Loans & Grants

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

Corporate loan/grant programs
Georgia

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

Small Business Loan

They provide microloans between $15,000-$50,000 for Georgia entrepreneurs. It can be used for working capital, inventory, equipment and vehicles.

Area served: Georgia
Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
Corporate loan/grant programs
California

Mission Driven Finance

San Diego Subcontractor Financing Program

Mission Driven Finance provides small businesses access to flexible funding to help you grow and compete for municipal and corporate contracts. They offer loans between $100,000-$500,000.

Area served: San Diego County, California
Audience:

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
State loan/grant programs
California

California Office of the Small Business Advocate

California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program

The California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program will provide relief to small agricultural businesses that experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits due to drought or flood conditions. Group 3 will be allocated to qualified small agricultural businesses that do not file their 2022 tax returns until 2024.

Area served: California
Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
Local government loan/grant programs
California

City of San Francisco

Legacy Business Registry

Long-standing small businesses in San Francisco can join the Registry for recognition, marketing and business help, and grants. The business must have operated in San Francisco for 30 years or more, had no break in SF operations for more than 2 years, contributed to San Francisco’s history or identity and also be committed to keeping its history alive. 

Area served: San Francisco, California
Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
Local government loan/grant programs
Florida

Downtown Orlando

Sidewalk Café Incentive Program

This program is designed to encourage downtown businesses to enhance their outdoor sidewalk café spaces to promote a lively, vibrant, and consistent streetscape. The CRA will assist up to $5,000 or 50% of the total cost of eligible products, whichever is less. 

Area served: Orlando, Florida
Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted

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National Resources

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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
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
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
Corporate loan/grant programs
National

Amazon Business

Amazon's 2024 Small Business Grant

Amazon Business is awarding over $250,000 in monetary grants and prizes to support the growth of 15 small businesses. Amazon Business small business customers based in the US with annual revenues of $1,000,000 or less can apply for a grant from May 1–May 24, 2024.

Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Friday, May 24, 2024
Corporate loan/grant programs, Nonprofit loan/grant programs
National

The NAACP and BACARDI

Backing the B.A.R. Grant

Backing the B.A.R. is an NAACP initiative that is awarding over $100,000 in acceleration grants, education, support and entrepreneurship solutions for Black-owned bars, restaurants, nightclubs, lounges, liquor stores and small businesses in the process of applying for a liquor license. 

Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Friday, May 24, 2024