Loans & Grants

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

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Corporate loan/grant programs
Arizona, California, Florida, Texas

Verizon

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Community Grant

Give your business amazing opportunities for free. Join Verizon Small Business Digital Ready to access free courses, events and more. Plus, right now you can apply for $10,000 grants. 

Area served: Arizona, California, Florida, Texas
Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Friday, June 28, 2024
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California

IBank

California Small Business Loan Match

California Small Business Loan Match is a new, no-cost lender-match tool provided by IBank, the state agency helping to promote a healthy economic climate and improve quality of life in California communities. Loan Match eases the process of finding trusted loans for California entrepreneurs, gathering dozens of lenders in one place for a one-stop experience.

Area served: California
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

California Office of the Small Business Advocate

California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

The California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program is funded by the State of California and administered by the Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA). The program provides competitive micro grants of $2,500 to eligible microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 and the related health and safety restrictions. This program will be implemented by County organizations or nonprofits working on their behalf.

For application details and updates specific to the program available in your county, please contact the organizations listed. Applications start February 14.

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

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

Jewish Free Loan Association

Business Loans

As a non-profit organization, the Jewish Free Loan Association helps people of all races and religions by offering zero interest, zero fee personal and business loans with no collateral, just a qualified guarantor. Business loans are considered on a case-by-case basis and can be up to $25,000 maximum.

Area served: Los Angeles, Ventura counties, California
Audience: Small Business Owners

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

City of Long Beach

Microenterprise Loan Program

The Microenterprise Loan Program is designed to support Long Beach small businesses with loans between $25,000 to $100,000 available.

Area served: Long Beach, California
Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted

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National Resources

Featured national resource
Government loan/grant programs
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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
Nonprofit loan/grant programs
National

Kiva

Kiva loan

Venturize is partnering with Kiva to bring affordable capital to U.S. small business owners. Kiva provides loans with 0% interest.

Audience: Small Business Owners

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

The Awesome Foundation

Awesome Foundation Grant

The Awesome Foundation is an ever-growing worldwide community devoted to forwarding the interest of awesome in the universe. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in Boston, the Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators.

Audience: Small Business Owners

Application deadline: Open, no end date posted