For-profit grants — Texas & United States.

One of the most accessible monthly grants for women-owned businesses. Includes specialty categories such as food & beverage.

Deadline

Last day of each month (rolling)

Eligibility

For-profit businesses majority-owned by women (US-based).

Umbrella platform aggregating funded grants from Mastercard, FedEx, Antares Capital, Progressive and others.

Deadline

Rolling — multiple programs per year

Eligibility

For-profit US small businesses; varies by program (some women-, Black-, LGBTQ+-, veteran-focused).

Flagship corporate grant with a strong consumer brand storytelling angle — well-suited to visual food brands.

Deadline

Annual — typically opens spring

Eligibility

For-profit US small business in operation 6+ months with a FedEx shipping account (or willing to create one).

Combines cash with media airtime, creative production, technology makeovers, and marketing consulting.

Deadline

Rolling application windows by city/region

Eligibility

For-profit small businesses owned by people of color, women, veterans, LGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, in select markets (Dallas-Fort Worth has been included).

Cash grants delivered after completing free digital-skills coursework through Verizon's platform.

Deadline

Quarterly cycles

Eligibility

US for-profit businesses with fewer than 10 employees that complete two Digital Ready learning credits.

Small but highly winnable grant aimed at specific growth-related purchases (equipment, marketing, hiring).

Deadline

Rolling (monthly)

Eligibility

NASE members (membership ~ $120/yr) operating a US for-profit small business.

Pairs cash with year-long mentorship through IFundWomen. Often targets specific metros each cycle.

Deadline

Annual, typically opens summer/fall

Eligibility

Women-owned for-profit small businesses in participating US cities.

A year-long entrepreneurship program with grant, coaching, and tools.

Deadline

Annual cohort applications

Eligibility

Entrepreneurs from under-resourced communities, US-based for-profit businesses.

Aggregator + funder of multiple small business grants including military-veteran focused programs.

Deadline

Rolling — monthly winners

Eligibility

US for-profit small businesses; Skip membership required for some programs.

Quarterly cash grant with light application requirements aimed at growing main-street businesses.

Deadline

Quarterly

Eligibility

US for-profit small businesses, all industries.

Indirect grant — apply through a partner public/nonprofit entity to fund equipment, training, or facility upgrades for a rural-serving for-profit.

Deadline

Annual NOFA (typically spring)

Eligibility

Public bodies, nonprofits, and federally-recognized tribes that pass through funding to small for-profit rural businesses.

Non-dilutive federal R&D funding. USDA SBIR routinely funds food-tech, processing innovation, and shelf-life/packaging research.

Deadline

Multiple solicitations per year

Eligibility

US for-profit small businesses (<500 employees) performing R&D with commercialization potential.

Texas's primary deal-closing fund. Realistically fits a multi-trailer commissary or HQ expansion that creates 25+ full-time Texas jobs.

Deadline

Rolling — by project

Eligibility

Texas projects creating significant new jobs and capital investment, with a competing out-of-state offer.

Low-interest financing program (often grouped with grants) for Texas product commercialization — applicable to packaged retail-ready WOW SKUs.

Deadline

Rolling

Eligibility

Texas-based small businesses commercializing new or improved products, or operating in approved incubators.

Cycle of micro-grants and grant-loan blends from Texas Community Development Financial Institutions.

Deadline

Rolling, by partner

Eligibility

Texas for-profit small businesses, often with low-to-moderate income owner or in underserved area.

Single application matches you to multiple active grants sponsored by corporate partners.

Deadline

Rolling

Eligibility

Women-owned US for-profit small businesses.

Quarterly drawing-style grant with one of the highest win-rate-per-effort ratios on this list.

Deadline

Quarterly drawings

Eligibility

US for-profit small businesses; light application.

The DFW Urban League's Entrepreneurship Center provides business coaching, access to capital, and grant partnerships (Verizon, Wells Fargo Open for Business, Comcast RISE) tailored to minority-owned businesses in North Texas.

Deadline

Rolling — cohort-based intake

Eligibility

Black-owned and minority-owned small businesses in the DFW metroplex.

The National Urban League deploys capital through its Urban Empowerment Fund (a CDFI) and partner grant programs to Black-owned businesses across the country.

Deadline

Multiple annual cycles

Eligibility

Black and minority entrepreneurs; often channeled through local Urban League affiliates.

TWU's flagship grant for Texas women entrepreneurs, offered through the AWBC-affiliated Center for Women Entrepreneurs in Denton — home county of Little Elm.

Deadline

Annual — late September

Eligibility

Texas-based women-owned for-profit businesses, 5 or fewer employees, majority woman-owned.

Cohort-based accelerator for Texas BIPOC founders combining stipend grant, curriculum, and lending pathway.

Deadline

Cohort applications open twice per year

Eligibility

Texas BIPOC-founded for-profit small businesses in operation 1+ years.

Direct, no-strings cash grant plus mentorship for Black women founders — one of the most respected in the ecosystem.

Deadline

Rolling

Eligibility

Black women and Black nonbinary entrepreneurs building scalable businesses in the US or Canada.

Two-stage grant program: $5,000 immediate cash grant plus a $25,000 enhancement grant for select recipients, layered with mentorship.

Deadline

Annual — typically opens summer

Eligibility

Black-owned businesses with 3–20 employees in economically vulnerable communities.

Grant contest series designed to plug the funding gap for women of color entrepreneurs.

Deadline

Multiple annual cycles

Eligibility

US-based women of color founders of for-profit small businesses.

Global impact-focused grant with regional laureates for North America. Prestigious signal even for finalists.

Deadline

Annual — applications open summer

Eligibility

Women-led for-profit ventures with revenue and clear social/environmental impact.

Cash grant to accelerate growth for Black entrepreneurs, sponsored by NAACP in partnership with Wells Fargo.

Deadline

Annual — opens spring

Eligibility

Black-owned small businesses with revenue between $10k–$1M.

Direct-cash city grant supporting Dallas small businesses, with priority for minority and women-owned enterprises.

Deadline

Annual cycles

Eligibility

Small businesses located in the City of Dallas; minority- and women-owned emphasis.

Annual grants funding culinary innovation across Texas — perfect fit for a differentiated waffle stick concept.

Deadline

Annual — applications open late spring

Eligibility

Texas-based food, beverage, and culinary businesses with an innovation angle.