Grants for Small Businesses & Startups

Grants to Illinois businesses for business relocation to eligible locations. Funding is intended to help commercial businesses affected by redevelopment projects relocate and re-establish operations in appropriate areas. The purpose of the program is to retain bus...

Incentives to Colorado nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribes, and businesses to improve public access to electric vehicle charging stations. Successful applicants will conduct projects to provide high-speed charging sites that ensure access to drive...

Grants to Colorado stakeholders such as government agencies, NGOs, and private organizations to protect water resources. Applicants must contact program staff prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended to protect rivers that are not adequately protect...

Grants of up to $2,500 to Ohio business owners in eligible locations to carry out exterior building improvements. Funding may also be used by new businesses moving to eligible locations for startup costs in their new commercial space. Eligible applicants are those...

Grants of up to $2,500 to Minnesota businesses and commercial tenants in eligible regions for facade improvements. Funding is intended for a wide range of projects that improve community appearance, curb appeal, and business visibility. Properties must be located ...

Loans to Ontario businesses to address tariff-related disruptions. Funding is intended to help companies in the steel, aluminum, copper, and auto sectors that are facing financial and operational difficulties due to s.232 tariffs. The fund's goal is to respond to ...

Grants of up to $2,500 to West Virginia commercial property owners for capital improvement projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support building facade enhancements for businesses. The goal is to improve the overall aesthetic appeal of commercial...

Tax credits to Ontario manufacturing businesses to help offset the cost of eligible buildings, machinery, and equipment. The purpose of the program is to promote innovation, competition, and lower costs within the manufacturing and processing sectors. The goal of ...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Massachusetts businesses in eligible regions for external building projects. Funding is intended for signage and facade improvement projects that enhance the physical appearance of the area and promote local merchants. Eligible businesses...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Massachusetts businesses to open or expand in eligible regions. Funding is intended for equipment and rental expense reimbursements. Eligible business sectors include manufacturing, medical, breweries, restaurants, engineering, and profe...

Grants to Alberta and Saskatchewan commercial property owners in eligible regions for capital improvement projects. Funding is intended for exterior improvements, including windows, signage, lighting, architectural features, seasonal elements, and accessibility an...

Grants to Colorado small businesses in eligible regions for business growth and expansion. Funding is intended for projects to rebuild, expand, retain, and sustain local businesses. The goal of the program is to create essential and high-paying jobs and foster bus...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Michigan property owners and commercial tenants in eligible regions for capital improvement projects. Eligible areas of improvement include signage, exterior and façade improvements, landscaping, architecture, and parking. Funding is in...

Grants to Wisconsin property owners and tenants to upgrade commercial buildings in eligible locations. Funding is intended to improve the attractiveness of local business districts, promote commercial vitality, and increase economic activity in all commercial dist...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Texas hotels and convention centers to increase tourism in eligible locations. Funding is intended for events, arts promotion, and historical preservation activities that will attract overnight visitors and increase the economic activity...

Grants of up to $7,500 to Utah property and business owners for interior and exterior enhancement projects in eligible regions. Funding is intended for activities to improve interior tenant spaces or building facades. Projects must be in compliance with applicable...

Grants of up to $2,500 to Utah commercial property and business owners in eligible regions for community development projects involving sign improvements. Funding is intended to support signage projects that improve the look and visibility of businesses in the dow...

Grants of up to $1,000 to Utah business owners for community beautification initiatives in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support projects that improve the appearance of commercial properties. Eligible enhancement activities should contribute to the over...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Wisconsin new and existing businesses to promote economic development. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended to assist businesses that are opening a new location or expanding operations in a vacant com...

Grants of up to $20,000 to Wisconsin property owners to encourage the redevelopment of older commercial buildings in eligible locations. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended to create vibrant commercial spaces within the tradi...

Grants of up to $500 to Wisconsin business owners in eligible locations to improve signage. Funding is intended to improve the signs of first-floor businesses that receive the public in the downtown district. Pedestrian-friendly hanging blade signs can be supporte...

Grants of up to $25,000 to Oklahoma businesses in eligible regions for business development activities. Funding is intended to support equipment purchases and infrastructure improvements that assist local businesses in expanding operations, improving efficiency, ...

Grants to Colorado nonprofit and for-profit organizations, local governments, and schools for environmental sustainability projects. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. The purpose of funding is to create t...

Grants of up to $500 to Colorado nonprofit and for-profit organizations, local governments, and schools to purchase energy-efficiency equipment. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. The purpose of funding is...

Grants to Indiana small businesses in eligible regions for security improvements. Funding is intended for expenses related to the installation of security systems with the purpose of reducing crime, theft, and vandalism in local businesses. Businesses must be loca...

Grants of up to $2,000 to Georgia business owners, mixed-use property owners, and commercial property owners in eligible regions for exterior capital improvement projects. Funding is intended for minor improvements as well as full-scale restoration projects. Eligi...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Illinois business and property owners, lessees, and tenants for initiatives to improve building façades in eligible regions. Funding is intended for projects to renovate and restore commercial storefronts and replace poorly maintained co...

Grants to Illinois businesses, property owners, tenants, and nonprofit organizations for capital projects to revitalize commercial properties in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support projects that restore, preserve, or improve the exterior features o...

Grants of up to $40,000 to Oklahoma property owners and business lessees for facade improvements on commercial properties in eligible locations. Funding is intended for the preservation of historically significant facades. Eligible buildings must be located along ...

Sponsorships of up to $500 and sponsorships of up to $1,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations, for-profit entities, and government agencies for events to enhance tourism in eligible locations. The goal of the program is to have a positive impact on the local com...

Grants of up to $50,000 to Wisconsin businesses in eligible locations for capital improvement projects. Funding is intended to assist with expenses related to upgrading and repairing retail spaces. The grant program aims to improve independent businesses, making t...

Grants of up to $75,000 to British Columbia First Nation development corporations in eligible regions for economic development projects. The purpose of funding is to retain a consultant to advise on large projects that would increase job opportunities and revenue ...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Virginia property owners for facade improvements of properties in eligible locations. Commercial and mixed-use properties are eligible, and funded projects must improve the exterior appearance through painting, signage, repairs, lighting,...

Scholarships to Indiana business and nonprofit owners in eligible regions for educational opportunities. Funding is intended to cover expenses related to business workshops, economic development courses, membership dues for professional organizations, and conferen...

Grants to Nunavut nonprofit organizations, municipal governments, private sector employers, Inuit organizations, and industry associations for training and mentorship programs. Funding is intended for salary subsidies to small and medium-sized employers to hire an...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Indiana small businesses in eligible regions for accessibility modifications. Funding is intended for projects that enable businesses to meet ADA requirements, such as signage, entrances, low shelves, parking spaces, and restroom accessib...

Grants to Indiana small businesses in eligible regions for physical improvements. Funding is intended for a wide range of projects, including window replacements, painting, awnings, sidewalk repairs, guttering, roofs, historical restoration, and cleaning. Business...

Grants to Minnesota treatment technology businesses to sample and analyze liquid waste from landfills. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. The purpose of the program is to facilitate the acquisition of smal...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Pennsylvania nonpublic schools for medical training. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended to support costs associated with instruction in the principles and techniques of cardiopulmonary...

Grants to Oregon business owners to occupy vacant storefronts in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist grocery stores, restaurants, and other retailers in carrying out the physical improvements necessary for them to open in previously vacant storefront...

Grants to Colorado businesses and property owners for community development projects in eligible regions. Applicants must meet with program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended to support a wide range of neighborhood improvement projects, including but not...