U.S. Small Business Administration Grants

Open U.S. Small Business Administration grants

• SBIR/STTR Programs (America’s Seed Fund)

  Up to $2.0Mopen

  SBIR/STTR Programs (America’s Seed Fund) is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Funds R&D and technology commercialization for small busi...

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• SBA Community Advantage Loan Program

  Up to $350Kopen

  SBA Community Advantage Loan Program is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Provides small loans through community lending partners to un...

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• Child Care Business Development Support

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  Child Care Business Development Support is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Child Care Business Development Support is a program from ...

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• SBA Community Advantage Loans

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  SBA Community Advantage Loans is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Provides loans to small businesses in underserved communities with m...

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• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs

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  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. O...

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• Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program

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  Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program is a program from the U.S. Small Business Administration that helps women-owned small businesse...

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• Grants for Community Organizations (supporting entrepreneurship)

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  Grants for Community Organizations (supporting entrepreneurship) is a program that funds nonprofits and community organizations delivering entrepreneu...

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• 504 Loan Program

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  504 Loan Program is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Offers long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets that promote busine...

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• Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program

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  Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Federal program funding cooperative research and...

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• SBA PRIME (Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs)

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  SBA PRIME (Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs) is a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration that funds nonprofit microenterprise d...

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• 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program

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  7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program is a program from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that funds management, technical, and ...

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• Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program

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  Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program is a grant from U.S. Small Business Administration that supports eligible applicants wit...

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• Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program

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  Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program (W...

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• Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program

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  Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneursh...

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• Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL)

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  Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL) is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. This loan program provides working capit...

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• Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program

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  Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects ...

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• SBIR/STTR Programs (America’s Seed Fund)

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  SBIR/STTR Programs (America's Seed Fund) is a grant from U.S. Small Business Administration that funds U.S.-based small businesses engaged in technolo...

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• Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) Program

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  Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) Program is a program from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that funds geographically focused clusters of...

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• Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program

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  Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA microloans for small businesses and nonp...

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• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

  open

  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is sponsored by U.S. Small Business Administration. Encourages scientific research and development i...

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Where U.S. Small Business Administration grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

What U.S. Small Business Administration funds

Top program areas based on GrantMind's analysis of recent U.S. Small Business Administration awards:

How to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration grants

Most U.S. Small Business Administration applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.