Business and Commerce for Nonprofits Grants

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and local government agencies in Arizona, California, and Nevada to create jobs, provide job training, and assist low-income entrepreneurs and at-risk communities.

This funding opportunity supports not-for-profit organizations and educational institutions in Tunisia to empower women entrepreneurs in the Jendouba and Kairouan regions through business training, mentorship, and networking.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations that assist veterans in starting and growing their own businesses through training, counseling, and management assistance.

This grant provides funding to organizations and individuals in Georgia to empower female entrepreneurs by offering essential business training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help them launch or grow their businesses.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and government entities to improve budget transparency and public financial management practices in collaboration with governments and civil society.

This program provides funding to various organizations to support projects that enhance Ukraine's democratic institutions, economic independence, and societal resilience in alignment with its European integration goals.

This grant provides funding to organizations and individuals in Suriname to empower women entrepreneurs through education, mentorship, and community building, fostering sustainable business growth.

This funding opportunity supports non-profit organizations in Zimbabwe that empower women entrepreneurs by providing essential skills, resources, and mentorship to help them succeed in the private sector.

This funding opportunity supports organizations working to improve fiscal transparency and public financial management in various countries, focusing on enhancing budget transparency, parliamentary oversight, and public engagement in fiscal processes.

The "Microloan Program National Training Conference" grant is a funding opportunity by the U.S. Small Business Administration for experienced microlending or nonprofit organizations to organize a national training conference for Microloan Program Intermediaries, aimed at enhancing their skills to operate SBA microloan programs effectively, with a total award of up to $499,000 covering logistical expenses for a one-year project period.

The grant titled "Score-2025-01" is a funding opportunity announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration to support the SCORE program, which offers mentoring and education to small business owners and entrepreneurs across the U.S., and applications must be submitted electronically with all necessary documents and registrations.

The City of Marysville in Washington is inviting applications for its 2025 Tourism Grant Program, aimed at boosting tourism and promoting overnight stays through events and projects such as sports, conferences, trade shows, festivals, and arts, open to non-profit entities like historical societies, art groups, and museums that can demonstrate their ability to execute the proposed project.

This program provides funding to tourism and hospitality businesses in Bucks County to support initiatives that attract visitors and enhance the local economy.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Local Community Impact Grant. Donor Name: Town of Perryville State: Maryland County: Cecil County (MD) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/30/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Town of Perryville has established a flexible fund that is available for not-for-profit organizations to address unmet needs for the area in the Town of Perryville. Eligibility Criteria  Funds requested through this application are limited to not-for-profit entities that have a place of business within corporate limits or provide a public service to the citizens of the Town of Perryville for specific purposes as defined in the application. Not-for-profit entities must be a 501 (c) entity and must be in good standing with the Town of Perryville, Cecil County and the State of Maryland. All funding is contingent upon the availability of Impact Grant funding from the State of Maryland. For more information, visit Town of Perryville.

It is well documented that many investments in Africa, including in Liberia, fail to meet internationally accepted standards. This trend continues in part because of host countries lack of awareness, capacity, and governance. This project aims to address these weaknesses by bringing together government, civil society, journalists, academics, and other key stakeholders to build Liberias internal capacity to ensure further investments and projects have improved standards and mechanisms in place to monitor and penalize non-compliance. The project will include components that offer stakeholders: investment best global practices; case studies involving how to advance transparency in negotiating large investment deals in Africa; training/advising government officials on developing legal and regulatory investment frameworks; mentoring on public awareness campaigns around investment standards; and seminars in investigating investment-related challenges and successes in the African context. Projects should target: Countering lending and investment projects that fail to adhere to internationally accepted investment practices and as a result put at risk Liberias sovereignty, socio-economic well-being, and biodiversity.

In October 2023, the Irish parliament passed new investment screening legislation and expects to implement the legislation in 2024. U.S. Embassy Dublin announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to implement an exchange program for Irish policymakers, legal professionals, and academics. The program should facilitate an exchange of best practices between the United States and Ireland, focused on sharing U.S. expertise and lessons learned - including federal and state government, legal, and academic perspectives - on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. This exchange program should facilitate travel for up to five Irish participants and up to five American participants between the United States and Ireland, as well as cover the costs of associated events. Funding should also be made available for Irish participants to join relevant trainings on investment screening in third countries. Award subject to the availability of funds. A successful program may include meetings with: 1. officials at Treasury, State, Commerce, Energy, and other agencies involved in the CFIU.S. process to learn how the U.S. reviews investment, including what criteria are taken into account and how decisions are made 2. congressional staff to learn more about how CFIU.S. legislation was passed and understand current issues around investment screening 3. private sector contacts whose companies have undergone the CFIU.S. process 4. law firms and consultancies that represent clients in CFIU.S. reviews Objectives for the project: 1. Facilitate sharing of U.S. knowledge and expertise on investment screening 2. Examine multiple models for screening investments with counterparts from various sectors 3. Review the U.S. experience with establishing a high threshold, national security-based screening system to attract, rather than deter investment Applicants with questions may email [email protected].

The Summit County is accepting applications from non-profit entities for fiscal year 2025 grant funding. Donor Name: Summit County State: Utah County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/31/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Summit County provides annual grants to local non-profit and governmental entities based off revenue from specific sales tax initiatives. These grants help fund various projects that aim to improve the quality of life for residents as well as expand tourist interest and investment in the County. For more information, visit Summit County.

The African Women;apos;s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) is a U.S. Department of State initiative that aims to increase access to business capital and capacity-building resources for African businesswomen to promote their participation in international trade. This funding opportunity aims to solicit applications from entities that can develop a project to increase the export capabilities of AWEP members via capacity-building and technical assistance trainings as well as grants. The services may be offered in person or online. There are over 30 AWEP chapters in Africa which serve as business associations for African business women and will provide the beneficiaries of the project.

The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation seeking applications to support employ online marketing tactics to amplify nonprofits’ missions, encourage donations, attract volunteers, and help organizations grow. Donor Name: Oshkosh Area Community Foundation State: Wisconsin County: Green County (WI), Waushara County (WI), Winnebago County (WI) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/10/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year Details: Participating organizations will receive a brand audit and recommendations to help identify and prioritize opportunities for improvement along with up to 45 hours of service provision. Potential services include: Brand Audit and Strategy Development: Conduct a thorough assessment of your nonprofit’s current position and develop a strategic roadmap to align digital marketing efforts with your organization’s goals and values. Content Creation. Create and publish high-quality digital content like testimonials, blog posts, videos, or graphics based on the message you want to convey and the audience. Email Marketing. Develop an email marketing strategy including creation of email or online newsletter templates, personalized messaging, and content to strategically nurture relationships and educate stakeholders. Social Media Strategy. Determine the best social media platforms for your organization and build a content calendar. Search Engine Optimization. Implement on-page and off-page tactics for your website to gain visibility in search engine results and in turn grow organic traffic. Website Recommendations. An audit of your website and recommendations for improvements and updates. Grant period Services will be provided over a 4-month period (August-November 2024 or December 2024-March 2025). Geographic scope Nonprofits located in Winnebago County, Waushara County, Green Lake County, or the city of Ripon. For more information, visit OACF.

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to provide grant funding for non-profit organizations to establish Women Business Centers (WBCs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs within the United States and its territories.