Binc Foundation emergency financial assistance grants

December 20, 2024Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants
The Binc Foundation awards small-business hardship grants to bookstore owners, booksellers and comic store owners who have unforeseen emergency financial needs. To qualify, you must be located in the U.S. or one of its territories and have experienced a qualifying event, such as a natural disaster, man-made disaster, serious medical expense or domestic violence, among others. Do I Qualify? Binc helps bookstore owners, booksellers, and comic store employees and owners with unforeseen emergency financial needs. The Foundation assesses each request to determine how best to provide relief. If approved, grants are typically paid to third-party vendors. Example Qualifying Events Domestic…

Brooklyn Brewery $10K Grant

December 16, 2024Posted inIndustry-Specific Grants
Brooklyn Brewery is awarding $10,000 grants to celebrate individuals who embody Brooklyn’s creative, entrepreneurial spirit and help bring their visions to life. Five innovators will be awarded across categories including Food & Drink Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Arts, Music, and Activism. Winners will also receive a one-on-one session with their category’s judge and a trip to New York City for an awards ceremony, and have their work featured on Brooklyn Brewery's platforms. Applications are open until December 31; applicants must be 21 or older and either U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Whether your space is a kitchen, a workshop, a studio, or…

DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund

December 3, 2024Posted inGeneral/Foundation Grants, Industry-Specific Grants
Restaurants that have experienced a natural disaster may be able to get a small-business recovery grant from the DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund. This program offers $10,000 business grants to brick-and-mortar restaurants that have been impacted by a federally or state-declared disaster, such as a wildfire, hurricane or earthquake. To qualify, you’ll also need to have three restaurant locations or fewer, 50 or fewer employees, been in business for at least six months and made $3 million or less per location in the last year. Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis but they must be submitted within 12 months…

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…