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Explore 501 grant opportunities

Small Business Grant Program
$30,000
Iron County Economic Opportunity Board
Local

Application Deadline

Oct 15, 2025

Date Added

Sep 5, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to small businesses in Iron County, Utah, to promote growth, job creation, and capital investment through impactful projects.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
AIANY Community-Centered Design Grant
$35,000
AIA New York
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 8, 2025

Date Added

Sep 3, 2025

This grant provides $35,000 to support a design project in New York City that actively engages and empowers community members throughout the entire design and construction process, ensuring their voices shape public spaces.

Community Development
Nonprofits
City of Santa Cruz Storefront Beautification Grants
$15,000
City of Santa Cruz Economic Development and Housing Department
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 3, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to commercial property and business owners in Santa Cruz for improving the exterior appearance of their storefronts, enhancing the visual appeal of the area and promoting economic vitality.

Community Development
For profit organizations other than small businesses
City of North Myrtle Beach Façade Grant Program
$25,000
City of North Myrtle Beach Planning & Development Department
Local

Application Deadline

Oct 2, 2025

Date Added

Aug 30, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to commercial property owners in North Myrtle Beach for aesthetic renovations of building façades along designated corridors to enhance the community's visual appeal and economic vitality.

Community Development
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Climate Change Investment Initiative (2c2i)
$300,000
Exelon Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 29, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This funding program provides financial support and resources to innovative startups focused on clean energy and environmental sustainability solutions that benefit communities within Exelon's service areas.

Environment
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small Business Marketing Assistance Program
$30,000
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA)
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This program provides up to $30,000 in marketing support to small businesses in designated low-income areas of New Orleans to help them grow and increase their visibility.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
State Programs: After School Programs - Non-school Districts
$18,000,000
Illinois State Board Of Education
State

Application Deadline

Oct 14, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to non-school district organizations in Illinois to create and enhance after school programs that offer academic and enrichment activities for students.

Education
Nonprofits
City of Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund in Illinois
$250,000
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD)
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Nov 14, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This program provides financial support for small businesses, cultural institutions, and select non-profits in underserved neighborhoods of Chicago to make significant capital improvements to their properties.

Community Development
Small businesses
Oiwi Resources Grant
$50,000
County of Maui Department of ʻŌiwi Resources
Local

Application Deadline

Oct 15, 2025

Date Added

Aug 26, 2025

This grant provides funding to organizations in Maui County for community-based projects that preserve and promote Hawaiian cultural and natural resources through land stewardship, ecological restoration, and language revitalization initiatives.

Natural Resources
Nonprofits
PROMISE Act Grants
$50,000
Minnesota Legislature
State

Application Deadline

Sep 15, 2025

Date Added

Aug 26, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small businesses in Central Minnesota that faced revenue loss during the pandemic and did not receive prior state aid.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Movability’s GoGrant Program
$7,500
Movability
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 26, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to employers in Austin, Texas, to implement innovative strategies that encourage employees to use alternative commuting methods and reduce traffic congestion.

Transportation
Nonprofits
Feet First Philly’s Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant
$2,000
Feet First Philly/Clean Air Council in partnership with Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 1, 2025

Date Added

Aug 23, 2025

This grant provides funding to community members and organizations in Philadelphia to improve public spaces and enhance pedestrian safety, particularly in underserved neighborhoods.

Community Development
Individuals
City of Bowie Arts Grants
Contact for amount
City of Bowie Arts Committee
Local

Application Deadline

Sep 19, 2025

Date Added

Aug 23, 2025

This funding program provides financial support for individuals and organizations to create arts-related projects that engage and enrich the community of Bowie, Maryland.

Arts
Individuals
Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research
$200,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 1, 2025

Date Added

Aug 22, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to U.S.-based organizations conducting health equity research that has been disrupted by federal funding cuts, prioritizing projects led by early- to mid-career researchers from historically underrepresented backgrounds.

Health
Nonprofits
WSDA Equipment Plus Grant
$75,000
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA)
State

Application Deadline

Oct 28, 2025

Date Added

Aug 20, 2025

This funding opportunity supports small and mid-size farms, food businesses, and local entities in Washington to improve their infrastructure for processing, storage, and distribution of locally grown food products.

Food and Nutrition
Small businesses
Large Project Grant
$750,000
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA)
State

Application Deadline

Dec 18, 2025

Date Added

Aug 20, 2025

This funding opportunity supports small and mid-sized farms, food businesses, and nonprofit organizations in Washington to improve local food supply chains and market access through significant infrastructure projects.

Food and Nutrition
Small businesses
Business Equipment Acquisition Program Grant
$20,000
Roanoke County Economic Development Authority (EDA)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 19, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to for-profit businesses in Roanoke County and the Town of Vinton to help them purchase essential capital equipment that boosts their operations and productivity.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Wildfire Recovery Fund: Community Healing & Restoration
$200,000
California Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 12, 2025

Date Added

Aug 18, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and community groups in Los Angeles County to provide culturally affirming services and activities that promote healing and resilience for individuals and communities affected by the 2025 wildfires.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Nonprofits
Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grant Program – Round 2
$8,000,000
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
State

Application Deadline

Nov 1, 2025

Date Added

Aug 7, 2025

This program provides funding to various electric grid stakeholders in Pennsylvania to enhance grid reliability, promote clean energy, and improve community resilience against disruptive events.

Energy
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative
$300,000
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 12, 2026

Date Added

Aug 7, 2025

This funding opportunity supports community-led projects that actively share and apply findings from patient-centered healthcare research to help patients, caregivers, and clinicians make informed decisions.

Health
Nonprofits