Grants for Small businesses - Workforce Development

This program provides funding to rural hospitals in Alabama to improve healthcare access, enhance operational efficiency, and support quality improvement initiatives in underserved communities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations to develop training programs that prepare individuals for entry-level jobs in the clean energy sector, with a focus on serving disadvantaged communities in New York.

This funding opportunity supports researchers and institutions working on innovative quantum information science and technology projects, particularly in qubit development, to advance fundamental discoveries and build a skilled workforce in the field.

This funding opportunity supports educational programs that enhance training in innovative research methods for behavioral and social sciences, targeting a wide range of organizations including universities and nonprofits.

This program provides financial assistance to businesses and organizations in Pennsylvania to support expansion, job creation, and investment in the state's economy.

This program provides financial support to new businesses in economically distressed rural Colorado counties to help cover operating expenses and create jobs by exporting goods or services outside their county.

This program provides financial assistance to small businesses in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties, Kentucky, to help them recover from recent severe weather and improve their operations.

This program provides financial support to Tennessee-based agricultural, food, and forestry enterprises to enhance market access, increase farm income, and promote innovation in the agricultural sector.

This funding opportunity supports researchers working on innovative spinal cord injury treatments and interventions that can improve the lives of military personnel, veterans, and their families.

This funding opportunity seeks innovative research and development proposals from a wide range of organizations to create advanced military technologies that enhance defense capabilities and address operational challenges.

This program provides financial support to New Mexico agricultural businesses for hiring interns, helping to develop a skilled workforce in the agriculture sector.

This funding initiative supports ambitious artificial intelligence research projects led by Utah higher education institutions that aim to deliver significant public benefits and improve the well-being of communities across the state.

Beyond Open is a competitive small business grant program focused on enhancing economic mobility within Charlotte's Corridors of Opportunity. It aims to support diverse-owned small businesses, including those owned by minorities, women, veterans, LGBTQ individuals, and persons with disabilities. The grant can be used for capital assets such as equipment, technology, inventory, and real estate, and does not require repayment. Administered by FFTC Partners For Empowering Communities, a supporting organization of the Foundation For The Carolinas, and funded by the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund, Beyond Open has awarded over $10 million in grants to nearly 300 small businesses during its first two rounds. The third round will distribute approximately $5 million in grants. The program aims to retain jobs, encourage job growth, and inspire new entrepreneurial endeavors in areas with low economic mobility and among historically underrepresented groups. It also seeks to create opportunities for small businesses to provide goods or services in affluent areas where minority business owners have been under-represented.

The Orange County Business Investment Grant Program in North Carolina is seeking applications to provide financial support ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to stimulate non-farm business development and expansion within the county, with eligibility criteria including the business's physical location, operational duration, tax status, and connection with business counseling services.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to U.S.-based organizations to establish a national network that enhances training and career development for researchers in kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases.

This program provides up to $30,000 in marketing support to small businesses in designated low-income areas of New Orleans to help them grow and increase their visibility.

This program provides financial support to non-farm businesses in Orange County, particularly those owned by women and BIPOC, to help them grow, hire staff, and make a positive economic impact.

The Chesapeake Oyster Innovation Award Program, offered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust and supported by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, aims to increase knowledge of the value of oysters, advance technologies for increasing oyster populations or aquaculture production, and improve oyster population monitoring techniques. This program supports projects in Maryland and Virginia and welcomes requests from members of the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance, including community organizations and both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. The grant awards up to $10,000, with applications due by September 19, 2024. Match is encouraged but not required.

Supports the construction, purchase, expansion, or upgrade of workforce or training-related infrastructure to better meet the needs of the offshore wind industry.

This funding initiative provides financial support to nonprofit organizations, local governments, and not-for-profit entities in Pennsylvania to enhance community well-being through job creation, infrastructure improvements, and business development in the Appalachian Region.