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Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer ServicesFLSmall Business
Updated: Dec 3, 2025
FDACS maintains a rolling list of state-level grant opportunities for agricultural and agribusiness-related businesses, offering periodic funding to support operations, expansion, conservation, and rural enterprise.
Eligible for: Agricultural businesses, agribusiness-related enterprises, producers, and eligible rural/ ag-sector firms meeting grant-specific criteria fr…
Florida Department of Economic OpportunityFLSmall Business
Updated: Dec 3, 2025
FloridaCommerce’s Small Business Innovation Program helps emerging small businesses and startups access capital, training, and support — making it easier to launch, scale or pivot with less reliance on conventional financing.
Eligible for: Newly established or growing small businesses in Florida that meet program criteria for innovation, growth potential, and business viability…
Florida Department of Economic OpportunityFLSmall Businessloan, loan guarantee, equity, collateral support
Updated: Dec 6, 2025
SSBCI offers a suite of capital access tools — from loan guarantee and participation to equity or collateral support — helping Florida small businesses secure financing when traditional lending isn’t enough.
Eligible for: Florida-based small businesses (generally ≤ 500 employees; up to 750 for collateral support) that meet the program’s underwriting criteria.
City of Miramar Economic Development DepartmentFLSmall Business
Updated: Dec 3, 2025
Miramar offers local grants & incentives to small and micro-businesses (including home-based) to support business development, growth, and resilience under its city-run grants and incentives program.
Eligible for: Small and micro businesses — including home-based — located within Miramar city limits, as defined in the city’s business resources & grants…
City of Orlando Economic DevelopmentFLSmall Business
Updated: Dec 3, 2025
Orlando’s BAP provides matching grants (up to $20,000) to help small businesses with one-time costs tied to location, expansion, permit, or infrastructure fees — reducing the upfront burden on startups and expanding businesses.
Eligible for: Small businesses locating, expanding, or redeveloping in City of Orlando who incur permit, impact or infrastructure fees and need cost mitig…
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.
Florida SBDC NetworkFLSmall Business
Updated: Dec 3, 2025
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 …
City of Jacksonville Office of Economic DevelopmentFLSmall Business
Updated: Dec 3, 2025
Jacksonville’s Business Financing Programs connect local businesses with loans, incentives, and support to foster growth, expansion, and economic development across the city’s business community.
Eligible for: Small, micro, and growing businesses within Jacksonville city limits that meet program standards and qualify under local economic developmen…
Enterprise FloridaFLSmall Business
Updated: Dec 3, 2025
Enterprise Florida offers trade and export support — grants, export-marketing assistance, and trade-mission funding — to help Florida small and medium businesses enter or expand in global markets.
Eligible for: Florida-based small to medium enterprises seeking to expand into export markets, who meet Enterprise Florida eligibility criteria for trade-…
The Rural Business Development Grants program helps agricultural and rural-area businesses in Florida access funding for expansion, planning, equipment, or business-growth projects — supporting economic development outside urban centers.
Eligible for: Rural businesses in eligible Florida counties (qualifying under USDA rural definitions) seeking funding for expansion, planning, capital pro…
City of Tamarac Community Development DepartmentFLFirst-Time HomeownerCity of Tamarac purchase assistance program that provides substantial subordinate mortgage financing to cover down payment and closing costs for low-, very low-, and moderate-income first-time buyers, funded through local and state housing resources.
Updated: Dec 6, 2025
City of Tamarac’s purchase assistance program providing substantial down payment and closing-cost help to first-time homebuyers purchasing within Tamarac, Florida.
Eligible for: Income-eligible first-time homebuyers purchasing a new or existing home within the City of Tamarac; household income must be at or below 120…
Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas CountyFLFirst-Time HomeownerMulti-county Housing Finance Authority program that pairs a fixed-rate first mortgage with a 0% interest, deferred second mortgage (Home Key Plus 2nd Mortgage) to provide down payment and closing cost assistance for eligible buyers in Pinellas, Pasco, and Polk counties.
Updated: Dec 6, 2025
Zero-interest Home Key Plus 2nd Mortgage down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers in Pinellas, Pasco, and Polk counties, paired with an HFA first mortgage.
Eligible for: First-time homebuyers, veterans, or buyers who have not owned a home in the past 3 years; minimum 660 credit score; must complete an approve…
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