Find Grants That Help Your Small Business Grow

👉🏽 Santander | Cultivate Small Business Grant – $20,000 in grant funding for SMBs in the food industry, Deadline: Feb 2 | https://lnkd.in/geGuVHxg

👉🏽 S. Mark Taper Foundation | S. Mark Taper Foundation – $100,000 in grant funding for select Non-Profits in Los Angeles County, Deadline: Feb 4 | https://lnkd.in/gfNrNEaH

👉🏽 Justworks Just Thrive Program | Up to $6,000 to existing businesses that have at least 50% ownership by a marginalized founder with at least two W2 employees, Deadline: Jan Cohort | APPLY: https://lnkd.in/gJs-tkM3

👉🏽 Main Street America x General Motors | GM on Main Street – $300,000 in grant funding for 5 non-profits working on infrastructurs Deadline: Feb 13 | https://lnkd.in/gwUzGFA7

👉🏽 Intuit QuickBooks x Intuit Mailchimp | Small Business Hero Program – Up to $20,000 for the growth of SMBs that have shown courage and integrity. Deadline: Feb 14 | https://lnkd.in/gBV5RvG9

👉🏽 Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) | 2026 CSCI Grant – Up to $115,000 in funding and technical assistance to advance climate resiliency in the US, Deadline: Mar 12 | https://lnkd.in/gHDbvnUw

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Santander X Cultivate Small Business Grant

This grant helps early-stage entrepreneurs build and sustain businesses in the food industry, with a focus on historically underserved founders in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods. |

www.santanderus.com/cultivate-small-business/ | AMOUNT $2,500 - $20,000 | Due February 2, 2026

 

Future of Work Accelerator

As a joint program of HP and the HP Foundation, the Accelerator offers selected organizations USD$100,000 in funding, HP technology & solutions (~USD$100,000 value), and a six-month, virtual program designed to strengthen capacity and scale impact. Exciting changes are ahead for the 5th year of the Accelerator. |

www.hp.com/us-en/sustainable-impact/digital-equity/digital-accelerator.html

AMOUNT $100,000

Due February 6, 2026

 

Athene Black & Brown Pitch Competition

The Athene Black & Brown Business Summit was created by national stakeholders to elevate ethnic minorities and bring BIPOC businesses together to assist with connection building, programming, promotion, training, and to provide resources to help businesses grow and prosper. | wdmchamber.org/bbbs-pitch-competition-info

AMOUNT $20,000

Due February 9, 2026

 

The Zoom Solopreneur 50

The Zoom Solopreneur 50 (ZSP50) is a first-of-its-kind recognition program spotlighting the individuals proving what a business of one can achieve. These honorees are innovators who combine technology, creativity, and conviction to build resilient, high-impact ventures entirely on their own | www.zoom.com/en/audiences/solopreneurs/

AMOUNT $5,000 - $50,000

Due February 13, 2026

 

The Women Who Scale Grant Application

Presented by Herbal Renaissance in partnership with Evals Equity Women’s Fund. In alignment with our mission to pour back into women-led innovation, |  https://shorturl.at/DPBII | AMOUNT $2,500 | Due February 20, 2026

 

The UPS Store® Small Biz Challenge

The "UPS Small Biz Challenge" is a competition hosted by The UPS Store, in partnership with Inc. Magazine, where small business owners across the United States can compete for a cash prize by demonstrating their business acumen and innovative strategies, with the winner receiving recognition and potential features in Inc. Magazine’ | www.theupsstore.com/smallbizchallenge | AMOUNT $35,000 | Due February 22, 2026

 

Her Genius Pitch Competition

The Impact Ventures HerGenius Pitch Competition is an annual event held during Women's History Month that highlights and supports women founders, particularly those from underrepresented communities. |

airtable.com/appv6Aav4Jm1pljvG/shrhTAWzk5PSXEFdN | AMOUNT $10,000 | Due February 27, 2026

 

The Sky Is Not the Limit Social Impact Grant

Grant offers up funding in creative and strategic services to mission-driven organizations, including nonprofits, social enterprises, and B Corps. |  bombshellimpact.com/sky/ | AMOUNT $10,000 in services | Due February 28, 2026

 

Queens Startup Org

The program is designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs grow their businesses with grants, access to industry experts and founder network. | queensstartup.org/ | AMOUNT $5,000 | Due March 2, 2026

 

The eBay Circular Fashion Fund

The eBay Circular Fashion Fund is back, championing businesses that push circular ideas forward and influence the future of fashion. Eligible businesses are six months to six years old and based in the US, EU, UK, Australia, Canada, or Switzerland. | pages.ebay.com/circularfashionfund/ | AMOUNT $5,000 | Due March 8, 2026

 

Shophand Small Business Boost Grant

The Shophand Small Business Boost Grant is awarded three times a year to give small business owners the support they need to overcome their biggest tech or operational challenge. Running a small business is a full-time juggling act — operations, marketing, systems, customers, finances, content, and somehow remembering to eat lunch. Technology should make that easier… but most small business owners don’t have the time (or desire!) to learn it all. | www.shophand.com/small-business-boost-grant | AMOUNT $5,000 | Due April 1, 2026

 

Neurodiverse Entrepreneur Program

The goal of the Neurodiverse Entrepreneur Program (NDEP) is to increase business leadership opportunities for people with developmental and/or cognitive differences such as autism, dyslexia, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD and other related diagnoses. 

www.innovationdupage.org/programs/neurodiverse-entrepreneur-program

AMOUNT $19,000 in Grants and Services

Due April 15, 2026

 

O’Shaughnessy Fellowships

The O’Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants program unites the world’s most bold and undiscovered researchers, builders, and creatives from all over the world to discover, build, and spread path-breaking ideas and supports their journey with equity-free funding of up to $100,000. | www.osv.llc/oshaughnessy-fellowships

AMOUNT $100,000 | Due April 30, 2026

 

The Breakthrough Grant by HER Agenda

The Breakthrough Grant was created with the purest intention and driven goal to provide resource support to an ambitious woman entrepreneur who is close to bringing her agenda to the forefront! Her Agenda is awarding $5,000 to one ambitious woman entrepreneur ready to break through barriers and take her business to the next level. | mailchi.mp/heragenda/breakthrough | AMOUNT $5,000 | Due September 18, 2026