Grants for Individuals - Workforce Development

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small organizations in King County that focus on professional development for those working with children from prenatal to age five, emphasizing early childhood development, mental health, and racial equity.

This program provides free training, mentorship, and potential funding to early-stage food-related businesses owned by minority entrepreneurs in the U.S. to help them grow and thrive.

This program provides a 12-week accelerator for BIPOC entrepreneurs in South Los Angeles, offering mentorship, training, and funding access to help them grow their early-stage businesses.

This competition provides funding and support to individuals or teams with innovative business ideas aimed at creating jobs and fostering economic growth in Rhode Island.

This program provides funding and support to small business owners across the U.S. to help them grow and strengthen their operations through a virtual accelerator and grant opportunities.

This funding opportunity supports water utilities in partnering with community organizations to create career pathways for underrepresented job seekers in the water sector.

This fellowship provides funding to promising postdoctoral scientists and physician-scientists to advance innovative cancer research and therapies.

This competition provides $3 million in funding to support innovative partnerships that develop and sustain a skilled workforce for geothermal heat pump technologies across the United States.

The Artist Support Grant, funded by Dare Arts in North Carolina, offers $500 to $1,000 to individual artists and small artist groups for professional development, completion of new work, career promotion, training, travel, and artist fees, with eligibility limited to residents of selected counties who are not full-time students or recipients of other FY 2024-2025 N.C. Arts Council funding.

This program connects local governments in Colorado with students and universities to provide paid internships and fellowships, fostering future leaders in public service and addressing local administrative needs.

The StartHER Grant Program by Texas Woman’s University offers financial support ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to women-owned startups in Texas, to be used for business-related activities such as purchasing equipment, marketing, and property improvements, with the aim of fostering growth and success in businesses that are five years old or less and meet specific eligibility criteria.

This program provides free educational resources and personalized support to aspiring and existing food industry entrepreneurs in San Juan County, New Mexico, to help them grow and sustain their businesses.

This annual award provides financial support to U.S. citizens and nonprofits making significant contributions to economic prosperity through initiatives like workforce development and financial literacy.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to individual artists in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region for various artistic projects and professional development, encouraging creativity and community engagement.

This program provides early-stage startups in Cincinnati with free mentorship, coaching, and networking opportunities to help them grow and prepare for investment.

This competition invites teams of students from U.S. educational institutions to innovate and develop sustainable solutions for producing and processing algal biofuels and bioproducts, with a total of $250,000 in prizes available.

This fellowship provides financial support to aspiring science journalists pursuing graduate studies in science writing, with a special focus on candidates interested in the physical sciences.

This grant provides funding to organizations that support agricultural research and education initiatives aimed at improving the economic viability of farms in New York State.

This funding initiative provides financial assistance to elite women athletes in the U.S. who have suffered sports-related injuries and are facing financial hardship, helping them recover and continue their athletic pursuits.

This grant provides $5,000 in unrestricted funding to BIPOC artists and culture bearers in Louisiana to support their creative practices and overall wellbeing.