The Blueprint Medtech Small Business Translator Grant

September 17, 2024Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants
This is a government grant for small businesses working on creating medical devices to treat nervous system disorders. It supports activities like making prototype devices, safety testing, and clinical studies to get approval from the FDA. The grant is a cooperative program where the NIH helps plan and monitor the research. It also provides funding and access to experts for things like regulations, patents, and manufacturing. Small businesses with their device ideas or collaborations with manufacturers can apply for this grant to advance their projects. The deadline to apply is September 27. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to…

Restaurants Care Resilience Fund grants

August 19, 2024Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants
Since 2021, the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund has awarded $7.3 million in grants to 1,603 independent restaurants throughout California. That’s 1,603 burger joints, taquerias, bakeries, and more at the heart of our communities.  Many of these restaurants represent family legacies and life-long dreams. The average time in business is 10 years and 91% are single unit restaurants. 66% of the restaurants are owned by women and 77% are owned by people of color. On average, each restaurant employs 11 people – that’s over 17,000 employees! In addition to small business grants, Restaurants Care also offers relief funding to food and…

Feed the Soul’s Restaurant Business Development Grant

October 17, 2023Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants, Minority/Women Owned, Uncategorized
This program is open to food businesses that are at least 51% owned by someone who belongs to one of the following categories: Black, Indigenous, Latinx, LGBTQ+, military veterans, persons with disabilities or formerly incarcerated individuals. In addition to a financial grant, Restaurant Business Development Program participants receive six months of consulting services and educational training. Applications to be a part of the next cohort are open from October 5, 2023 to January 31, 2024. 2023-2024 Restaurant Business Development Program Application Feed the Soul Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, developed to aid marginalized professionals in the culinary industry. Funding for…

Open Society Foundations Grant

June 1, 2023Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants
What issues do the Open Society Foundations work on? The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their people. In pursuit of this mission, they work on a wide variety of issues both geographically and thematically. National and regional foundations affiliated with Open Society also focus on the open society issues and concerns most relevant in their countries or regions. What types of grants do the Open Society Foundations award? The vast majority of the grants made by Open Society are to organizations. Every year, Open Society awards grants for a wide…

Coca-cola Foundation Community Grant

May 15, 2023Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants, Industry-Specific Grants, Minority/Women Owned
The Coca-Cola Foundation offers community grants to support organizations and initiatives that focus on community development, education, and entrepreneurship. Here are some key details about the Coca-Cola Foundation Community Grant program: Focus Areas: The grants provided by the Coca-Cola Foundation are typically focused on one or more of the following areas: Water stewardship and access to clean water Women's empowerment and economic opportunity Education and youth development Environmental sustainability Healthy living and active lifestyles Community well-being and disaster relief Eligibility: The Coca-Cola Foundation Community Grant program is open to nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and other entities that are tax-exempt under…

California Nonprofit Performing Arts Grant Program

February 8, 2023Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants
The California Nonprofit Performing Arts Grant Program provides grants to eligible nonprofit performing arts organizations (see Definitions) to encourage workforce development. The Program includes $49,500,000.00 to be allocated in one or more rounds to eligible nonprofit performing arts organizations that meet certain criteria. The Program requires these grants to be awarded on a first-come-first-served basis in specified amounts depending on the applicant’s annual gross revenue in the 2019 taxable year. Eligible organizations must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity that satisfies the criteria for a qualified small business pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 12100.82, with no more than two…

Wells Fargo Community Grant

July 7, 2022Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants
Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation collaborate with a wide range of national and local nonprofit organizations that align with their strategic funding priorities: financial health, housing affordability, small business growth, and sustainability and environmental justice to address these complex societal issues and help create a more inclusive, sustainable future. In alignment with their updated strategy, Wells Fargo has implemented an invitation process.  Please refer to their grant eligibility requirements below for more information. Grant eligibility To receive funding for any type of grant, organizations must: Have tax exempt status under IRS code 501(c)(3), or be a qualified governmental agency, tribal…

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…

Patagonia Corporate Grant

March 29, 2022Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants, Industry-Specific Grants
Funding focuses on organizations that have or can create a strong base of support. Because they're a privately held company, they have the freedom to fund risk-taking, off-the-beaten-track groups, and that’s where they believe their small grants are most effective. They accept one proposal per group in a given fiscal year (May 1–April 30), with deadlines varying from program to program. The typical grant size also varies from program to program, but generally ranges between $5,000 and $20,000. All grant proposals that are successfully submitted to the appropriate program are reviewed by their Grants Councils within six months of the deadline.…

Halstead Grant

March 21, 2022Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants, Start Up
The Halstead Grant is an annual award for emerging silver jewelry artists. Applicants submit answers to 15 business questions in addition to their design portfolios. The experience is designed to help jewelry entrepreneurs create a strategy to kick-start their careers. The grand prize is a $7,500 cash grant plus other benefits. The deadline is August 1st each year. I am not sure if you would consider my business to be started within the last five years. What are the criteria for this qualification? In general, we identify your starting point as the time when you started selling your jewelry for…