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Grants for Small businesses - Women & Girl Services

Explore 110 grant opportunities

Micro-Grants to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
$500
RestorHER and Worth Pursuing Inc.
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 31, 2025

Date Added

Jul 9, 2025

This initiative provides financial support and resources to women entrepreneurs running small businesses, helping them navigate transitions and achieve sustainable success without compromising their well-being.

Women & Girl Services
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Project Grant for Organizations (PGO)
$3,000
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 29, 2023

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island for arts and culture projects that engage and benefit local communities.

Arts
Nonprofits
City of Santa Monica Small Business Matching Grant Program
$10,000
City of Santa Monica
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 24, 2025

This program provides matching funds to small businesses along Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica for exterior improvements, prioritizing those owned by minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ individuals, while enhancing safety and community vitality.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Girls Rights Project Funds Grants
$397,000
Girls Rights Project
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 20, 2023

This grant provides financial support to organizations dedicated to improving the rights, health, education, and empowerment of girls both locally in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally.

Women & Girl Services
Nonprofits
Ida Barlow Brilliance Award
$1,000
Marion County Federation of Women's Clubs, Inc.
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 31, 2025

Date Added

Sep 26, 2025

This annual microgrant provides $1,000 to women-led small businesses or nonprofits in Marion County, Ohio, to support innovative community initiatives that empower women and enrich the local community.

Women & Girl Services
Nonprofits
Business Category Grant
$35,000
WomensNet
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 25, 2024

This monthly grant provides $10,000 to women entrepreneurs in various business categories, with the opportunity to compete for a larger $25,000 grant at the end of the year.

Business and Commerce
Individuals
Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program
Contact for amount
Tory Burch Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 11, 2025

Date Added

Sep 30, 2024

This program provides a yearlong fellowship for women entrepreneurs to enhance their businesses through education, networking, and financial support.

Business and Commerce
Individuals
Portland Growing Child Care Grant Program
$15,500
City of Portland
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 25, 2024

This program provides financial support to new and existing child care businesses in Portland, Maine, to help them start, expand, and hire staff, ensuring more accessible child care options in the community.

Community Development
Small businesses
State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
$1,068,301
Arizona Department of Health Services
State

Application Deadline

Nov 10, 2025

Date Added

Sep 30, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations in Arizona to implement evidence-based sexual risk avoidance education programs aimed at reducing health risks among youth.

Youth
State governments
Amber Grant for Women-Owned Business
$35,000
WomensNet
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 25, 2024

This grant provides financial support to women entrepreneurs across various industries, offering multiple funding opportunities throughout the year to help both established and early-stage businesses thrive.

Business and Commerce
Individuals
Startup Runway Showcase
$10,000
Startup Runway
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 12, 2024

This program provides a pitch competition and investor introductions for women and founders of color in the U.S. with scalable startups that have a minimum viable product and some customer traction, specifically targeting those outside major startup hubs.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Woman and Minority Veterans in Construction Trades Program
$1,500,000
New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development
State

Application Deadline

Oct 17, 2025

Date Added

Sep 11, 2025

This funding opportunity is designed to help women veterans and minority veterans in New Jersey gain skills and secure employment in the construction trades through training programs and supportive services.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Chemical Screening and Optimization Facility (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Contact for amount
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (National Institutes of Health)
Federal

Application Deadline

Apr 3, 2026

Date Added

May 19, 2023

This grant provides researchers with access to advanced facilities and technical support for developing non-hormonal contraception and reproductive health products, without direct funding.

Health
State governments
Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)
$6,250,000
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (National Institutes of Health)
Federal

Application Deadline

Nov 15, 2027

Date Added

Dec 17, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support for innovative research projects focused on improving health outcomes for women, children, pregnant and lactating women, and individuals with disabilities through multisite clinical trials and observational studies.

Health
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
HIV Prevention and Alcohol (R34 Clinical Trials Optional)
$225,000
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (National Institutes of Health)
Federal

Application Deadline

Jan 7, 2026

Date Added

Nov 26, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support for pilot studies that develop and test innovative interventions aimed at preventing HIV in populations significantly affected by alcohol use, such as men who have sex with men, sex workers, and individuals recently released from incarceration.

Health
State governments
Maternal Smoking Cessation Initiative Award
$1,000,000
California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)
State

Application Deadline

Oct 30, 2025

Date Added

Aug 19, 2025

This funding opportunity supports collaborative projects between community organizations and academic institutions in California to develop and evaluate culturally tailored smoking cessation interventions for pregnant individuals in underserved communities.

Health
Nonprofits
Leaders of the Future Scholarship in Indiana
Contact for amount
Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 6, 2025

Date Added

Dec 3, 2024

This program provides support for aspiring philanthropic leaders in Indiana by covering membership costs and offering hands-on experience in nonprofit grant-making and community engagement.

Women & Girl Services
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Gender Informed Management of Women in Confinement
$175,000
U.S.DOJ-BOP-NIC (National Institute of Corrections)
Federal

Application Deadline

May 13, 2024

Date Added

Mar 15, 2024

As a center of learning, innovation, and leadership that shapes and advances effective correctional practice and public policy, NIC is a vital partner in planning, developing, delivering, and supporting training focused on gender-responsive approaches to working with justice-involved women. NIC training helps correctional staff address the significant challenges they face regarding gender-informed facility operations, policies and procedures, and the development and implementation of evidence-based programs and services that meet womens needs. The growth of knowledge about the types of women who may need to be considered in an agencys response to women and the management strategies that may be most effective for working with this population has also led to advancements in training.This solicitation is for a proposal to enter into a 12-month cooperative agreement to coordinate and deliver two trainings each of Gender-Informed Practices in the Management of Womens Prisons and Justice-Involved Women: Developing an Agencywide Approach, two training programs that address the importance of gender-responsive intervention in a correctional facility.

Women & Girl Services
Nonprofits
DoD Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2
$3,350,000
U.S. Department of Defense (Dept. of the Army -- U.S.AMRAA)
Federal

Application Deadline

Sep 10, 2025

Date Added

Jun 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for innovative breast cancer research projects aimed at preventing the disease, understanding its recurrence, or improving treatment, targeting both early-stage and more developed studies from a range of eligible organizations and researchers.

Health
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
City of Worcester Diverse Business Certification Grants
$5,000
City of Worcester
Local

Application Deadline

Nov 1, 2024

Date Added

May 3, 2024

This program provides financial support to Worcester-based minority, women, veteran, LGBTQ+, and disability-owned businesses that achieve certification with the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office, prioritizing those from disproportionately impacted communities.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses