Business and Commerce Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and tribal entities in Massachusetts and Indiana to help businesses access training and assistance for securing government contracts.

This grant provides $5,000 to small businesses looking to innovate and improve their operations through new products, renovations, or equipment purchases.

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 funding opportunity is designed to empower women entrepreneurs in Namibia by providing training, resources, and networking opportunities to help them grow their businesses and foster local partnerships.

This funding opportunity supports organizations that empower women in El Salvador by providing professional development programs to enhance their business skills and promote economic growth.

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 is designed for alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to implement innovative projects that promote economic growth, entrepreneurship, and climate initiatives in El Salvador.

This initiative seeks input from stakeholders to design a program that will strengthen the livestock market systems in Rwanda, ultimately benefiting farmers, businesses, and the broader agricultural community.

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.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises in Haiti, helping them improve performance, access financing, and create jobs to foster economic growth.

This program provides funding to public bodies, nonprofit organizations, and government entities to support economic development and job creation initiatives in rural areas with populations under 50,000.

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.

San Juan County in Washington is offering a Lodging Tax Grant Program in 2024, inviting proposals for projects aimed at enhancing tourism through facility development, event organization, and operations that align with the county's LTAC Tourism Master Plan.

A grant provided through this opportunity will support business retention investments needed for the continuation of a company’s operating presence in Illinois. Mandatory requirements: • Minimum employee retention level:100 • Eligible entities: 1. Must be a private for-profit business entity 2. Must be the legal owner of and have the authority to implement investments in a manufacturing complex already located and operating in Bushnell, IL. 3. Must have extensive direct applicable experience in operating a successful tool manufacturing firm. 4. Business entity must have less than 1,000 employees in Illinois. 5. Must have acquired a 100 full-time equivalent tool manufacturing firm in in McDonough County. In order to maximize the effectiveness of this retention investment, the applicant must maintain the operational production status of current product lines and not relocate these to other physical sites outside of an existing manufacturing plant located within Bushnell, IL. Expenses related to this grant must be directly tied to the retention of employees or improvements of the facilities located in Bushnell. For example, reimbursements for payroll and facility improvements may be acceptable under this grant.

The City of Elizabethton in Tennessee is offering a Façade Improvement Grant Program, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, to local businesses for downtown building improvements, aiming to boost commercial sales, enhance marketability, and attract new businesses and shoppers to the area.

This grant provides financial assistance to commercial property owners in Wooster's Central Business District for renovations that enhance downtown activity and preserve the area's visual appeal.