Updated October 14th, 2026
Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program:
Grant amount: $2,000 (education grant) | Deadline: November 17th, 2026
This program connects women founders to a premier peer network, collaborative coaching, advisor access, and self‑paced education. It’s positioned to help businesses scale and “change the trajectory” through mentorship and community, not just funding. The page highlights past impact, including an interest‑free loan enabling a contract that led to $5 million in business.
Benefits include programming (webinars, advisory sessions, mentoring, events) and community access; past participants have referenced an interest‑free loan, but no specific dollar figure is guaranteed in this program description.
Eligibility Requirements:
21+ woman entrepreneur owning the largest or equal largest stake.
Significant day‑to‑day management role.
Legal U.S. resident; not an employee or immediate family/household of the Foundation or Tory Burch entities.
Qualifying Business: for‑profit, 51%+ women‑owned and controlled, early‑stage growth, minimum $75,000 annual revenue, formed under U.S. law and operating in the U.S. Non‑qualifying examples include non‑profits, idea‑stage ventures, and subsidiaries.
Entreprenista Evolve Grant x IT Cosmetics:
Grant amount: $5,000 | Deadline: November 30th, 2026
Entreprenista has partnered with IT Cosmetics to support women founders with funding for their next phase of business growth.
Eligibility Requirements:
U.S.-based business
Woman-owned or woman-led company
Generate $100,000+ in annual revenue
Has been operating for more than 1 year
Shophand $5k Small Business Boost Grant:
Grant amount: $5,000 | Deadline: December 1st, 2026
The Shophand $5k Small Business Boost Grant is designed to help non‑techie small business owners solve their biggest tech or operational challenge, pairing cash with hands‑on Shophand support.
Each Boost winner receives:
$2,500 in no-strings-attached cash
$2,500 in Shophand technical support + services, including:
AI Tools & Automation
Creative & Media Support
Marketing & Tech support
Operations Overhaul
Software Setup
Your own personal Shophand (human-powered support)
… and more, depending on your biggest challenge
All designed for non-techie small business owners.
Eligibility Requirements:
Have fewer than 50 employees
Generate under $5 million in annual revenue
Be a for-profit business
Be actively operating (not just an idea)
Be based in the United States
Follow Shophand on Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
OPTIONAL (but preferred): Have used a “Your Shophand” service during the current application cycle
Skip’s $10,000 Growth Grants:
Grant amount: $5,000 | Deadline: December 17th, 2026
The next round of the Skip $10k Growth Grants is now open, with a $10,000 grant available. Skip has awarded grants to more than 2,000 entrepreneurs and business owners across the US.
Eligibility Requirements:
All U.S.-based entrepreneurs and small business owners, age 18+
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Grant structure:
1 × $10,000 Grant open to all eligible applicants
National Association for the Self-Employed Grant:
Grant amount: $4,000 | Deadline: Accepts Applications Quarterly (Completed applications received in October, November, and December will be reviewed in January).
NASE has a business development grant worth up to $4,000 to use toward marketing, advertising, hiring employees, expanding facilities, and other specific business needs. Since 2006, NASE has awarded nearly $1,000,000 to members like you through the Growth Grants program by providing small business grants.
Grants With No Specified Or Ongoing Deadlines
Amber Grant:
Grant amount: $10,000 monthly & a chance at a $25,000 annual grant| Deadline: Ongoing ($15 application fee)
WomensNet founded the “Amber Grant” in 1998. The grant was set up with one goal in mind: to honor the memory of a very special young woman, Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old — before realizing her business dreams.
Today, WomensNet carries on that tradition, proudly giving away at least $30,000 every month in Amber Grant money. In recognition of the diversity of businesses owned by women, we’ve also expanded our grant-giving to include “Marketing Grants,” “Business Category Grants,” as well as two “$25,000 Year End Grants.”
Breva Thrive Grant:
Grant amount: $5,000 monthly | Deadline: Quarterly (See below for deadlines)
The Breva Thrive Grant is a quarterly $5,000 grant program that provides catalytic funding to early‑stage and growing U.S. small businesses that are generating positive, measurable impact in their communities, with particular interest in those serving underrepresented or historically underserved areas.
Application Deadlines:
Q1 Application Close: January 31
Q2 Application Close: April 30
Q3 Application Close: July 31
Q4 Application Close: October 31
Big Idea Grant:
Grant amount: $1,000 monthly | Deadline: Ongoing ($15 application fee)
Each month, we give one $1000 grant to a woman, age 18 or over, in the US to invest in their Business or Idea. It can be used as a start-up grant, marketing grant, operational grant, or whatever you need to help you to the next level with your idea or business.
Build-To-Scale Grant:
Venture Challenge and Capital Challenge. Learn more about the FY23 funding opportunity (NOFO) (PDF). Apply here. EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) leads the Build to Scale (B2S) program, which is authorized under Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. § 3722). Under the B2S program, EDA awards and manages a portfolio of grants designed to increase regional capacity to strengthen ecosystems that equitably and inclusively support diverse technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups. These regions are growing technology-driven businesses, creating high-skill, high-wage jobs, and building the industries of the future.
Coca Cola Foundation Grant:
Our mission is to make a difference in communities around the world by investing in transformative ideas and institutions that address some of our most pressing global challenges.
As the primary philanthropic arm of The Coca‑Cola Company, we have an equal hand in supporting the local and global changemakers leaving a measurable and lasting impact in areas around the world where the Company operates and where our employees live and work.
Core Grant:
Funding Availability: Amount Varies | Deadline: Must Submit Application Within 6-Month Timeframe Of Incident
If a family qualifies for CORE support, they receive a financial grant that is a gift. Each grant is unique and based on the applicant’s specific qualifying event and financial need. The following expenses are costs that may be covered by a CORE grant: rent/mortgage, utilities, medical supplies, medical or therapy equipment, therapies, prescriptions, over the counter medicine, travel costs, costs associated with a funeral, groceries, clothing, other essentials a family might need to navigate their specific circumstance. We work with each family to curate the most impactful grant for their family. All information provided to CORE is kept confidential. Documentation is required..
California Paid Family Leave Small Business Grant:
Grant amount: $1,000 – $2,000 per employee | Deadline: Ongoing
California Paid Family Leave (PFL) is part of the California State Disability Insurance program providing benefits to eligible California workers who need time off work to care for a seriously ill or injured family member, to bond with a new child, or to participate in a qualifying military event. PFL pays up to 8 weeks of benefits in 12 months. Although PFL does not provide job protection, various federal and state laws provide protected leave for up to 12 weeks.
DanPaul Foundation:
Funding Availability: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
The DanPaul Foundation provides grants to 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit organizations as defined by the IRS. The Foundation is interested in providing funding to programs that directly serve the health, education, development, and welfare of the world’s youth.
Etsy Emergency Relief Fund:
Grant amount: $2,000 | Deadline: Ongoing (Awarded quarterly)
Etsy is committed to helping our creative entrepreneurs recover when disasters disrupt their businesses. They’ve partnered with CERF+, a nonprofit organization focused on helping artists prepare for and recover from emergencies and disasters, to create a disaster relief fund just for Etsy sellers.
EmpoweHer Grants:
Funding Availability: $25,000 – $50,000 | Deadline: (Winter 2026: application open January, grants awarded spring 2026)
Boundless Futures Foundation empowers, embraces, and elevates female entrepreneurs through grants to new businesses and to like-minded nonprofits. EmpowHer grants support women who need early-stage business capital, a network of business advisors, or both. Grantees will have access to financial, marketing, leadership, and sector professionals who can advise on business focus, next steps, and longer-range planning. As an entrepreneur, you’re not alone: our network is full of people who have been in your shoes.
Freed Fellowship Grant:
Funding Availability: $500 (monthly) | Deadline: Ongoing
The Freed Fellowship helps small business owners get the resources, mentorship, and community they need to build successful companies that make an impact. All Freed Fellows will be considered for an additional $2,500 grant at the end of the year.
Google Ad Grants:
Funding Availability: $10,000 monthly in Google search ads for qualifying nonprofits | Deadline: Ongoing
Google Ad Grants shows your message to people searching for nonprofits like yours. Each qualifying nonprofit has access to up to $10,000 per month in search ads shown on Google.com. Additional Google Ads may be purchased in a separate account.
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses:
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is an investment in the growth of small businesses. The program provides entrepreneurs with access to education, capital, and support services to help them create jobs and economic opportunity in their communities.
With a curriculum designed by Babson College — the nation’s top-ranked school for entrepreneurship — participants engage in a 12-week intensive business education program that includes 10 hours per week of in-class instruction, one-on-one business advising, and connection to a network of over 17,000 graduates across all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. 96% of participants complete the program. Among alumni, 66% increased revenue and 44% created new jobs within 6 months of graduation.
Topics covered include:
vision and strategy
money and metrics
leadership
management and hiring
marketing and sales
operations and technology
planning and forecasting.
Note: This is a free education program, not a traditional cash grant. The program is 100% funded by the Goldman Sachs Foundation, so there’s no cost to participants, but it doesn’t distribute grant money directly to businesses.
Eligibility Requirements:
Must be an owner or co-owner of the business
The business must have been operating for at least 2 years
Business must have revenue of $75,000 or more in one of the past two fiscal years
Must have at least 2 employees (including the owner
Her Culture Micro Grant:
Funding Availability: $500 | Deadline: Ongoing
About Her Culture’s micro-grant aims to empower African and Caribbean women around the world for social and economic development. For the rest of 2024, they are giving away a few $500 USD micro-grants to women of African and Caribbean descent, based anywhere in the world, who are entrepreneurs, nonprofit founders, and creatives.
Hivers and Strivers Investment Program:
As an angel investment group, Hivers and Strivers works to provide capital to qualifying businesses. Specifically, the investment group funds projects submitted by veteran-owned and veteran-led businesses. Those who are eligible can apply for funding for a business idea on a rolling basis (Businesses reliant on government contracts are not eligible to apply).
Hustler’s MicroGrant:
Funding Availability: $1,000 | Deadline: Ongoing ($10 application fee)
Deja Vu Parker of WBLS, in collaboration with HerSuiteSpot, proudly presents the Hustler’s MicroGrant – a remarkable opportunity for small business owners like you to receive the boost you deserve. Each month they will select a $1,000 grant winner.
IFundWomen Universal Grant Application:
This is a resource for female entrepreneurs seeking grants. Through partnerships with brands like Visa, Caress, and COMCAST, IFundWomen has deployed over $170 million in grants to entrepreneurs. Applicants gain priority access to funding opportunities and resources within the IFundWomen community.
Incfile Entrepeneur Grant:
Incfile is offering two grants to support aspiring entrepreneurs and students. The “Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Grant” provides $2,500 to a high school senior, undergraduate, graduate, or trade school student in the U.S. with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and an interest in starting a business. The “Fresh Start Business Grant” offers $2,500 and Incfile’s Gold plan for free to adult entrepreneurs (21 years or older) in the U.S. planning to start a new business or significantly grow an existing one. More application dates for 2025 are expected to go live soon, so keep an eye out!
Patagonia:
Our Corporate Grants Program supports grassroots activist organizations that have direct-action agendas and are working on strategic, multipronged campaigns to preserve and protect the environment. We support local groups that work to protect local habitats and frontline communities through bold, original actions.
We are most interested in awarding these grants to organizations that identify and work on the root causes of problems, and approach issues with a commitment to long-term change. We look for innovative groups whose work includes specific goals, objectives, action plans and measures for evaluating success.
Patagonia’s Corporate Grants Program funds organizations working within the US and Canada that are either national in scope or not local to one of our North American retail stores or wholesale partners. Proposals are reviewed and grants decisions are made by an employee-grants council at our company headquarters.
SoGal Black Founder Startup Grant:
Funding Availability: $10,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
Black women founders are the fastest growing demographic of entrepreneurs out of any throughout history. These founders are best equipped to solve some of the world’s largest unmet needs, and have a legacy of reinvesting in their communities and creating intergenerational wealth. However, Black women entrepreneurs are met with the greatest barriers to accessing capital. SoGal Foundation has teamed up with Winky Lux, bluemercury, twelveNYC, Twilio, and other sponsors to make a small step towards progress by providing several $10K and $5K cash grants to Black women or nonbinary entrepreneurs.
Small Certified Supplier Innovative Finance Program:
Funding Availability: $5,000 + Business Education | Deadline: Accepts Applications Quarterly
Founders First Capital Partners’ Supplier Innovative Finance Program (SIFP) offers certified small business suppliers the opportunity to receive a $5,000 unrestricted grant. The program supports the equitable implementation of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Eight certified suppliers are selected each quarter to receive a grant, and grant winners also receive a scholarship for additional coaching and business program accelerators.
Beyond the grant, the program provides a connected ecosystem that includes Capital Readiness Training through the Passport On Demand to Funding program, which helps suppliers strengthen their financial position, improve margins, and increase their odds of approval with lenders. An optional Capital Matchmaking phase connects qualified suppliers to mission-driven lenders aligned with their revenue size, growth stage, and capital needs.
Eligibility Requirements:
Active small business certification recognized by national or state organizations (e.g., MBE, WBE, DBE, DVBE, VOSB, LGBTBE, 8a, SDB)
Business headquartered in California, Georgia, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey
Business-to-business (B2B) and/or business-to-government (B2G) model
Generating between $250,000 to $10 million in annual revenue
Small Business Readiness for Resiliency Program:
Funding Availability: $5,000 | Deadline: Ongoing.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s goal is to support small businesses in becoming more resilient and prepared for disasters. Times of crisis can be devastating for communities, and they are dedicated to sharing knowledge and resources and promoting collaboration to ensure a speedy recovery.
Start.Pivot.Grow:
Funding Availability: $2,500 | Deadline: Applications are accepted quarterly.
Our $2,500 quarterly micro grants provide non-dilutive funding, meaning you don’t have to give away a portion of your business to get the financial support you need. These grants can be a lifeline, helping you cover essential expenses (rent/utilities), invest in growth opportunities, and ultimately achieve stability and success. Companies must be active U.S.-based businesses.
Eligibility:
*In business for at least two years*
*Annual revenue of $50,000 or more (validation of income will be requested)*
*1-2 employees, including the owner*
The Awesome Foundation:
Funding Availability: $1,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
The Awesome Foundation is an ever-growing worldwide community devoted to forwarding the interest of awesome in the universe. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in Boston, the Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. At each fully autonomous chapter, the money is pooled together from the coffers of ten or so self-organizing “micro-trustees” and given upfront in cash, check, or gold doubloons.
The Josephine Collective:
The Josephine Collective is a women-led group of angel investors co-investing small amounts (as little as $1,000 per angel per deal) in early-stage startups across the United States. We help make angel investing accessible for all, but we are especially focused on helping women and people of color diversify their strategies and ease into a part of the investment world that can generate incredible returns. We do this by using a unique structure that allows us to invest in high-potential startups with the lowest possible fee structure.
Thiel Fellowship Grant:
$100,000 is available | Deadline: Ongoing
Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people who want to build new things. Thiel Fellows skip or stop out of college to receive a $100,000 grant and support from the Thiel Foundation’s network of founders, investors, and scientists.
This Woman Knows:
Funding Availability: $500 | Deadline: Ongoing until the end of the year ($15 application fee)
We know what it’s like to have vision but not the funds to move. That’s why we created the This Woman Knows Grant—to support women who are rebuilding, starting over, or taking bold steps in business or creativity. Whether you’re launching something new or sustaining what you’ve built, this microgrant is for you.
*Open to all women based in the U.S.—this includes cisgender, transgender, and all women-identifying individuals*
*Only one grant will be awarded per applicant*
*Nonprofits are eligible to apply*
*This microgrant is intended to support meaningful work, whether you’re launching, rebuilding, or sustaining a business or creative endeavor*
*We don’t require hardship stories. Just clarity of vision and purpose*
*Applications without the required $15 fee will not be reviewed or considered*
Verizon Small Business Digital Readiness Program:
Funding Availability: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Ongoing (They select 10 winners each month)
In partnership with Verizon, National ACE has developed a digital readiness program to help small business owners succeed in a digital world. The free online curriculum includes expert coaching, peer networking, and other resources to support your small business. Those who register for the program and take two courses are eligible for a $10,000 grant.
*Apply once in 2026, and you’ll remain eligible for $10,000 grants awarded throughout the year.*
Warrior Rising Grant:
Funding Availability: Up to $20,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
Warrior Rising strives to accept and assist veterans at any point in the process of starting their own business, whether it is only a concept or if they have actual operations. They offer up to $20k in funding and other training supports.
Wells Fargo Community Grant:
Wells Fargo is committed to building an inclusive, sustainable future for all through a focus on opening pathways to economic advancement, championing quality, affordable homes, empowering small businesses to thrive, and driving an equity-focused transition to a low-carbon economy.
YEEGO Action Grant:
Funding Availability: $2,500 | Deadline: The 10th of every month (3 pm MT)
The Yéego Action Grant provides support for the growing landscape of Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice.
This program offers grants up to $2500 for individual Native artists and culture bearers. First Peoples Fund (FPF) finds it essential to support artists in their times of need, especially when their work is impacted by sudden hardship. This grant’s name incorporates the Diné word yéego, often used as a phrase of encouragement that can mean “keep going” or “don’t give up.”
While some hardship requests related to a current artistic project may be eligible, please note that Yéego Action Grants are not intended to assist with funding new or existing artist projects.
