants to Ontario businesses and businesses partnering with research institutions or institutions of higher education in eligible regions for the production of new technologies. Funding is intended for the research, development, demonstration, and comm...

Grants to Ontario new businesses to foster economic development in local communities in eligible regions. Funding may be used for capital expenses, training costs, marketing, and investments in information and communications technology. Eligible applicants are tho...

Grants and loans to Ontario businesses to expand operations in eligible locations. Applicants are required to contact the funding source prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended to create new jobs and contribute to the economic development of th...

Grants to Kentucky businesses in eligible locations to assist with start-up costs and development projects. Funding is intended to help new business owners with the redevelopment of buildings in commercial areas, with the goal of attracting customers. The purpose ...

Grants of up to $1,000 and grants of up to $2,000 to Kentucky businesses in eligible locations for property improvement projects. Funding is intended to help business owners upgrade the exterior of commercial structures and enhance properties while retaining the h...