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LCDCโ€™s Economic Development Grant
$5,000
Lake County Development Council
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 2, 2025

This grant provides financial support to local businesses in Lake County, Ohio, for infrastructure improvements, innovative projects, and employee training, fostering economic growth in the community.

Workforce Development
Small businesses
NC IDEA SEED Grants
$50,000
NC IDEA
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 14, 2025

This program provides $50,000 grants to early-stage North Carolina startups with innovative concepts and a strong market potential, along with mentorship and resources to accelerate their growth.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
TSCRA Working Grant Program
Contact for amount
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 20, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial assistance to disadvantaged individuals looking to start or grow a business in the beef value chain in Texas or Oklahoma.

Agriculture
Individuals
The Employment Social Enterprise (ESE) Technical Assistance (TA) Program
$1,000,000
California Employment Development Department (EDD)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 27, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that assist California's vulnerable populations in gaining employment through social enterprises and work-based learning programs.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Innovative Program Grant
$10,000
Michigan College Access Network
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 28, 2024

This funding opportunity supports innovative programs that improve college readiness, enrollment, and completion in Michigan communities, particularly those connected to Local College Access Networks.

Education
Nonprofits
Small Building Re-tuning Workforce Development Program
$450,000
District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 27, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations to develop training programs that prepare workers for energy efficiency jobs in small buildings, helping to meet upcoming energy performance standards in Washington, D.C.

Energy
Nonprofits
Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA)
$110,000,000
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 23, 2025

This initiative provides funding to Pennsylvania's industrial sector to support projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions through decarbonization efforts, targeting small to large manufacturers and facility operators.

Environment
Small businesses
State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance for Venture Capital Readiness Program
$2,000,000
Empire State Development
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 1, 2025

This program provides funding to organizations that assist socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs and very small businesses in New York in becoming ready for venture capital investment.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Veteran Woman Grant
$5,000
Texas Womanโ€™s University
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 7, 2025

This grant provides financial support to veteran women entrepreneurs in Texas to help them grow and strengthen their small businesses through innovative projects.

Workforce Development
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Rural Partnerships Grants
$200,000
Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 29, 2025

This funding opportunity supports collaborative projects and initiatives that promote healthy, resilient rural communities in Maine, focusing on areas like affordable housing, economic development, and climate change planning.

Community Development
Nonprofits
REGROW Grant Program
$100,000
City of Rockford
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 7, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations and individuals in Rockford to develop programs that address economic development, violence prevention, and community reinvestment in areas disproportionately affected by past cannabis laws.

Business and Commerce
Nonprofits
Creative Support Organization Grant
$62,500
New Mexico Economic Development Department (Creative Industries Division)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 13, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to organizations in New Mexico that promote creative entrepreneurship and industry development, particularly benefiting rural and underserved communities.

Arts
Nonprofits
FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab Program
$5,000
Accion Opportunity Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 6, 2025

This program provides funding and resources to U.S.-based small businesses selling packaged products, helping them develop e-commerce skills and grow their online sales.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Business Operating Grant
$25,000
Middlesex County Revitalization Commission
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 5, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to small businesses in Middlesex County, Connecticut, to help them sustain and grow their operations.

Arts
Small businesses
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill
$100,000
Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)
State

Application Deadline

Mar 10, 2026

Date Added

Nov 10, 2025

This program provides funding to organizations in Idaho to improve the competitiveness of specialty crops, such as fruits and vegetables, through various projects that benefit the entire industry.

Agriculture
Nonprofits
Community Development Grant โ€“ Medium (CDG-M)
$5,000,000
City of Chicago โ€“ Department of Planning and Development (DPD)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 8, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support for commercial, cultural, industrial, and mixed-use development projects in Chicago, aimed at enhancing community development and economic growth.

Community Development
For profit organizations other than small businesses
New Mexico Small Business Innovation Research Matching Grant 2026
$100,000
New Mexico Economic Development Department
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 22, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to New Mexico-based small businesses that have received federal SBIR or STTR awards, helping them commercialize innovative technologies and grow their operations in key industry sectors.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Empowering Entrepreneurs Program
$10,000
FedEx
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This program provides small business leaders in the U.S. with a virtual accelerator experience and the chance to receive $10,000 grants to support their growth and community engagement efforts.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Wisconsin Fast Forward - Workforce Training Grants
$400,000
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 27, 2025

This program provides funding for employers to create tailored training programs that equip unemployed, underemployed, and current workers with essential skills and credentials to meet workforce demands in Wisconsin.

Workforce Development
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Service Provider & Producer Association Grants
$100,000
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 16, 2024

This grant provides financial support to Vermont organizations that offer business services to agricultural and forestry businesses, as well as to producer associations that promote and represent the state's agricultural and forestry products.

Business and Commerce
Nonprofits