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91 active programs listed • Updated daily • All 50 states + DC

Small business grants support entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies seeking growth, innovation, or support during economic challenges.


Funding may be offered through federal agencies like the SBA, state economic development offices, local municipalities, and private corporate programs. Grants often focus on innovation, job creation, rural development, exporting, and underserved business communities. Eligibility and deadlines vary widely, so business owners should review each program carefully.

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Legislative update summarizing new small-business funding rounds in Philadelphia, including Catalyst Fund expansions.

Eligible for: Philadelphia small businesses seeking grant support via city-backed initiative updates

Deadline: Announced periodically

A statewide working-capital grant supporting small businesses in rural and downstate Illinois communities facing financial hardship.

Eligible for: Small businesses in downstate / rural Illinois; must meet size standards and demonstrate COVID-19 or economic hardship; county/municipal app…

Deadline: Rolling / subject to county participation

State-funded capital and infrastructure grants supporting business expansion, equipment upgrades, and facility improvements for Illinois small businesses.

Eligible for: Illinois small businesses needing capital upgrades, facility improvements, or infrastructure investment; must meet state-defined business cr…

Deadline: Rolling / subject to funding

A modernization and equipment-upgrade grant for independently owned grocery stores to improve food access and business sustainability.

Eligible for: Independently owned grocery stores, small retailers, or food-market operators in Illinois; must meet community-impact criteria

Deadline: Rolling / grant cycle based

Statewide SBDC funding that supports free small-business consulting, training, and technical assistance programs throughout Illinois.

Eligible for: SBDC host organizations; benefits small business owners via free statewide consulting programs

Deadline: Annual / competitive

A reimbursement grant supporting environmentally focused upgrades that reduce energy usage, pollution, or waste for small businesses across Pennsylvania.

Eligible for: Pennsylvania small businesses (≤100 employees) making energy-efficiency, pollution-prevention, or waste-reduction upgrades

Deadline: Annual cycle

Local micro-grant program supporting small businesses and nonprofits in Lebanon Valley with startup and expansion needs.

Eligible for: Small businesses, microenterprises, and local nonprofits within Lebanon Valley region

Deadline: Annual / competitive

Local business-support programs offering grants, loans, and microenterprise funding to York-based entrepreneurs.

Eligible for: Small businesses located within York city limits; priorities for food service, minority-owned, and neighborhood-serving businesses

Deadline: Rolling / based on funding cycles

Primarily for fixed-asset investment, real estate, equipment, infrastructure, and training — aimed at helping eligible Ohio small businesses scale operations, create or retain jobs.

Eligible for: Ohio small businesses: in operation ≥ 1 year, ≥ $100,000 annual revenues, operating in one of JobsOhio’s target industries; preferential con…

Deadline: Rolling / as funds available

Boynton Beach offers a Small Business Grants Program intended to support local small businesses (1–25 employees) — useful for working capital, growth, or stabilization.

Eligible for: For-profit small businesses located within Boynton Beach, properly licensed, with 1–25 employees, and at least one full year of operation.

Deadline: 2025–2026 fiscal year (applications open)

Growth-capital financing for small and emerging technology-focused companies developing next-gen products.

Eligible for: Ohio businesses with innovative products, growth potential, and at least 2 years of operating history

Deadline: Rolling

The FSBDC STEP Grant helps Florida small businesses offset costs associated with entering or expanding into export markets — reimbursing trade-show fees, travel, lodging, and sample shipping to ease export-related expenses.

Eligible for: Florida small businesses engaged in exporting or exploring export markets that meet FSBDC export client eligibility and comply with program …

Deadline: When funds remain; follow STEP cycles