Grants for For profit organizations other than small businesses - Business and Commerce

In alignment with the Square mission of economic empowerment, we began the Black Equity Grant Program to support the growth of Black developers after recognizing that many technologies founded by historically underrepresented communities were also underresourced, lacking the necessary funding and resources to build on Square. This program will provide Black-led platform partners with both financial support as well as increased exposure and visibility.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local governments, Tribal entities, nonprofits, and for-profit businesses to improve glass recycling by purchasing collection bins and facilitating the processing of empty glass beverage containers.

This grant provides funding to support the establishment of new grocery stores in underserved areas of Illinois, aiming to improve access to fresh and affordable food in food deserts.

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This grant provides matching funds to rural communities in Montana for strategic planning projects that promote economic growth and resilience.

The TII grant aims to create new internship opportunities for Texas students in Middle Skill STEM Occupations, providing them with work experience, educational credit, and potential progress towards industry-based certification, while also enabling employers to train potential future employees and address skill shortages.

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The Impact 100 Ozark grant program seeks to provide transformational grants to organizations serving eastern Christian County, Missouri. The foundation's mission is deeply aligned with this program, aiming to empower women to significantly improve community lives through generosity and by funding impactful grants. This strategic approach ensures that the grants have a lasting positive effect within the specified geographic area, reflecting Impact 100 Ozark's commitment to community betterment through focused financial support. The target beneficiaries for these grants are 501(c)3 organizations or other IRS-approved entities, including government entities, school districts, and churches, that specifically serve the eastern Christian County area. The primary impact goal is to fund significant initiatives that dramatically improve lives. While not explicitly stated as a "theory of change," the foundation's approach suggests that by empowering local organizations with substantial funding, they can address critical community needs and foster sustainable improvements. The program prioritizes proposals that avoid funding day-to-day operations, scholarships, or the start-up of new nonprofit agencies, indicating a focus on established organizations and projects with a clear, transformative scope. This ensures that the grants are directed towards initiatives that can create a significant, rather than incremental, impact. The available funding includes two grants totaling $49,000, with one grant of $35,000 and another of $14,000, underscoring the "significant grants" aspect of their mission. Expected outcomes and measurable results are inherent in the program's design, aiming for "lasting impact." While specific metrics are not detailed in the provided information, the emphasis on "transformational grants" implies a desire for substantial and demonstrable change within the community. The foundation's strategic priority is clearly to harness generosity to fund these impactful projects, thereby improving the lives of individuals and families in eastern Christian County.

This funding opportunity supports urban youth agricultural education and community development initiatives in Minnesota's urban and peri-urban areas, benefiting a range of organizations including nonprofits, schools, and local governments.

This program provides early-stage life science startups nationwide with free mentorship, networking, and resources to help them grow and prepare for investment opportunities.

This grant provides financial support to small businesses in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region to help them grow and improve their operations through specific projects.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is offering the Rural Hospital Financial Stabilization Grant to provide financial support to rural hospitals in Texas to help them transition to long-term financial solvency and sustainability. Eligible applicants include hospitals classified as rural, licensed by HHSC for 25 or fewer beds, and able to demonstrate financial need as per the specified tiers. The application deadline is June 21, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The project period begins on the grant agreement effective date and concludes on August 31, 2025. Award amounts vary by need tier: $100,000 for Tier 1 (Basic Need), $175,000 for Tier 2 (Moderate Need), and $250,000 for Tier 3 (High Need), with a total of $4,500,000 available for distribution.

This program provides financial support to small businesses in Lancaster for purchasing essential equipment to help create jobs and boost local economic growth.

The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics is currently accepting applications for its AERO Education Grant Program. This grant initiative is designed to support educational programs focused on aviation and aerospace, spanning from primary to post-secondary levels. The program aligns directly with the department's mission to encourage young people to pursue careers in aerospace or aviation upon completing their post-secondary education, recognizing the critical importance of workforce development in these sectors. The primary beneficiaries of this grant program are students across Oklahoma, from elementary school to college, who will participate in aviation and aerospace-minded educational programs. The overarching impact goal is to expose more young Oklahomans to STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and math—and to career opportunities within the aviation and aerospace industry. This focus directly addresses the state's need to build a robust aerospace and aviation workforce. A key priority of the AERO Education Grant Program is to fund initiatives that bridge the skills gap in Oklahoma's workforce. The program supports the Oklahoma Works initiative, which aims to connect students with programs that will help them develop the necessary skills for aerospace and aviation careers. The department's strategic priority is to foster a strong talent pipeline, and its theory of change posits that by investing in early and ongoing aerospace education, more students will choose these fields, thereby strengthening the state's industry. The expected outcomes of the grant program include an increase in the number of young people pursuing STEM education and ultimately entering the aviation and aerospace workforce. While specific measurable results like the number of students impacted or subsequent career choices are not detailed in the provided text, the agency annually allocates over $500,000 to programs statewide, indicating a significant, ongoing commitment to achieving these outcomes. This consistent investment underscores the department's dedication to its long-term strategic goals for aerospace and aviation workforce development.

This grant provides financial support to individuals, artists, and community organizations in Worcester County to develop projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences that enhance the cultural landscape and benefit local residents.

This grant provides financial support to not-for-profit organizations in Stevens Point for projects that boost tourism and increase overnight stays in the city.

This program provides financial support to U.S.-based developers of hydropower technologies, enabling them to access testing facilities that will help improve their innovations and accelerate commercialization.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to eligible businesses in designated Main Street districts across Iowa for projects that promote economic growth, job creation, and community revitalization.

This grant provides $5,000 to women entrepreneurs across various industries to help them grow or scale their businesses.

The Ramsey County's Critical Corridors Development & Infrastructure program is a redevelopment grant, offering $100,000 to $500,000 for projects that intensify land use, facilitate multifamily housing, improve pedestrian or bicycle infrastructure, and promote development in disinvested areas within transit, economic, and cultural corridors in Ramsey County, Minnesota.