Loans & Grants

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

Georgia

Invest Atlanta

Atlanta Recovery Loan Program

The Atlanta Recovery Loan Program (ARLP) is a new loan program, offering low-cost loans to help small businesses grow ownership of tangible assets — a major challenge for diverse-owned small businesses — to help them build wealth and avoid displacement due to changing economic conditions.

Area served: Georgia
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Microenterprise Assistance Program

The Microenterprise Lending Program is meant to support the transfer of Nebraska-based technology & innovation to create high-growth, high technology businesses and to enhance creation of wealth and quality jobs. Eligible applicants must qualify as non profit micro-loan delivery organizations. Up to $500,000 available in Application Cycle 1, up to $1,000,000 available in Application Cycle 2.

Area served: Nebraska
Audience: Non-profits

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

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

The Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit Program (KSBTC)

The Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit program offers between $3,500 and $25,000 per year for small businesses that have hired and sustained at least one new job in the last year, and purchased at least $5,000 in qualifying equipment or technology.

Area served: Kentucky
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

Kentucky Export Initiative

Kentucky Export Initiative Step Grant

For Kentucky small businesses seeking international export assistance, the STEP grant provides reimbursement for allowable international export development activities including: participation in training workshops, international trade expertise and assistance, online e-commerce platform fees, marketing media, trade show exhibitions, and more.

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

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
Featured national resource
Corporate loan/grant programs
National

Founders First CDC

Kitty Fund Mompreneur Business Grant

The Kitty Fund makes small micro investments in Moms who are running employer-based small businesses with two or more employees. 

Audience: Small Business Owners

Application closed
Government loan/grant programs
National

MIT Solve

2024 Indigenous Communities Fellowship

MIT Solve seeks exceptional innovators supporting community-based solutions by and for Indigenous communities across the United States and Canada. All Solver teams selected for Solve’s Global Challenges and the Indigenous Communities Fellowship will receive a $10,000 grant funded by Solve.


Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Thursday, April 18, 2024
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