Main Street America by American Express

September 26, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants
More than 300 grants of $5,000 each will be awarded in four cycles over 12 months to small businesses located in older or historic commercial districts across the country, with priority given to businesses that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and preference given to businesses owned by underrepresented groups, including members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, Veterans, women and people of color. What types of businesses are eligible? Businesses must meet the following criteria to apply: The business must be at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by small business owners who identify as Native or…

Nav’s Small Business Grant

September 20, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants
Up to $10,000 to take your business to the next level. Submit entries between March 3rd and April 23rd for your chance to win. Grand Prize is $10,000 and Runner Up Prize is $5,000 check made out to the business. This grant is awarded QUARTERLY every Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Nav Grant Spring 2022 Winner: Sipping Streams Tea Company Going into 2020, life and business were good for Jenny Tse, founder of Sipping Streams Tea Company in Fairbanks Alaska. She had turned her passion for tea, health and wellness into a tea store, restaurant, factory and tea farm. After a difficult…

Fundera Zach Grant

August 15, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants
The Zach Grant is offered through Fundera, a company that helps small businesses obtain the funding that they need. Their mission is to help small companies face financial challenges to be able to grow their business. The company has helped over 10,000 small businesses through their regular practices, as a non-bank alternative lender for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The company was founded when Zach, who owned a thriving restaurant couldn’t get a loan from the bank in order to add another location. Fundera hosts a small business grant that gives out $2,500 every year to entrepreneurs looking to start or…

Amazon Products For Tomorrow Grants

August 12, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants, Start Up
Amazon is offering a new grant program to support sustainable small businesses. Recipients will get $20,000 and access to Amazon Launchpad, a platform designed to increase visibility and sales on Amazon. Amazon Products for Tomorrow Grants The Products for Tomorrow Awards are open to U.S. small businesses that sell a physical product. To qualify, products must be innovative, desirable, and sustainable. Judges will take look at the following criteria when selecting winners: Performance: how effective the product is at solving a problem for customersInnovation: the ability to fill a need in an interesting way, or in a way that hasn’t been done beforeNeed: filling…

PayPal Venmo Small Business Grant Program

August 3, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants
A $10k grant to boost your businessPublic promotion on the Venmo and PayPal websites and social profilesBusiness resources and professional consulting services Paypal is on a mission to help small business owners with big plans. That’s why they've created the Venmo Small Business Grant. They’ll be giving 20 business profile users $10k in funding each, plus mentorship and access to resources to help their businesses grow. Special consideration will be given to business owners from historically underrepresented communities, many of whom may face additional barriers to growth. Paypal believes that small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They also…

Dream Big Awards

July 11, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants, Government Grant
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize the very best in American small business. Every year at The Big Week for Small Business, the Dream Big Awards program honors the achievements of small businesses and highlights their contributions to America’s economic growth. The Small Business of the Year award winner will receive national recognition and a $25,000 cash prize! Official Rules of the Dream Big Awards Eligibility for Application: To be eligible to apply for the Dream Big Awards, an applicant must: Be a legal resident of the continental United States.Be a for-profit business operating for at least…

Legal Zoom Fast Break For Small Business

June 28, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants
Together with the NBA, WNBA, and NBA G League, this program supports small businesses with $6 million in grants and services. When applications reopen, they'll be accepting them from small business owners across the country for $10,000 grants and free LegalZoom services.* Applications will reopen during the 2022-23 NBA season. Their community partner, Accion Opportunity Fund, will be managing the application process for Fast Break for Small Business. If you applied for a grant by May 27, 2022, you'll hear back from them by early July 2022.

Barstool Fund

June 9, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants, Industry-Specific Grants
The Barstool Fund is a non-profit 30-day monetary fund to help small businesses such as bars, restaurants and dry cleaners, survive shutdown orders caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was launched in December of 2020 by Dave Portnoy, internet celebrity and founder of the sports and pop culture blog Barstool Sports. Portnoy contributed $500,000 of his own money to get the fund started. He has since raised more than $41 million to help over 420 local businesses survive Government-enforced restrictions. Among the 260,000 other contributors to the fund are many successful business people as well as celebrities. One of the…

Newell Brands Made For More Small Business Grant

May 18, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants
How to qualify To qualify, you/your business must: Be a legal U.S. resident aged 18 or olderHave no more than 99 full or part-time employeesHave used Ball mason jars or other Ball canning products in some way in your business as of November 15Have contributed to your community during the pandemicHave submitted your application by midnight EST on Jan. 31 How the program works From all applications submitted by the deadline, Newell will select 20 finalists to participate in the program. Finalists will be announced on Feb. 15. The brand will share the finalists' stories on social media and invite…

Walmart Local Community Grants

April 12, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants
Local Community grants range from a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $5,000.Eligible nonprofit organizations must operate on the local level (or be an affiliate/chapter of a larger organization that operates locally) and directly benefit the service area of the facility from which they are requesting funding.The 2022 grant cycle begins Feb. 1, 2022 and the application deadline is Dec. 31, 2022.Applications may be submitted at any time during this funding cycle. Please note that applications will only remain active in our system for 90 days, and at the end of this period they will be automatically rejected.Organizations may only submit a total number of…