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Grants for Small businesses - Environment

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Mobility Awards
Contact for amount
MUBIL Hub
Private

Application Deadline

Jun 20, 2026

Date Added

May 12, 2025

This initiative provides financial support and resources to startups and entrepreneurial ventures developing innovative solutions in smart and sustainable mobility, focusing on areas like electric, connected, autonomous, and shared mobility.

Environment
Small businesses
Funding for Brownfield Investigation
$50,000
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 8, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support for assessing and revitalizing contaminated properties in Minnesota to promote community development and essential services while preventing gentrification.

Environment
Nonprofits
Orphan Site Cleanup Fund
$1,000,000
California State Water Resources Control Board
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 20, 2024

This funding is available to current property owners for cleanup and investigation of unauthorized petroleum releases from underground storage tanks, covering activities like site assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, and corrective action planning.

Environment
Small businesses
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program
$500,000
National Science Foundation
Federal

Application Deadline

Jan 16, 2026

Date Added

Feb 19, 2025

This grant provides funding for research that explores the interactions between human behavior and environmental processes, encouraging innovative projects from universities, non-profits, and government entities to advance geographical science and benefit society.

Science and Technology
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program
$10,000,000
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program
Federal

Application Deadline

Aug 21, 2026

Date Added

Aug 26, 2025

This funding opportunity is designed for businesses, universities, and nonprofits to develop and demonstrate innovative technologies that improve environmental and energy efficiency for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Science and Technology
Small businesses
Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA)
$500,000
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
State

Application Deadline

Dec 15, 2025

Date Added

Nov 10, 2025

This grant provides funding to Pennsylvania industrial facilities for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency, supporting both environmental sustainability and economic growth.

Environment
For profit organizations other than small businesses
ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
Contact for amount
U.S. Department of Defense (Engineer Research and Development Center)
Federal
Rolling

Application Deadline

Dec 31, 2025

Date Added

Apr 30, 2025

This funding opportunity invites U.S. institutions, including universities and small businesses, to propose innovative research projects that advance technologies and scientific understanding in areas like water management, infrastructure resilience, and environmental restoration, supporting both military and civil objectives.

Science and Technology
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Rhode Island Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) Grants
$20,000
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)
State

Application Deadline

Dec 5, 2025

Date Added

Oct 6, 2025

This program provides funding to support the growth and marketing of local food and seafood producers in Rhode Island, prioritizing small, beginning, women, and veteran farmers and fishers.

Agriculture
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Wastewater Infrastructure Fund Grants
$2,000,000
Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD)
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 28, 2024

This program provides financial assistance to Michigan's food and agriculture businesses to help them meet wastewater regulations and improve their infrastructure.

Environment
Small businesses
NSF/CASIS Transport Phenomena Research at the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth
$400,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S. National Science Foundation)
Federal

Application Deadline

Mar 4, 2026

Date Added

Sep 23, 2025

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based researchers and institutions conducting innovative studies in transport phenomena and materials science aboard the International Space Station, with the goal of addressing challenges that benefit life on Earth.

Science and Technology
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Used Oil Collection Gift Grant Program
$5,000
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES)
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 12, 2024

This program provides financial assistance to municipalities, non-profits, and registered businesses to establish or improve used oil collection centers for recycling purposes.

Environment
City or township governments
Quality of Life Grant Program
Contact for amount
Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation
Local

Application Deadline

Dec 1, 2025

Date Added

Sep 26, 2025

This program provides funding for public-oriented projects that enhance cultural, recreational, and economic vitality in Brownsville, Texas, targeting nonprofits, businesses, and public entities that have been operating in the area for at least two years.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Grants for Change Program
$45,000
Maine Initiatives
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 4, 2024

This program provides over $1.5 million in unrestricted funding to nonprofit organizations in Maine that are led by and serve Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities, focusing on dismantling racial injustice and promoting racial justice initiatives.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program
$600,000
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 28, 2024

This program provides financial compensation to livestock producers for confirmed or probable losses due to wolf attacks, while also encouraging the implementation of nonlethal deterrent strategies to reduce future conflicts.

Agriculture
Small businesses
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Guarantee Program
$5,000,000
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 13, 2024

This program provides financial guarantees to support local governments and developers in revitalizing underutilized properties and stimulating economic growth in communities across the Commonwealth.

Income Security and Social Services
City or township governments
Vermont Value-Added Forest Products Permitting Assistance Grant Program
$5,000
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation (FPR)
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 20, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to Vermont businesses involved in value-added processing of forest products to help cover the costs of necessary state and local permits.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Nonpoint Source Program Grant
$500,000
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (WQCD)
State

Application Deadline

Dec 5, 2025

Date Added

Oct 3, 2024

This program provides an opportunity for project sponsors to receive expert feedback on their water quality restoration or protection project ideas before applying for funding to address nonpoint source pollution.

Environment
Nonprofits
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane
Contact for amount
U.S. Department of Defense (NSWC CRANE - N00164)
Federal
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 12, 2024

This funding opportunity seeks innovative research proposals from academia, industry, and the research community to advance technologies that support national security in various critical areas, with a focus on collaboration and technical merit.

Science and Technology
For profit organizations other than small businesses
WV Energy Efficiency Impact Grant
$3,000
West Virginia Office of Energy and Jackson County Development Authority
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 19, 2024

This program provides financial support to small businesses in West Virginia for energy efficiency upgrades, helping them reduce energy costs and consumption.

Energy
Small businesses
California Forest Improvement Program
$2,000,000
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 20, 2024

This program provides cost-share assistance to private and public landowners with 20 to 5,000 acres of forest land to improve forest resources, including wildlife habitat and soil and water quality, through various forestry management activities.

Agriculture
Small businesses