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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
Small Business Primed Accelerator Program
Contact for amount
United for Business
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 10, 2025

Date Added

Sep 3, 2025

This program provides free, hands-on support to small business owners in Denver with two to five years of experience, helping them improve operations, marketing, and leadership skills to prepare for sustainable growth.

Business and Commerce
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
Restore Grant Program
$25,000
Zero Foodprint
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 8, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This program provides financial support to farmers and ranchers in California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington for implementing regenerative agricultural practices that enhance soil health and sequester carbon.

Agriculture
Individuals
Enthuse Foundation 7th Pitch Competition
Contact for amount
Enthuse Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 22, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This competition provides funding and support for women entrepreneurs in the U.S. to help them develop and scale their business ideas.

Business and Commerce
Individuals
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
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
Catch+Create Accelerator Program for Seafood Entrepreneurs
Contact for amount
Positively Groundfish
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 30, 2025

Date Added

Aug 20, 2025

This program provides mentorship and resources to early-stage entrepreneurs and small businesses developing innovative products from sustainable West Coast groundfish, supporting both market readiness and economic growth in coastal communities.

Business and Commerce
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
Empower Growth Micro-Grant for Small Businesses
$5,000
Black & Brown Founders
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 11, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to underrepresented entrepreneurs in the U.S. who have shown business success, helping them to grow and improve their operations.

Business and Commerce
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
Restaurant Resilience & Growth Grant
$10,000
Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC)
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 4, 2025

Date Added

Jul 30, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to small food businesses in specific cultural corridors of Washington, DC, helping them grow and thrive while preserving the community's cultural identity.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations
Contact for amount
Joan Ganz Cooney Center
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 29, 2025

This grant supports developers of interactive technology and media aimed at improving English literacy for children and youth, providing mentorship and research-based guidance to create effective educational products.

Education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
OpenAI Cybersecurity Grant Program
$10,000
OpenAI
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 27, 2025

This initiative provides $1 million in funding to support projects that enhance AI-driven cybersecurity defenses, encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing for the benefit of the public.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits
Hey Helen Grant
$5,000
Visionaries Media LLC
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This initiative provides $5,000 in unrestricted funding to women-led for-profit businesses in the U.S. with annual revenues between $25,000 and $1,000,000, supporting their growth and community impact.

Women & Girl Services
For profit organizations other than small businesses
MARBIDCO Maryland Producer Cold Storage Grant Program
$2,000
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO)
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 27, 2025

Date Added

Jul 23, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to Maryland farmers and watermen for purchasing and installing cold storage equipment to improve product quality and expand their operations.

Agriculture
Individuals
Backing Small Businesses Grant Program
$30,000
Main Street America
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 18, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to small, independently owned businesses in historic commercial districts across the U.S. that are committed to growth and community engagement.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Start.Pivot.Grow Micro Grant
$2,500
Start.Pivot.Grow.
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 15, 2025

This funding opportunity provides $2,500 to small U.S.-based for-profit businesses with at least two years of operation and annual revenues of $50,000, helping them achieve stability and growth through essential expenses and business development tools.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Research Grant
Contact for amount
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kauffman)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 15, 2025

This funding opportunity supports research projects that aim to improve economic mobility and create equitable opportunities, particularly in Kansas City and similar mid-sized cities, by addressing systemic barriers in education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits