National (private)
Amber Grant for Women
WomensNet · $10,000 monthly + $25,000 year-end
Deadline: Last day of each month (rolling)
Addressed to: Marcia Layton Turner, Grant Advisory Board Chair
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National (private)
Hello Alice Small Business Grants
Hello Alice + corporate partners · $5,000 – $25,000
Deadline: Rolling — multiple programs per year
Addressed to: Carolyn Rodz, Co-Founder & CEO
Corporate
FedEx Small Business Grant Contest
FedEx · Up to $50,000 (grand prize)
Deadline: Annual — typically opens spring
Addressed to: Aundraea Campbell, Small Business Program Lead
Corporate
Comcast RISE Investment Fund
Comcast NBCUniversal · $5,000 monetary grant + marketing & tech services
Deadline: Rolling application windows by city/region
Addressed to: Teresa Ward-Maupin, SVP, Comcast RISE
Corporate
Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant
Verizon + LISC · $10,000
Deadline: Quarterly cycles
Addressed to: Andrés Irlando, SVP, Verizon Business Group / Digital Ready
National (private)
NASE Growth Grant
National Association for the Self-Employed · Up to $4,000
Deadline: Rolling (monthly)
Addressed to: Keith Hall, President & CEO
Corporate
Visa She's Next Grant Program
Visa + IFundWomen · $10,000 + 1 year of coaching
Deadline: Annual, typically opens summer/fall
Addressed to: Kimberly Lawrence, SVP, North America Product & Marketing
Corporate
GoDaddy Empower Grant
GoDaddy · $5,000 cash + GoDaddy tools and coaching
Deadline: Annual cohort applications
Addressed to: Stacey Cunningham, Head of Empower by GoDaddy
National (private)
Skip Small Business Grant
Skip (formerly StreetShares Foundation) · $5,000 – $25,000
Deadline: Rolling — monthly winners
Addressed to: Adom Appiah, Co-Founder & CEO
National (private)
Lendio Small Business Grant
Lendio · $10,000
Deadline: Quarterly
Addressed to: Brock Blake, CEO & Founder
Federal
USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG)
USDA Rural Development · $10,000 – $500,000
Deadline: Annual NOFA (typically spring)
Addressed to: Lillian E. Salerno, State Director, Texas Rural Development
Federal
SBIR / STTR (America's Seed Fund)
11 federal agencies (USDA, NSF, DOE, etc.) · Phase I up to $295,000; Phase II up to $2M
Deadline: Multiple solicitations per year
Addressed to: Dr. Steven Smith, National Program Leader, USDA SBIR/STTR
Texas
Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF)
Office of the Texas Governor · Performance-based cash awards (six- to seven-figure typical)
Deadline: Rolling — by project
Addressed to: Adriana Cruz, Executive Director, Texas Economic Development & Tourism
Texas
Texas Product Development & Small Business Incubator Fund
Texas Economic Development Bank · Asset-backed loans / participation
Deadline: Rolling
Addressed to: Evan Autry, Director, Texas Economic Development Bank
Texas
Texas Community Small Business Grant (LiftFund partners)
BiG Austin, LiftFund and Texas CDFI partners · $2,500 – $25,000
Deadline: Rolling, by partner
Addressed to: Janie Barrera, Founder & CEO Emerita
National (private)
IFundWomen Universal Grant Application
IFundWomen + brand partners (Caress, American Express, etc.) · $2,500 – $25,000
Deadline: Rolling
Addressed to: Karen Cahn, Founder & CEO
National (private)
Galaxy Grants (HiddenStartup)
HiddenStartup · $2,500
Deadline: Quarterly drawings
Addressed to: Galaxy Grants Committee, Program Team
Local (DFW)
DFW Urban League — Entrepreneurship Center Program (ECP)
Dallas–Fort Worth Urban League · Grants $2,500 – $10,000 via partners + wraparound coaching
Deadline: Rolling — cohort-based intake
Addressed to: President & CEO, Dallas–Fort Worth Urban League
National (private)
National Urban League — Urban Empowerment Fund
National Urban League · $5,000 – $25,000 (via partner programs)
Deadline: Multiple annual cycles
Addressed to: Marc H. Morial, President & CEO
Texas
TWU StartHER Grant
Texas Woman's University Center for Women Entrepreneurs · Up to $5,000
Deadline: Annual — late September
Addressed to: Dr. Melissa Riddle, Director, Center for Women Entrepreneurs
Texas
PeopleFund BIPOC Small Business Accelerator
PeopleFund (Texas CDFI) · $1,000 – $10,000 + accelerator
Deadline: Cohort applications open twice per year
Addressed to: Alba Delgado, VP, Small Business Development
National (private)
SoGal Black Founder Startup Grant
SoGal Foundation + partners · $5,000 – $10,000
Deadline: Rolling
Addressed to: Pocket Sun, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
National (private)
Coalition to Back Black Businesses
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation + American Express + others · $5,000 immediate + $25,000 enhancement
Deadline: Annual — typically opens summer
Addressed to: Program Director, Coalition to Back Black Businesses
National (private)
Fearless Fund — Strivers Grant Contest
Fearless Fund + partners · $10,000 – $20,000
Deadline: Multiple annual cycles
Addressed to: Arian Simone, Co-Founder & CEO
National (private)
Cartier Women's Initiative
Cartier · Up to $100,000 (regional laureates)
Deadline: Annual — applications open summer
Addressed to: Wingee Sampaio, Global Program Director
National (private)
NAACP Powershift Entrepreneur Grant
NAACP + Wells Fargo · $25,000
Deadline: Annual — opens spring
Addressed to: Derrick Johnson, President & CEO
Local (DFW)
City of Dallas B.U.I.L.D Small Business Grant
City of Dallas Office of Economic Development · Up to $5,000
Deadline: Annual cycles
Addressed to: Robin Bentley, Director, Office of Economic Development
Texas
Texas Food & Wine Alliance Culinary Grant
Texas Food & Wine Alliance · $1,500 – $10,000
Deadline: Annual — applications open late spring
Addressed to: Mackenzie Smith, Executive Director