Loans & Grants

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

Corporate loan/grant programs
Michigan

Detroit Pistons

SHOP313 RingCentral Grant

With the support of RingCentral, Amazon, and BELFOR, the Detroit Pistons will be recognizing six local businesses with a $10,000 grant, on-court recognition at a Pistons game, and a feature on Pistons' social channels. Deadlines are 12/14/22, 1/13/23, 2/10/23, 3/13/23, and 3/22/23.

Area served: Michigan
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

Downtown Orlando

Minority/Women Entrepreneur Business Assistance (MEBA) Program

The MEBA Program can provide qualified new and existing businesses (retail and services) within the Target Area with both non-monetary and financial assistance for the following purposes:

-Business start-up or retention/relocation expenses

-Purchase of capital equipment

-Capital improvements

-Marketing support

Area served: Orlando, Florida
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

Fulton County Recovery Loan Program

The Fulton County Recovery Loan Fund prioritizes women and minority-owned businesses.

Area served: Georgia
Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
Nonprofit loan/grant programs
Colorado

Sistahbiz Global Network

Sistahbiz Loan Fund

The Sistahbiz Loan Fund helps Black women in business shift from bootstrapping solopreneurs to bankable owners of scalable, sellable companies. The fund provides capital with flexible terms and reasonable interest rates.

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
Nonprofit loan/grant programs
Colorado

Northeastern Colorado Revolving Loan Fund

Northeast Colorado Revolving Loan Fund - COVID Funding

NCRLF provides small business loans in the six counties of northeastern Colorado. Loans are made to benefit communities, through new or existing services or products and job growth. The underlying funding for these loans originates as either CDBG funds or revolved funds (also known as direct loans). Underwriting requirements and restrictions vary for both loans.

Area served: ogan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma counties, Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted

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National Resources

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Government loan/grant programs
National

U.S. Department of the Treasury

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide a substantial infusion of resources to help turn the tide on the pandemic, address its economic fallout, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery.

Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
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
Nonprofit loan/grant programs
National

NDN Collective

Community Self-Determination Grant

This grant opportunity will provide Tribal Nations, communities and organizations as an investment in Indigenous power and a means to foster equity and inclusion, and to reframe decision-making with those most impacted. Applications open May 29, 2024.

Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Corporate loan/grant programs
National

IFundWomen

IFundWomen Universal Grant Application

When IFundWomen brokers a grant with a partner, IFundWomen matches the partner’s grant criteria to those businesses who have applied through their Universal Grant Application. If you’re a match, they may request that you apply for that partner’s specific grant program, and you will be notified.

Audience: Small Business Owners

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

Etsy

Etsy Emergency Relief Fund

Any Etsy seller who has experienced a federally declared disaster within the past year may apply for a grant, as long as they’ve been an active seller on Etsy for at least one year, and their accounts with Etsy are in good standing. The amount and frequency of grants will depend on the amount of money available in the fund at any given time.

Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted