This listing of grant opportunities is sourced from various resources in support of small businesses.
The SBDC and SBA are not affiliated with these resources.
A collection of grants available to start or grow a small business in Texas, including grants for women, minorities and veterans.
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The Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE) StartUP Grant provides funding to help eligible Texas startups launch new initiatives and accelerate business growth.
Amber Grant awards are given out monthly and at year-end with amounts ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. Businesses can apply online and be considered for all the available grant programs. To be eligible for an Amber Grant, a business must be at least 50% owned by women and based in the U.S. or Canada.
To help close these wealth and opportunity gaps, LISC joined forces with Gran Coramino® Tequila, co-founded by Hart and Beckmann, to create The Coramino Fund. Now in its fourth year, The Coramino Fund has provided $10,000 grants to catalyze growth for more than 170 small businesses across the U.S. that have been unable to secure other capital to expand.
Bizee’s Fresh Start Business Grant offers up to $2,500 which can be used to cover startup costs and also includes free formation services from the company. To qualify, you’ll need to be at least 21 years old, a U.S. resident and planning to start or grow your business in a significant way. Applications require a sample business plan, as well as a two-minute video.
The National Association for the Self-Employed offers NASE Growth Grants of up to $4,000 to business owners in the U.S. who have been active members of the organization for a minimum of 90 days.
The Small Business Assistance Program is a City-wide program that provides grant assistance to Dallas small businesses to assist with real estate or other capital improvements as they grow and/or move into Dallas store fronts or offices.
This grant will provide funding for private, nonprofit microenterprise development organizations; microenterprise development programs run by State/Local/Tribal Governments; or Indian tribes interested in providing assistance and guidance to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs and/or microenterprise development organizations.
The Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) awards “deal-closing” grants to companies considering a new project for which one Texas site is competing with other out-of-state sites. The fund serves as a performance-based financial incentive for those companies whose projects would contribute significant capital investment and new employment opportunities to the state’s economy.
The program offers long-term, asset-backed loans to product development companies and small business incubators/accelerators located in Texas. The loans finance the development and production of new or improved products or the stimulations of new or existing small businesses in Texas.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved Texas’ application for funding through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Texas has the potential to receive more than $472 million to operate two programs—a capital access program (CAP) and a loan guarantee program (LGP)—that will increase access to capital for Texas small businesses.
The Skills for Small Business grant supports businesses with fewer than 100 employees. The program focuses on training new and incumbent workers.
The Skills Development Fund is for businesses who want to train new workers or upgrade the skills of existing workers. Public community colleges, technical colleges, workforce boards, Texas A&M Extension Services (TEEX), or the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) may apply. The goal of the program is to upgrade the skill levels and wages of the Texas workforce.
The North Texas SBDC is an Accredited Member of the Association of Small Business Development Centers. The North Texas Small Business Development Center Network is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and Dallas College. Funding Disclosure.
SBDCs are supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration and extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. The SBA cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or services. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals. Call 214-860-5831.visibility_offDisable flashes
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