Small business grants you can apply for right now.
Round up of grants women business owners can apply for.
Disclaimer: GeekPack doesn’t run these grants or choose the winners. Details can change, so always check the deadline and eligibility on the funder’s site before you apply.
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Total Mom Pitch
From Total Mom Inc.
Who can apply: Mom entrepreneurs in Canada. The grand prize is a mix of cash and business services, with runner-up and industry awards too. Check the official contest rules for full eligibility.
Where: Canada
Apply on their site →Verizon Disaster Resilience Mitigation Grant
From Verizon Small Business Digital Ready
Who can apply: Small business owners who complete one of two free Digital Ready courses. Funds equipment or projects that help your business get through a disaster. Past Digital Ready winners can apply.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program
From Tory Burch Foundation
Who can apply: Women who own the largest or equal-largest stake in a 51%+ women-owned, for-profit business earning at least $75K a year. Includes coaching, advisors and a founder community. Must be 21+.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →Entreprenista Evolve Grant
From Entreprenista with IT Cosmetics
Who can apply: Woman-owned or woman-led businesses earning $100K+ a year and in business at least one year, ready to fund their next growth priority. Past recipients can't reapply.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →Shophand Small Business Boost Grant
From Shophand
Who can apply: Actively operating for-profit businesses with under 50 employees and under $5M in revenue. Solo business owners welcome. $2,500 cash plus $2,500 in tech services. Free to apply.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →Threadneedle Alley Foundation Grant
From Threadneedle Alley Foundation
Who can apply: Midlife entrepreneurs (40+) facing financial barriers, with a registered for-profit or nonprofit business. At least 5 winners this round, plus mentorship. $20 application fee.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →Women Founders Grant
From Women Founders Grant
Who can apply: Women founders and business owners at any stage. Merit-based, with a short two-question application, and winners get a mentor. $25 application fee.
Where: Check eligibility on their site
Apply on their site →Galaxy Grant
From Galaxy of Stars (Hidden Star)
Who can apply: Women and minority business owners at any stage, from just thinking about it to established. Free, quick application with no revenue requirements.
Where: Check eligibility on their site
Apply on their site →Open year-round
Amber Grant for Women
From WomensNet
Who can apply: Women-led businesses in any industry, at any stage. One application also enters you for the Start-Up and Business Category grants. $15 application fee.
Where: U.S. and Canada
Apply on their site →Hey Helen Grant
From Visionaries
Who can apply: Women who own at least 50% of a for-profit business earning under $1M a year (pre-revenue is fine). Unrestricted funding, awarded monthly. $15 application fee.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →HerRise MicroGrant
From Yva Jourdan Foundation and HerSuiteSpot
Who can apply: Under-resourced women entrepreneurs, including women of color, with women-owned businesses under $1M in revenue. Not open to nonprofits, franchises or direct sellers. $15 application fee.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →Freed Fellowship Grant
From The Freed Studio
Who can apply: Micro and small business owners (women and other underrepresented founders especially encouraged). Monthly winners are also considered for a $2,500 year-end grant. $19 application fee.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →Hustler’s MicroGrant
From HerSuiteSpot
Who can apply: Entrepreneurs and small business owners with a clear plan for how the money will move the business forward. New cycle every month. $15 application fee.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant
From Verizon Small Business Digital Ready
Who can apply: For-profit small business owners 18+ who complete two free Digital Ready courses or events. Apply once and stay eligible. 10 businesses picked monthly through December 2026.
Where: U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Apply on their site →IFundWomen Universal Grant Application
From IFundWomen
Who can apply: Women-owned and women-led businesses. One free application matches you to IFundWomen's corporate-sponsored grant rounds as they open throughout the year.
Where: U.S.
Apply on their site →NASE Growth Grant
From National Association for the Self-Employed
Who can apply: NASE members (annual, veteran and gold members right away, monthly members after 90 days) with a growth-focused plan for hiring, marketing, equipment or software. Reviewed quarterly.
Where: U.S.
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