Loans & Grants

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

Local government loan/grant programs
Colorado

CEDS

CEDS Finance

Whether entrepreneurs are looking for financing to Spark a new business idea, Elevate their business potential, Catalyze innovation, or Amplify their impact in the community, CEDS Finance has a variety of small business financing products to help small businesses thrive in today’s economy. Check out the newest products available to your small Colorado business.


Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

State of Delaware

Site Readiness Fund

The Delaware Site Readiness Fund promotes economic growth and stability by investing in the development or improvement of commercial and industrial sites to attract job-creating businesses. The Fund provides grants, loans or other economic assistance to qualified businesses or local governments that invest in constructing, renovating or improving infrastructure for sites that will attract new businesses or expand existing businesses within the State.

Area served: Delaware
Audience: Small Business Owners, Non-profits

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

Black Cooperative Investment Fund

Black Cooperative Investment Fund

Black Cooperative Impact Fund (BCIF) is a 501(c)3, community-based organization that provides zero-interest microloans to the Black business community with a specific focus on communities in the Southern California region. Their vision is to provide a dedicated, reliable, and perpetual source of capital to create assets and build wealth for, and within, the Black community, while also serving as a catalytic force for building a critical mass movement of change based on economic imperatives.

Area served: Southern California, California
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

LiftFund

LiftFund Georgia

Grow your small business with a 0% interest loan! LiftFund is proud to partner with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation, R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation and Capital One to support Atlanta businesses with recovery funding at zero-percent interest.  

Area served: Georgia
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

New Mexico Economic Development Department

Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP)

The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) funds classroom and on-the-job training for newly-created jobs in expanding or relocating businesses for up to 6 months. The program reimburses 50-90% of employee wages. 

Area served: New Mexico
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

Fifteen Percent Pledge

PitchFifteen

Black founders in their Business Equity Community to apply for their chance to live-pitch their business to a panel of expert judges at a special event in NYC in early June produced by North Six.The winner will walk away with a $15,000 grant, supported by Nordstrom, to power the growth of their business.

Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Friday, May 24, 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