Loans & Grants

List of national, state and local resources on funding opportunities. New resources are added as information becomes available.

Local government loan/grant programs
Florida

Downtown Orlando

Retail Stimulus Program

Does your retail business seek to achieve a high-quality interior buildout and/or cover rent expenses? The intent of the DTO Retail Program is to activate spaces within the downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area and establish the Area within Downtown Orlando as a retail destination, to attract locals and visitors to visit downtown Orlando as well as attract new retail and encourage expansion of existing retail by reimbursing costs associated with interior buildout and rent of a newly leased property.

Area served: Orlando, Florida
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
View resource »
Local government loan/grant programs, Government loan/grant programs
Louisiana

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana

Hispanic Owned Business Grant - Louisiana

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana (HCCL) and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation (HCCF) in partnership with Entergy are thrilled to announce a dedicated fund to award Hispanic Owned Businesses disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters with grants that will assist them to offset the losses and move forward. Grants are $2,500 - first come, first served.

Area served: Louisiana
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
View resource »
Local government loan/grant programs, Government loan/grant programs
Maryland

Maryland Department of Commerce

ExportMD Program

Maryland companies that receive an ExportMD Award are eligible for up to $5,000 in reimbursement for expenses associated with an international marketing project. Applications due first of each month.

Area served: Maryland
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
View resource »
Corporate loan/grant programs, Local government loan/grant programs
District of Columbia

SBMX

The Rebuild Bond Program

Through the D.C. Rebuild Bond Program, eligible small businesses can apply to issue Small Business Bonds to their community with no origination fees. A Small Business Bond is like a loan, but instead of paying monthly principal and interest to a bank, it's paid to your community of investors.


Area served: District of Columbia
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
View resource »
Colorado

Energize Colorado

Energize Colorado Community Program

The Energize Community Program (ECP) prepares Colorado small business owners to successfully apply for loan capital. ECP includes funding readiness workshops, low-interest Gap Fund loans up to $75,000, and no-cost educational programming. 

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
View resource »

Pages

National Resources

Featured national resource
Corporate loan/grant programs
National

eBay

eBay Up & Running Grants

The eBay Up & Running Grants program will award 50 eBay business sellers with grant packages of $10,000, including cash, eBay education and coaching, and more. This year, eBay is expanding its grant with an additional stipend worth up to $500 for each grantee to apply to eBay Refurbished office equipment, technology and tools to keep their small businesses up and running.

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Friday, June 7, 2024
View resource »
Featured national resource
Corporate loan/grant programs
National

eBay

2024 eBay Up & Running Grant

The 2024 eBay Up & Running Grant program will award 50 eBay business sellers with grant packages of $10,000, eBay education, and a $500 stipend that sellers can use to equip themselves with essential office technology from eBay Refurbished.

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Friday, June 7, 2024
View resource »
Featured national resource
Corporate loan/grant programs
National

LegalZoom

Fast Break for Small Business grant

They've partnered with the NBA, WNBA, and NBA G League to offer $3 million in grant funding and services to small business owners and emerging entrepreneurs. This opportunity is designed to support both established and budding business ventures with the most significant distribution of funding for small business owners in recent years.

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Friday, September 13, 2024
View resource »
Featured national resource
Corporate loan/grant programs
National

Accion Opportunity Fund, LegalZoom, NBA, WNBA, NBA G-League

Fast Break for Small Business

Fast Break for Small Business provides entrepreneurs across the country with grants and LegalZoom services to support their small businesses. The program aims to assist business owners with the tools and resources they need to start and grow their businesses.

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Friday, September 13, 2024
View resource »
Corporate loan/grant programs
National

The Halstead Grant

2024 Halstead Grant

The Halstead Grant is an annual award for emerging silver jewelry artists. The experience is designed to help jewelry entrepreneurs create a strategy to kick-start their careers. 

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
View resource »
Show all national resources